johnforbes wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 2:55 pm
Trump talks with many, many people every day (all presidents do) and nobody knows where he got covid.
Wearing a mask does NOT prevent you from getting covid.
If you can breathe, you can get it.
I can understand why conservatives think in black and white terms. For these people it's either one or the other....and that's just lazy thinking.
You know condoms, IUDs, and oral contraceptives do NOT prevent women from getting pregnant...however they do significantly reduce the probability of getting pregnant. It's the same thing with the masks, they significantly reduce the probability of someone who is not infected from getting infected.
There are now studies that show that this is the case....
A study by a team of researchers led by a Texas A&M University professor has found that not wearing a face mask dramatically increases a person's chances of being infected by the COVID-19 virus.
Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and the Harold J. Haynes Chair in the College of Geosciences, and colleagues from the University of Texas, the University of California-San Diego and the California Institute of Technology have had their work published in the current issue of PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).
The team examined the chances of COVID-19 infection and how the virus is easily passed from person to person. From trends and mitigation procedures in China, Italy and New York City, the researchers found that using a face mask reduced the number of infections by more than 78,000 in Italy from April 6-May 9 and by over 66,000 in New York City from April 17-May 9.
"Our results clearly show that airborne transmission via respiratory aerosols represents the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19," Zhang said. "By analyzing the pandemic trends without face-covering using the statistical method and by projecting the trend, we calculated that over 66,000 infections were prevented by using a face mask in little over a month in New York City. We conclude that wearing a face mask in public corresponds to the most effective means to prevent inter-human transmission.
"This inexpensive practice, in conjunction with social distancing and other procedures, is the most likely opportunity to stop the COVID-19 pandemic. Our work also highlights that sound science is essential in decision-making for the current and future public health pandemics."
- By Clownkicker
