I've seen wearing a mask to prevent spreading C19 compared to putting up chicken wire to keep out mosquitos. I don't know and haven't heard someone say that masks kill pathogens, where did that come from? That's a new one on me. I did talk to someone months ago that said he and his wife just got over being sick. I asked whether he believed in wearing a mask for prevention and he said of course when he goes into stores. I asked him whether he knew or thought about the fact he was rebreathing the thing that made him sick in the first place. He said, "I never thought about that", I just moved on. I wanted to say throw out the tv.
I'm not saying that someone said masks kill pathogens. I am saying that masks do not kill pathogens. They're not magical pathogen stopping devices. At best they can stop and trap the pathogen. At that point the pathogen has to be discarded properly, avoiding touching the face of the mask and avoiding re-use of the mask.
I've seen wearing a mask to prevent spreading C19 compared to putting up chicken wire to keep out mosquitos. I don't know and haven't heard someone say that masks kill pathogens, where did that come from? That's a new one on me. I did talk to someone months ago that said he and his wife just got over being sick. I asked whether he believed in wearing a mask for prevention and he said of course when he goes into stores. I asked him whether he knew or thought about the fact he was rebreathing the thing that made him sick in the first place. He said, "I never thought about that", I just moved on. I wanted to say throw out the tv.
I'm not saying that someone said masks kill pathogens. I am saying that masks do not kill pathogens. They're not magical pathogen stopping devices. At best they can stop and trap the pathogen. At that point the pathogen has to be discarded properly, avoiding touching the face of the mask and avoiding re-use of the mask.