Face mask myths busted

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A doctor and TV news contributor hospitalised with severe coronavirus believes he contracted the virus “through his eyes” while on a recent flight in the US.

Epidemiologist and virologist Dr Joseph Fair became sick three days after catching a crowded flight to his home in New Orleans. Dr Fair told NBC News he took precautions on the flight, including wearing a mask and gloves and using sanitisers but began to feel ill three days later.

“I had a mask on, I had gloves on, I did my normal wipes routine … but obviously, you can still get it through your eyes,” he said, adding he wasn’t wearing goggles on the flight.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/healt ... 1c3ae343c0
So much for the mask

"He said the flight was crowded and passengers were “packed in like sardines”. He felt instinctively like he should have left the flight before it departed, but didn’t."

Think of protecting yourself from rain. A waterproof coat will help, but not from hours of drenching rain that floods the area you are standing! The rain will sneakily rise up under your coat! An enclosed area like a restaurant, airplane, or church can easily spread the virus.

There is also the issue that people feel they have no choice.
They need to get on that airplane. Or they need to work.
So they convince themselves that they aren't really infected, and infect others.

How many times does it need to be repeated:
A simple face mask does not protect the wearer, it protects others from what the wearer might be spreading.

I have also repeatedly said that people shouldn't rely on facemasks as protection for themselves.

Quite clearly if a doctor who is a virologist made this silly blunder that a facemask alone would protect him on a plane then how many millions more think they will be protected in crowds with a piece of cloth over their mouth?

Social distancing and avoiding crowds works. If people have to catch planes or public transport for work then they need to take proper precautions against this virus.

A face mask is not an ebola hazmat suit.
That said, any barrier between your mucous membranes and the virus filled aerosol floating around you is going to help. The more effectively you can prevent exposure to your receptive cells the better. To take no precautions is like driving a motorcycle without a helmet. Sure, you might be ok, unless your head meets up with some pavement. Thus far something like 5% of the population has been exposed. That means 95% has yet to be exposed. You go ahead and be the non mask control group, I’m opting for the other one.

My mom is a retired nurse so infection control is something I know quite a bit about. I like making masks to wear because I can use different fabric designs for them

Trump has the right idea

Fauci: why the public wasn't told to wear masks when the coronavirus pandemic began

Masks are freely available now but since out restrictions are being phased out nobody is buying or stockpiling.

A historic relic.

I have not seen a mask wearing individual for 2 weeks now.

This thread needs to be deleted.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... masks.html

Where I live, California, America, no store will let you in without a mask. Supermarket carts and baskets are being sanitized constantly, and the 6 feet markers on the floors are enforced.

No problems - happy for the mods to delete this thread