Can we be clear about this? Wearing masks and social distancing do work. Also, the virus does kill people or can at least make them sick. People can show no symptoms and still be infected. Ryan Imgrund is a bio-statistician at Southlake Regional Health Center and Department Head of Science at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Newmarket, Ontario. He says non-medical masks provide ‘source control’ where it protects those around the person wearing the mask — not the person donning the mask. “Studies have shown we can lower our COVID positive numbers if just 60 per cent of the population wears a mask that is 60 per cent effective,” he says. “The only way we will reach these numbers is with mandatory face covering.”
Let’s compare the common sense of using masks to using parachutes. Parachutes are based largely on anecdotal evidence! We didn’t need a “randomized control trial” to show us that parachutes work. And yet parachutes can fail. And those who jump out of a plane and use a parachute are more likely to die than someone who doesn’t jump out of a plane and, therefore, doesn’t need a parachute. But we know the benefit of parachutes. Why don’t we see the same with masking?
Tips for wearing a mask: Remember to wear it so it is covering your nose. Machine or hand wash with soap after every use. And only touch the straps. Avoid touching the front of the mask; that’s where it is most dirty. When taking your mask off, make sure your hands are washed/clean both before and after. When placing your mask on your face and when taking it off, say a prayer for the person who made the mask!
The Science Behind Reducing the Spread of Covid-19:
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6498/1422
Debunking Myths about Masks:
