Doubling up on masks could help keep COVID away, research shows

[Nobody Special]

I can't breathe? :scared:
I might have to use a K&N filter... Lets more air in.

Doubling up on masks adds to "obstacle course" for COVID particles, research shows - CBS News
Doubling up on masks could help keep COVID away, research shows

"It has been backed up by research that two masks are, in fact, better than one," Hnida said. "Specifically what we're saying is that two masks may actually equal the protection you would get from N-95 masks, which is considered the best mask there is short of a complete respirator-type unit."

"The reason for that is you do wind up getting more filtration of viral particles. It becomes more of an obstacle course for the viral particle to make its way from the air into your nose and throat and then into your lungs."

But Hnida cautions that three masks may be going too far, since that could interfere with the ability to breathe.

He pointed out Joe Biden has been "double-masking" for many months, as have NFL coaches at games.

"Even in my own family, when we have outside contact — as limited as it may be — we double mask," Hnida said. "So the question is, 'Is it effective?' The answer is 'yes' -- and it's something you may want to consider."

 

[Nobody Special]

If someone slaps me on the back with two masks on, will I stay that way forever?

 

[LandCruiser]

I heard if you stop 100% of the air, the virus can’t get in.

 

[Nobody Special]

I heard if you stop 100% of the air, the virus can’t get in.

:rofl:
That sounds like a *particular* "logic"... (Tide POD challenge crowd)
:flame::flame:


I hear you can disinfect your inside nose if you snort up the flame from a BIC lighter or blowtorch.

 

[Old Tanker]

If stopping the virus is all that counts, then duct tape over the mouth, nose, and eyes is the way to go.

 

[Gamma Ray]

Wear a mask, everyone else should wear a mask, and if you have to be around dingbats who don't wear a mask, wear a clear plastic face shield. You'll be as protected as you can be.

Seriously, this obsession with the mask itself, I don't get it. It's important to do, but if some selfish jackass who doesn't wear a mask blasts spit in your face, you're going to get more of that spit into your body through your eyes than through the mask which means you're more likely to get the virus through your eyes than your mouth and nose.

Wear a mask. It's not for yourself. It's for protecting everyone else. And if everyone else wears a mask, they're protecting you. We all have to be unselfish. You don't even have to do a perfect job of wearing the mask for it to be more effective than not.

 

[Old Tanker]

I don't get the mask obsession either. If you're sick, wear a mask. Shield your coughs and sneezes. Wash your hands. All common sense. But there is little to no evidence of masks protecting the wearer (a large Danish study found no statistical difference), and little to no evidence of spread from asymptomatic individuals (although the largest study on the issue, showing zero cases of asymptomatic spread, was from the Chinese government and should be viewed accordingly). Now that vaccination are being provided to protect those actually at risk, it is time to leave this behind. Instead, it looks like mask creep will only continue.

 

[patkelly4370]

It has become a cult/religion.

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[Gamma Ray]

little to no evidence of spread from asymptomatic individuals

Hardly. Wear your mask.

(although the largest study on the issue, showing zero cases of asymptomatic spread, was from the Chinese government and should be viewed accordingly)

HA! Wear your goddamn mask.

It is important to wear a mask, but all this hoopla about mask optimization would be better spent on promoting halfway decent mask wearing. None of that bullshit like people cutting a hole in it or even more common things like wearing it below your nose.

 

[Old Tanker]

We're a year into this and no one can show a single proven case of spread from an asymptomatic individual. Only mushy words like "we believe it could be possible in rare cases". Countless cases of asymptomatic positives going into domestic lockdown with families, none of whom contract COVID. And masks, at best, stop one of many portals, while still allowing eyes and hands to spread the virus. It's like putting a snorkel on a 4Runner and then fording deeper than the hood. Sure, the snorkel did something. Just not enough to matter in isolation.

 

[Gamma Ray]

We're a year into this and no one can show a single proven case of spread from an asymptomatic individual. Only mushy words like "we believe it could be possible in rare cases". Countless cases of asymptomatic positives going into domestic lockdown with families, none of whom contract COVID. And masks, at best, stop one of many portals, while still allowing eyes and hands to spread the virus. It's like putting a snorkel on a 4Runner and then fording deeper than the hood. Sure, the snorkel did something. Just not enough to matter in isolation.

How much is asymptomatic spread driving Covid-19? Here's what the evidence says.

 

[Old Tanker]

How much is asymptomatic spread driving Covid-19? Here's what the evidence says.

A model? That's all you could find is a model, where someone inserts a stack of assumptions and gets the calculated result of those assumptions?

 

[Old Tanker]

Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 didn’t occur at all, study of 10 million finds | News | LifeSite

 

[scanny]

You guys don't understand - masks protect you from by-law officers who want to issue you a fine.

 

[Nobody Special]

Wear a mask, everyone else should wear a mask, and if you have to be around dingbats who don't wear a mask, wear a clear plastic face shield. You'll be as protected as you can be.

Seriously, this obsession with the mask itself, I don't get it. It's important to do, but if some selfish jackass who doesn't wear a mask blasts spit in your face, you're going to get more of that spit into your body through your eyes than through the mask which means you're more likely to get the virus through your eyes than your mouth and nose.

Wear a mask. It's not for yourself. It's for protecting everyone else. And if everyone else wears a mask, they're protecting you. We all have to be unselfish. You don't even have to do a perfect job of wearing the mask for it to be more effective than not.

What type of mask?
N series masks do not work with oils.
Covid is in a lipid "shell".
You need a P series mask if anything.
Might wanna read some more.
Approved Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators | NPPTL | NIOSH | CDC
Masks, gloves don't stop coronavirus spread: experts
Masks not enough to stop COVID-19's spread without distancing, study finds: Even though common mask materials block most of the droplets that spread the virus, that may not be enough at close distances -- ScienceDaily
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...463c08-5a74-11eb-a849-6f9423a75ffd_story.html

 

[Gamma Ray]

What type of mask?

Just covering up does plenty. Anything that prevents you the wearer from splattering your potentially covid-infected mouth and nose droplets on other people and surfaces they may touch. That's the one thing that's not arguable about this whole mask debate. My mask protects you, your mask protects me. Practically no mask is going to be perfect, but :barf: is practically 100% imperfect.

 

[Gamma Ray]

Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 didn’t occur at all, study of 10 million finds | News | LifeSite

That's from friggin' China! They're commies! Lying is what they do!

Here's the CDC.

Evidence Supporting Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 While Presymptomatic or Asymptomatic - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC

 

[RedSled]

What type of mask?
N series masks do not work with oils.
Covid is in a lipid "shell".
You need a P series mask if anything.
Might wanna read some more.
Approved Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators | NPPTL | NIOSH | CDC
Masks, gloves don't stop coronavirus spread: experts
Masks not enough to stop COVID-19's spread without distancing, study finds: Even though common mask materials block most of the droplets that spread the virus, that may not be enough at close distances -- ScienceDaily
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...463c08-5a74-11eb-a849-6f9423a75ffd_story.html

This should do it.

 

[Old Tanker]

That's from friggin' China! They're commies! Lying is what they do!

Here's the CDC.

Evidence Supporting Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 While Presymptomatic or Asymptomatic - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC

The CDC paper isn't very convincing. Reports from China (later contradicted by China). A single German who contacted a mildly symptomatic person. And one report from Singapore. We're a year into this and this is all the CDC can offer?

And for that, effective yesterday, we have to wear masks in family campsites in National Parks across the country. And when in a car alone, driving through a National Park. This isn't science, it's a cult.

 

[ElectroBoy]

Next time you have any kind of surgery or dental work done tell the doctor to forget the mask, there’s no proof it prevents infection, and besides they’ll be more comfy.