Surgical masks – loose fitting. They are designed to protect the patient from the doctors’ respiratory droplets. The wearer is not protected from others airborne particles

Yes, masks are more about protecting those around you from what you may be carrying. If you're out in public, don't be a jerk.

Edit: This is the part that gets me the most. People who get fixated on how little a mask will help them personally (it only filters out x%, can't help through the eyes, etc...). as if what we're talking about is wearing a seat belt or using sunscreen. Is the concept of a contagious disease that hard to understand?

People do not wear masks properly. Most people have the mask under the nose. The wearer does not have glasses on and the eyes are a portal of entry.

So wear it the right way. This is not difficult.

The designer masks and scarves offer minimal protection – they give a false sense of security to both the wearer and those around the wearer.
**Not to mention they add a perverse lightheartedness to the situation.

That's right. Wear a real mask, not a designer sports logo gaiter.

If you are walking alone, no mask – avoid folks – that is common sense.

Thanks Captain Obvious

Remember – children under 2 should not wear masks – accidental suffocation and difficulty breathing in some

This has been everyone's general advice

If wearing a mask makes people go out and get Vitamin D – go for it. In the 1918 flu pandemic people who went outside did better. Early reports are showing people with COVID-19 with low Vitamin D do worse than those with normal levels. Perhaps that is why shut-ins do so poorly

Ok?
[Post edited by Beerman at 07/13/2020 6:16PM]