CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public

Sad Bunny

they/them
Supporter
Joined
May 2, 2012
Messages
77,163
Reputation
3,196
Daps
172,209
Should we all be wearing masks? That simple question is under review by officials in the U.S. government and has sparked a grass-roots pro-mask movement. But there’s still no consensus on whether widespread use of facial coverings would make a significant difference, and some infectious disease experts worry that masks could lull people into a false sense of security and make them less disciplined about social distancing.

In recent days, more people have taken to covering their faces, although it remains a scattershot strategy driven by personal choice. The government does not recommend it.

That may change. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are considering altering the official guidance to encourage people to take measures to cover their faces amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a federal official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is an ongoing matter of internal discussion and nothing has been finalized.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/heal...3e495c-7280-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html
 

eXodus

Superstar
Supporter
Joined
May 28, 2012
Messages
8,293
Reputation
4,070
Daps
47,755
Reppin
NULL
I ain’t wearing that shyt

eIhI5D4.png
 

eXodus

Superstar
Supporter
Joined
May 28, 2012
Messages
8,293
Reputation
4,070
Daps
47,755
Reppin
NULL
I thought masks were so that infected people don't spread the virus, not for healthy people.
1. If people are asymptomatic or presymptomatic, there’s no way to tell who is infected. The infected person wouldn’t even know, so it would be the best practice for everyone to wear one to avoid spreading it to strangers and people that they love.

2. That’s not true. Below is a graph from a bus in Hunan, China. It depicts a situation where several people were infected by one passenger. One exposed passenger was 6 seats away, 14 feet in distance from the infected passenger and got infected without any contact, just from breathing in the same air with aerosolised droplets of the virus floating around.

None of the passengers wearing masks were infected.

sTACYLU.jpg
 
Top