Considering masks were used in 1918 for another flu-like virus and the conclusions from that time period was that the masks made no difference, it's amazing that we are back using ancient technology with no further scientific conclusions on the matter. Yet, many localities are deciding to force people to wear masks on pain of punishment up to and including death...in order to "save lives."
I'm open to any scientific studies that prove any of the following:
- Sars-COV-2 is transmitted in sufficient quantity via water vapor from one person to another while casually walking by each other and talking normally. This must include confirmed cases of people catching it from another while they spent less than 5 minutes near each other.
- The percent chance that the virus can be contracted in the manner described in part 1. As an example, a study might conclude that there is a 15% chance a person exposed to the water vapor of another person will contract the virus.
- The reduction in the percent chance to contract the virus by others wearing a mask for you.
I have seen nothing but conjecture, consensus of ideas, and possibilities; that's not science, that's faith in guessing.
I am pretty sure, however, that a masked person who breaks social distancing to confront a non-mask wearing person might help spread sars-COV-2. Typically when they start to shout they instinctively pull down their mask and spray their victim with probably harmless water vapor and spittle, but for all they know they are an "asymptomatic carrier." At least, that's what people keep getting told is the reason for why we must all wear masks. People who wear masks and don't waste effort publicly confronting other people are fine and should be respectfully left alone. Those who break two rules to attempt to enforce a rule are mask-holes and should be completely ignored.
If you have already had and recovered from sars-COV-2/covid-19 you are medically exempt from wearing a mask as you can no longer transmit the disease. Yet since the real focus is on virtue signalling everyone is expected to wear a mask or they are obviously against all of humanity. Oh, really?
Stop letting the machine make you afraid - fear gives them power over you and makes you a sitting duck waiting for them to "save" you with what-ever they choose to use. Many millions of people were "saved" in the last 100 years with a bullet to the head by their own government.
