What I heard about masks (not from Fauci) was that they don’t at all prevent you from catching COVID, but they do help prevent you from spreading COVID.
They are more effective at not spreading it but also help somewhat in not catching it. A sneeze can carry the virus a very long distance without a mask, and a mask can provide a barrier but having contact isn’t great even with a mask.
Really though, I do have a friend who would take it that way. His take was “vaccines won’t stop this from existing, so why bother?” Slowing the spread, lowering the risk, and hindering the symptoms meant nothing at the peak of the pandemic.
What I heard about masks (not from Fauci) was that they don’t at all prevent you from catching COVID, but they do help prevent you from spreading COVID.
They are more effective at not spreading it but also help somewhat in not catching it. A sneeze can carry the virus a very long distance without a mask, and a mask can provide a barrier but having contact isn’t great even with a mask.
That sounds like an everyone but me problem!
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Really though, I do have a friend who would take it that way. His take was “vaccines won’t stop this from existing, so why bother?” Slowing the spread, lowering the risk, and hindering the symptoms meant nothing at the peak of the pandemic.
Absolutely crazy. That friend needs help with logical thinking.