Will driving a,MB protect you? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On Wed, May 20, 2020, 9:44 PM fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Karl wrote: > > > This was a recent summary, with refs: > > > There are no harmful effects; whoever wrote the O2 thing is full > > of BS. > > Not all masks are equal! > > > > https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=137495654570048&id=100553591597588 > > > Ever had surgery? Did you notice all the fully alert, bustling, > > masked people- many of whom wear masks for 24+ hours in a row > > Those are not N95 rated masks to protect the one wearing it. > Rather, they do NOT seal against the wearers face and are there to > protect the people FROM the wearer. > > > More specifically, the porous nature of the material used for > > both medical-grade masks and cloth masks fully permits normal > > respiration. > > > COPD patients are extremely vulnerable to viral infections and > > could use the extra protection masking affords. > > The surgical style mask will do effectively nothing to protect the > wearer. The type that seals out particulates are not the ones the > TV doctors wear for 24+ hours in a row. > > > Don’t be an emotional support peacock. > > What?!? > > > FACEMASKS: THEY’RE ABOUT YOUR FACE, BUT NOT AN ABOUT-FACE > > > > There is confusion about why initially masks were NOT > > recommended, but now they are. ...the public was > > advised not to wear masks. That was not because masks weren’t > > safe, effective, or a great idea. It was because masks were > > RATIONED where they were needed most. > > Oh. So we were lied to. Big surprise. > > > ...If you feel sick, you should definitely wear a > > mask, to protect others (and you shouldn’t be out and about). If > > you are medically fragile you should wear a mask, to protect > > others and yourself. > > Masks aren't all equal! Just grouping all mask together is as > silly as grouping all PPE together. Safety glasses are > ineffective against loud noises. Steel toed shoes won't keep skin > on your fingers. Surgical style and nearly all home-made mask > won't keep the virus out. A good particulate filter will have an > exhaust port doesn't do much to protect others but will protect > the wearer. > > So shifting back and forth between types of mask make me really > question the value of the rest of the data. > > > -a mathematical model for influenza showed if only 25% of people > > wore masks which were only 20% effective, there would be a 30% > > drop in transmission. (2) > > Total cases infected or rate of infection? Big difference. And > mathematical models can model almost anything the modeler wants to > show based on the "assumptions" that are inherent in ALL > algorithms. > > There are documented studies on all sides of the argument. Does > that mean civil liberties don't matter? That the constitution is > suspended? That the government can ignore it's contract to the > people to whom it's a servant? > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
