Wuhan Corona Virus Coming Soon? (Now Here)

[geochem]

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Originally posted by My 2 cents

If I am wearing a homemade mask, it's better than nothing. If you and I are both wearing cloth masks, I would suggest that that is substantially better than nothing.

I wonder where we would be today if the CDC approach 2 months ago would have been to tell everybody to make their own masks and wear them, saving the production medical masks for the health care workers.

Or, if you prefer foresight to hindsight, where might we be 2 months from now if this approach was adopted now.

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You are 100% correct - I think many people miss the point with face masks (in many ways) - one function is to intercept droplets, but a far more important one is to keep you from touching your face with your infectious hands... If the mask is only 50% effective at intercepting droplets and 100% effective at keeping your hands off your nose, mouth and eyes, then it may be 99% effective at avoiding infection. This doctor from NYC, who clearly has some experience with the problem, agrees with that assessment: https://vimeo.com/399733860