all that crap in your mask is going back into your lungs

everything you exhale is CO2 which multible studies have shown escape through the mask and the only other thing you breath out is particles of water and things chilling in you mouth from when you breathed in. And the holes in a mask are in no way gas tight, so O2 can get in easily and CO2 can get out.

not to mention that facemasks don't prevent covid from going through

lol!

ok well you can believe that masks work if you want but i'm not killing myself with one

face masks have no proven negative effects, but can prevent 80% of covid

although it is true that medical masks work to some degree, its also true that it is only when they are rendered sterile and more specifically the effective kind are the n95 which have a seal around the nose and mouth, preventing particles from making their way around the mask. The problem with masks that most people wear is that they are not sterile besides the first use and because people touch them so much they are actually putting themselves at more risk of infection

but they do have negative effects

that's the point

i'm not getting into an argument about it, you can live with your little masks and i'll live without one

agree to disagree

@The Guy Behind You even though they have some side, non vacuum sealed places, most particles you will encounter are face on, even though the n95 is more effetive, even a cloth mask heaps

it's difficult to sift through the BS to find the truth

It is true that cloth masks prevent larger particulates from escaping, however it is only the medical grade masks that have the specific permeability that prevents things as small as viruses to make it through

even more difficult when experts use their expertise to manipulate

but they dont seal around your face, which is why in medical settings they use n95 masks with medical grade cloth masks on top of them

yeah, but still the study found double layer cloth masks to be the one who gets 80% effective rates

The proven science is that masks help to prevent the spread when worn by those who are sick, but do not prevent those who are not sick from contracting it

yeah n95 are better, but double layer cloth still work

and its only sterile medical grade masks that have been proven to prevent spread to some degree

@The Guy Behind You ooh because the medical report I read said that it lowered you chances of contracting it by 80%

that is with the sterile medical grade masks because they are designed specifically to have a low permeability

@The Guy Behind You you can sterlize stuff, my doctor told my if you boil them and then wash ;em with soap its good as new

yeah they work much better but cloth ones still work, because they are made of cloath with cloase enough knit

Yes, you can sterilize them by exposing them to temperatures similar to that of a hospitals sterilizing washing machine

the "homemade" or commercially available non-medical masks are not proven to prevent anything other than the spread of major particulates, those which are much larger than whats needed to spread viral infections\

ok, but some are

just look into a mask before you buy it

they are not held to the same standard as medical grade equipment like the blue masks that are out there

yup agreed

and it has been shown that with the typical cloth mask can actually cause side-effects such as mask-mouth

but certain ones that are made well are close

yes because cloth is baetter at absorbing moisture, making it a good breeding groud for bacteria, but if you wash it, it'll be fine

that would be the hope, but the vast majority of people have to reuse their mask and only subject them to the temperatures that their washing machines can produce, which isnt enough to prevent the growth of bacteria\

in a perfect world if those who were sick wore medical grade masks that were sterilized daily, it would mitigate some of the spread, but with everyone being told to wear them no matter what it is actually causing a large detriment to the health of the population

those who are more susceptible to bacterial infections for instance are getting pneumonia at a higher rate with the mass wearing of masks\

just wah your mash and you'll be fine, soap is also super effective against bacteria

wash

funny enough thats the most effective way that a person can prevent themselves from getting sick, due to your hands being the primary spreader of bacteria and viruses

one of the ways people masks get bacteria on them is by touching them with their hands too much\

true, again, just wash them