It's not surprising, paper masks like the ones they use for surgery are wothless after 20 minutes or so.
It's not surprising, paper masks like the ones they use for surgery are wothless after 20 minutes or so.
While I did not think there was any usefullness in the use of facemasks in daily life to prevent the spread of infection, I was surprised to find so many studies showing that the use of surgical masks in the operating theatre actually CONTRIBUTED to infection!
An article listing various studies:
Studies of Surgical Masks Efficacy: Masks are useless in preventing the spread of disease (even during surgery) (jamesfetzer.org)
While I did not think there was any usefullness in the use of facemasks in daily life to prevent the spread of infection, I was surprised to find so many studies showing that the use of surgical masks in the operating theatre actually *CONTRIBUTED* to infection!
An article listing various studies:
[Studies of Surgical Masks Efficacy: Masks are useless in preventing the spread of disease (even during surgery)](https://jamesfetzer.org/2020/08/studies-of-surgical-masks-efficacy-masks-are-useless-in-preventing-the-spread-of-disease/)
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