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Do you masks really work against viruses | HOW DO MASKS STOP VIRUSES WHEN THEIR CROSS STITCHES ARE 500 TIMES LARGER THAN THE SIZE OF A VIRAL CELL? WITH ENORMOUS DIFFICULTY!!! IF NOT AT ALL... | image tagged in viruses small-masks stitching big,paper masks aren't virus masks | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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Jared Polis, proudly ignoring voter's wishes | I'M IMPOSING A STATEWIDE MASK ORDER. BUT YOU CAN JUST MAKE ONE OUT OF AN OLD T-SHIRT OR USE A BANDANA. | image tagged in jared polis proudly ignoring voter's wishes | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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I use a knit mesh one with giant holes. No one says a word.
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similar to the size of holes in a condom compared to the AIDS virus
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Conservative here: the mask is supposed to arrest exhaled moisture droplets (substantially larger than the weave of a good mask or buff such as I wear) and in doing so trap exhalations of COVID (which will be loaded in the droplets). It's a measure to protect others in case you're asymptomatic.

Anyone who tells you the mask will protect YOU against the virus is lying out of their mouth.
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If only they had soundproof masks for those who lie and lie, to stop the spread of their venomous communications😉🤣🤪
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You are speaking of an N95 mask. They are not what most people use, they are expensive And are supposed to be thrown away after each exposure or they become a risk themselves
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How is it 'twisting the information' ZacharyDunn3?
1 layer or 50, the holes are 500 times bigger!! It's like trying to stop air with a flyscreen!!

If virologists need HazMat suits to protect themselves when working with viruses, wouldn't that be what we need to protect ourselves from a "deadly" virus?

The simple fact is, that cloth masks, bandanas and ripped t-shirts do very little, if anything at all, to virus infection.

Thankfully, covid has turned out to be nowhere as bad as the authorities and the fear porn media 1st projected back in Jan..
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The twisting of information is it makes the reader think that a mask is just 1 piece of material, which is false.
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I see your point ZacharyDun3😊

One downfall I've noticed about memes is that there's limited space for text without making it too busy..
Eg. If the point one wishes to portray needs 5 lines and only 2 lines are available, makes it very tricky..

I was attempting to show readers that IF you want to wear a mask, make it one specifically designed for viral cells..
otherwise, the chances of the tiny viral cells "slipping through the ('massive')gaps" in the stitching, are high..
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Pew research determined about 44% of people are wearing a good mask and wearing it regularly. Unfortunately the other 66% os where the infections keep coming from.
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Wrong how? Masks are the most effective measure to avoid infection and thus the people who fall short of that are the most likely to be infected. Where am I wildly wrong?
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According to every medical research center that's talking about covid. The depending factors are quality of the mask.
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And how often one wears it
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CDC, WHO, John Hopkins coronavirus research center, Mayo clinic, NMA, IHO, and many many more.
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“ The point is this: if you're going to make masks mandatory, as a matter of public policy you MUST demonstrate that the benefits of wearing masks far, far, far outweigh the risks.”

I’m sorry, does “you’re” not mean refer to me?
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First mistake is assuming I want to make masks completely mandatory. I am merely pointing out where the meme is twisting information to make the anti mask case. The truth is that even the 1 out of every 1000 is still 3.26 million people, which our hospitals can’t handle all at once. So even though the vast majority of people recover without problems, the purpose of wearing masks is to gradually achieve herd immunity, because once you get it you’re cured. Oh wait, healthy people who got covid and recovered can get it again and be at risk of death the second time. Of course it is impossible to ensure every single person wears masks but even 3 out of 4 wearing it (despite the factors that render it less effective sometimes) will slow the spread enough to alleviate the hospitals until a vaccine is approved.
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Which i tried to correct but there was no reply button on my own comment. The actual number is 326,000
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