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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4479522" data-attributes="member: 63706">It is applicable in and of itself, but it cites other papers tbat have more technical information.How can the two be separated? If people wearing masks increase their likelihood of catching a virus, that necessarily works against the goal of slowing the spread. I already explained what steps need to be taken for masks to do what people think they will, and the general population will not, and for practical purposes can not, take those steps. In fact, no one is even trying to get people to wear masks correctly, which makes them more harmful. Healthcare facilities I have visited don&#039;t even ensure their workers are using them correctly.It&#039;s all theater, with the negativee side effect of increasing risks for individuals, which is one reason the paper I linked is applicable in and of itself.As far as the R number is concerned, the concern is based on inaccurate predictive models suggesting worst case scenarios. There are better, more targeted methods of slowing the spread of viruses that don&#039;t include putting people at higher risk.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4479522, member: 63706"] It is applicable in and of itself, but it cites other papers tbat have more technical information. How can the two be separated? If people wearing masks increase their likelihood of catching a virus, that necessarily works against the goal of slowing the spread. I already explained what steps need to be taken for masks to do what people think they will, and the general population will not, and for practical purposes can not, take those steps. In fact, no one is even trying to get people to wear masks correctly, which makes them more harmful. Healthcare facilities I have visited don't even ensure their workers are using them correctly. It's all theater, with the negativee side effect of increasing risks for individuals, which is one reason the paper I linked is applicable in and of itself. As far as the R number is concerned, the concern is based on inaccurate predictive models suggesting worst case scenarios. There are better, more targeted methods of slowing the spread of viruses that don't include putting people at higher risk. [/QUOTE]

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