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Comparing a surgeon and/or medical worker to a typical American is just ludicrous. Especially with the types of masks, the sterile environment, etc. Would a surgeon perform a surgery while have COVID? Even the CDC has provided input on cloth masks, which go completely against the science you are using, and without being educated on how to wear the cheap, cloth masks, all it does is provide a false sense of security that people are being protected ... just like the CDC says.No one with even the slightest understanding of basic science, modern medicine, or even human biology thinks masks are useless. Surgeons and medical workers have been using them for decades for good reason, and they won't be stopping anytime soon.
Even an idiot can figure this out if you just think about it. If someone coughs, drools, sneezes, or emits spit particles when they talk, far more of that virus carrying debris will be kept in the mask than if they were wearing nothing. You can feel free to test this if you feel uncertain that's true.
Let's be honest, it's not because you guys have any evidence that masks do nothing, it's because you're ****ing lazy and annoyed by them and want to make up excuses as to why you shouldn't have to wear them. Man up and get over it.
Abstract
Cloth masks have been used in healthcare and community settings to protect the wearer from respiratory infections. The use of cloth masks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is under debate. The filtration effectiveness of cloth masks is generally lower than that of medical masks and respirators; however, cloth masks may provide some protection if well designed and used correctly. Multilayer cloth masks, designed to fit around the face and made of water-resistant fabric with a high number of threads and finer weave, may provide reasonable protection. Until a cloth mask design is proven to be equally effective as a medical or N95 mask, wearing cloth masks should not be mandated for healthcare workers. In community settings, however, cloth masks may be used to prevent community spread of infections by sick or asymptomatically infected persons, and the public should be educated about their correct use.