>>9821296

That anon was correct.

Viruses evaporate into the air and transmit via much smaller particles.

https://fee.org/articles/new-study-casts-more-doubt-on-effectiveness-of-masks-in-preventing-covid-19-spread/

Simply put, there is no effective mask (even N95s are questionable) against viral contaminants. The vapor exists in the air for up to 20 minutes and can spread across the whole of most rooms.

Viruses, themselves, are not actually a disease as we think of them. The body is constantly budding what we call exosomes from cells. Most viruses are exosomes which happen to trigger an immune response or trip a cytokine receptor to cause symptoms.

These systems are part of a greater system biology where people in proximity to each other are more or less synchronizing immune responses and other adaptive traits.

It's why we will always have a flu and cold season and why the solutions to it are things like HCQ - which inhibit cytokine receptors and dampen immune response. The virus doesn't actually destroy the cell or cause tissue damage. Very very few viruses do. What often happens is the body's own immune response gets tripped against the tissues of the body before the immune system can learn the new exosome expression passing around.

>>9821439

They are not effective at preventing emission, either. The research on the subject is pretty much conclusive.

>>9821530

Even the medical grade are useless against respiratory viruses.

The purpose of medical masks is to prevent the transfer of bacteria from the mouth. The stuff we scrub off of our teeth is bacteria and it has a role in digestion - not in open wounds or the body cavity during surgery. Poop is also mostly bacteria, FYI. It's… Kind of weird to study. It's why some antibiotics will give you the runs - kills off the gut flora.

That is the purpose of medical masks. They were never designed to counter viruses and people simply wear them as a placebo. There have been studies which show those who opt to wear masks often have other behaviors that limit their exposure to viruses and other such things.