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UPS Bans the N95 Mask, but OKs Bandanas! WTF!?
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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4770244" data-attributes="member: 63706"><p>Ok, we haven't had to go over this for a while, so here goes:</p><p></p><p>The actual empirical data (data collected from random controlled trials, which is the most reliable data, not lab tests, not statistical data, not surveys) show that there is no significant difference between medical grade masks and no masks in slowing the spread of respiratory illness causing viruses, both in health care settings and in the general public. </p><p></p><p>Studies comparing medical masks to N95 masks showed no difference in the level of protection between the two regarding viral spread. N95 masks have only been shown to be effective at preventing bacterial spread. One study comparing cloth masks vs medical masks in a healthcare setting showed that people wearing cloth masks contracted respiratory illnesses 13x as often as people wearing medical masks. Cloth masks = bad. Medical masks and n95 = waste of resources and poses risks for people who already have respiratory issues, and should not be worn while engaged in heavy physical activity.</p><p></p><p>That is what all the most reliable data we have on the issue supports. Anyone who says different is incompetent or purposefully lying to you. If you haven't caught covid yet, it's because you are in the 90% of the population who hasn't had it (based on highly questionable testing data), or you have had it and you didn't know it. It wasn't because your mask helped you at all. You are now more knowledgeable on the subject than literally every public health "expert". You're welcome, no charge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4770244, member: 63706"] Ok, we haven't had to go over this for a while, so here goes: The actual empirical data (data collected from random controlled trials, which is the most reliable data, not lab tests, not statistical data, not surveys) show that there is no significant difference between medical grade masks and no masks in slowing the spread of respiratory illness causing viruses, both in health care settings and in the general public. Studies comparing medical masks to N95 masks showed no difference in the level of protection between the two regarding viral spread. N95 masks have only been shown to be effective at preventing bacterial spread. One study comparing cloth masks vs medical masks in a healthcare setting showed that people wearing cloth masks contracted respiratory illnesses 13x as often as people wearing medical masks. Cloth masks = bad. Medical masks and n95 = waste of resources and poses risks for people who already have respiratory issues, and should not be worn while engaged in heavy physical activity. That is what all the most reliable data we have on the issue supports. Anyone who says different is incompetent or purposefully lying to you. If you haven't caught covid yet, it's because you are in the 90% of the population who hasn't had it (based on highly questionable testing data), or you have had it and you didn't know it. It wasn't because your mask helped you at all. You are now more knowledgeable on the subject than literally every public health "expert". You're welcome, no charge. [/QUOTE]
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