A tucked-away foot note on the CDC website reveals that they admit themselves that face masks don't have evidence that they protect people. They say there may be, may, might, perhaps, be a reduction of spreading the infection if the sick person wears a face mask. There is less information about any protection for contact with someone with COVID-19.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/public-health-recommendations.html
While research indicates masks may help those who are infected from spreading the infection, there is less information regarding whether masks offer any protection for a contact exposed to a symptomatic or asymptomatic patient. Therefore, the determination of close contact should be made irrespective of whether the person with COVID-19 or the contact was wearing a mask.
If there was real evidence to prove masks were effective for people who are sick to prevent the virus from spreading, they wouldn't say "may". The evidence already exists for how viruses like influenza still get through cloth masks and make no significant difference in spreading the illness. It might stop some of the virus, maybe. But it still gets out and makes no significant difference in previous studies.
I think if you are sick with any cold or flu like illness, it's a decent thing to do to cover your mouth when you cough, or your nose when you sneeze. Rather than letting it spray more freely. Masks seem a bit better to contain the droplets, but the virus is smaller than the pores of the mask.
The evidence for people who wear masks thinking they are protected from others who are sick doesn't exist. The mask manufacturers even put on the boxes that their mask won't protect you from the coronavirus. All the randomized trials in the past show no significant difference between wearing a mask and not for the virus to spread.
Are we going to get randomized trials now to prove they do or don't work? No. Fauci says that's unethical to let people not wear masks. There would be thousands of people willing to take part in that study and not wear masks. But then the excuse is to sustain the lie anyways, that if they get sick then they are spreading the virus and that's unethical.
Either way, no trials will be done to prove if masks work or not against coronavirus. The real reason, in my opinion, is that they don't want the results. They already know based on previous studies that the masks won't prove useful. It's better to just keep the lie going and not require any proof. People are buying the deception so far, and will continue to.
And another one who do not seem to understand the goal of the mask at the same time as highlighting the statement that makes it important...
Wearing a mask whole sick is the equivalent to coughing or sneezing into a tissue. Except with a mask it’s like keeping that contaminated tissue on your face for potentially hours.
If you have flu like symptoms, just stay home, simple. However, if you’re not feeling sick, not coughing/sneezing. There’s no need to stay home, social distance, or wear a mask. It’s complete bullshit, they’ve never did this with the seasonal flu and everyone was fine with that.
It is interesting that you refer to yourself as 'another one'.
The goal of the mask is identical to the goal of the yellow armband or star: to identify chattel.
Make sure to wear yours, to ensure you are counted amongst your ilk.
I was not referring to myself. And no, its not to determine the chattel but to show who has enough neurons connecting to understand why its useful. Tell the same to any surgeon or doctor next time you see one. That they should not wear one as it is just to identify to the chattel. And that your sensible mind fell oppressed by a simple mask.
You obviously were, and continue to seek approval for your obedience with your comments.
Surgeons wear masks to make people feel safe. Multiple studies discuss masks as 'talismans'. Do your research.
In 1981 a study was published that showed patients of surgeons that wore masks had more post surgical infections that those of surgeons that did not, and no study has refuted those findings. No study since then has shown masks to prevent viral transmission of multiple studies with thousands of subjects comparing masked health care workers to the unmasked.
When free people are forced to comply with oppression, it is their freedom that is being attacked, and that is the biggest risk to health that exists: tyranny.
Fail to be free at your peril. Wherever people live subjected to tyrants, they die in droves. It doesn't matter whether it's a mask or yellow star you're ordered to wear. It matters you're ordered to wear it, and subject to brutal arrest by armed thugs if you don't obey your masters.
It's not rocket science. It's just freedom.
Everyone dies. Die free, or die a slave.
So you think I should wear a thin foil hat instead?
And you use science like you know what it means... Anyway I will stop answering. I'm kind of allergic to stupid. Call it my freedom...
Of the two of us, guess which one has worked as a professional scientist for a state agency?
Do.Your.Own.Research. Prove me wrong.
I dare you.