Gamgee wrote to T.J. Mcmillen <=-
You think a mask filters out the oxygen? Really?
If you're wearing a N95 or N100 mask, yes. Otherwise, not really in
healthy adults. Surgical masks aren't designed to keep viruses and
bacteria out; they're meant to make sure solids don't get splashed in.
I used to clean patient rooms at my local VA hospital. If people knew
about how dirty hospitals really are, they'd never go in there. That's
why I chuckle at the masks...you're more likely to get infected from
things on your skin than direct inhalation...even so, you'd need to
stand 20+ feet from everyone if you really were worried about it.[1]
It's funny, for being someone who should have died after contracting SARS-CoV-2, I feel just fine...and I've only had it once. Then again, I
didn't get the shot, so I'm at a lot lower risk of catching it again.
[1]
https://tinyurl.com/23jedw2n
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