Don't Forget To Buy Your Face Masks.

[teacake44]

Sky news tonight, proven that the effectiveness of face masks can reduce covid by up to 75%, our government and so called scientists have been telling us for 4 months that they have no effect? Just saying AGAIN. :0) May be something to do with that they don't want to supply us with them, like other countries have.

[Buenchico]

The (very limited) evidence from the Hong Kong study only shows that wearing masks might reduce the risk of transmission of Covid-19 by up to 75% when there's no social distancing in place.

That's exactly what social distancing does on its own anyway and there appears to be no sound evidence to show that there's any cumulative effect from adopting both measures simultaneously

[jno]

in other words it's wise to wear them in the supermarket, where you never know who's going to leap out at you from the next aisle; less useful in the middle of Dartmoor.

I've been wearing one to Waitrose anyway, but I was surprised the authorities were so unenthusiastic about it. Still, sooner or later they'll have tried every policy going, and its opposite.

[Georgiesmum]

Where did you get yours from jno?

[Canary42]

.... all very well, but President of United States has said it's unmanly.

[malagabob]

If there was evidence that wearing one was a 1% risk of NOT catching CV19, would you wear one? I would and do. The amount of people that I see not wearing any protection of any kind, in my local supermarket is scary. An my health authority has the highest cases reported.

[Deskdiary]

Haven't worn one and don't intend to wear one.

If social distancing is maintained and unless somebody spits in my eye in a supermarket, I struggle to believe there's much risk.

I saw a woman at a distance in a field over the weekend walking her dog - other than me, there wasn't a soul about - I then saw her get into her car and drive-off. She had a face mask on, and whilst I'm no expert, I can confidently predict the risk of her catching the virus in an all but empty field and then her car, must be so close to zero to make the number negligible.

[Zacs-Master]

‘ the risk of her catching the virus in an all but empty field and then her car, must be so close to zero‘

Masks protect other people from the wearer.

[barry1010]

Even surgical grade face masks are only good for a maximum of 2 hours. There is so much rubbish on the market you may as well not bother, especially if you are inadvertently touching your face to adjust it.

[woofgang]

There are also the issues of managing the mask properly, proper disposal or washing and single use. I bet that the folk who are buying the jazzy masks with faces and so on on are not washing them after every single use and don't own more than one!

[teacake44]

Wearing a mask helps stop the spread, its simple. Have been saying it for three months, but some ABs just don't want to accept it. :0)

[Deskdiary]

"Masks protect other people from the wearer."

Empty field.

[woofgang]

Georgiesmum thay are available on Amazon, not the ones that can be used by medical staff that we have been asked not to buy, but something that will satisfy the social need. For myself I don't expect to need one and if I do need a face covering I will use a scarf.

[woofgang]

teacake, it adds nothing or little to social distancing....but SOME AB'ers just don't want to accept it.

[ToraToraTora]

that's a chinese study with no SDing so I'd say our scientists etc are bang on, you can achieve the same effect with SD. Poor old TC still scratching around for political points to score!

[Zacs-Master]

I know the field was empty. You said so. But you also said she wouldn’t ‘catch’ it. A mask doesn’t stop you catching it, hence my earlier comment.

[ToraToraTora]

yes ZM there does seem to be this misconception that masks protect the wearer!

[teacake44]

Masks help stop the bigger droplets entering your nose and mouth. accept it, get over it you lost. :0))))))))

[fiction-factory]

Yes, if you're in a crowded train and a maskless Covid carrier sneezes/coughs over you, but not if you're sitting in your car on your own or walking in the park and keeping several metres apart from anyone. If you need a mask you or other people are too close.
My main concern about face coverings is that people don't know how to use them- people touch them to pull them away from their mouth/nose while they talk, smoke, sit in the sun

[Zacs-Master]

‘accept it, get over it you lost’

Some Trumpian logic going on there.

Someone claims someone in an empty field can’t CATCH coronavirus.

Someone else points out masks don’t protect you from catching it.

1st person points out again (for some unknown reason) that field is empty.

2nd person reiterates his first point (as 1st person seems to have missed it)

1st person realises they’re wrong and tries to use some other spurious argument about bigger droplets. And then claims they have won!

Just like a Trump interview in slow motion. ROFL.

[Deskdiary]

"I know the field was empty. You said so. But you also said she wouldn’t ‘catch’ it. A mask doesn’t stop you catching it, hence my earlier comment."

OK.

Mask or no mask, she wouldn't pass it on in an empty field.