RE: Masks. Are they helpful or not? Why is there no consensus?

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Mar 30, 2020
10:07:37pm

coug10278 All-American

RE: Masks. Are they helpful or not? Why is there no consensus?

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Masks. Are they helpful or not? Why is there no consensus?

lefty Starter

3/30/20 10:06pm

RE: Masks. Are they helpful or not? Why is there no consensus?

coug10278

3/30/20 10:07pm

If there is a chance we catch the virus via the nose and mouth, well then...

germm

3/30/20 10:09pm

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777

3/30/20 10:14pm

If I could get $100 every time my "Boardname Checks Out"

germm

3/30/20 10:34pm

Here, I'll chip in my share: "Board Name Checks Out"

BeardedSpock

3/31/20 7:27am

How can they NOT be helpful? However, I have heard some say that people can

Iman23

3/30/20 10:10pm

This, they can be helpful if used correctly. But it's more important that Drs.

runnincoug

3/30/20 10:16pm

they keep you from hand to nose, or hand to mouth transfer. They also prevent someone coughing and

ChinaFan

3/30/20 10:59pm

There is a consensus. It’s helpful.

cougfanz

3/30/20 10:12pm

For everyone? Should I be wearing a mask?

lefty

3/30/20 10:16pm

Can you find any masks?

LiveCoug

3/30/20 10:18pm

Haven’t looked. Don’t want a mask.

lefty

3/30/20 10:21pm

Well, you can't find any anyway

LiveCoug

3/30/20 10:22pm

I guess this gets to my questioning.... did surgeon general, who, cdc tell

lefty

3/30/20 10:28pm

Yes.

cougfanz

3/30/20 10:32pm

the answer to that would be yes. 95% of all basic medical masks are produced in CHINA. They weren't sharing for

ChinaFan

3/30/20 11:02pm

How much it lowers your individual risk is probably not that high

cougfanz

3/30/20 10:23pm

Agreed. Caused some confusion and lit up Twitter. I need to stay away from Twitter.

lefty

3/30/20 10:29pm

they want doctors to have them, which is the right tact, but if you can get them, and use them, then you are better off

ChinaFan

3/30/20 11:00pm

The Surgeon General says you should not.

ochobeeguy

3/30/20 11:50pm

yeah, and when he boards a plane, and comes to stay for a few weeks, I'll listen to him

ChinaFan

3/30/20 11:59pm

Uhhh, ok, you do that.

ochobeeguy

3/31/20 12:00am

I do it every day. And have been for the last 10 weeks. And look at the results.

ChinaFan

3/31/20 12:31am

Surgical masks help the wearer from spreading their germs to others

KingDave

3/30/20 10:15pm

People wearing masks freak me out. I think they are sick and should be at home!

cambo

3/30/20 10:30pm

about 800,000,000 people are wearing them every day.... including me, go figure

ChinaFan

3/30/20 10:55pm

Board name checks out

Kerbouchard

3/30/20 11:01pm

and I feel the pain everyone is going thru. for us, 8 weeks ago, we had this hanging over our heads, and just had to

ChinaFan

3/30/20 11:26pm

Covid is mostly spread in households. So wear it at home to be effective.

ochobeeguy

3/31/20 12:03am

Because in an attempt to keep people from hoarding them, the media and the

BeardedSpock

3/31/20 7:32am

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