Serious question: do you know what a respirator is? I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make by attempting to validate inferior masks that provide very minimal protection. Sure, it’s not zero but it’s not ENOUGH.
What you referred to in the og post yes. You just do know how ridiculous you sound with the statement right? Not trying to take jabs, not my intent, but again there would be a TON more cases if regular degular masks werent effective. Even the tiny sample size I read here of people getting infected, sounds like they were in a situation where masks werent involved (dinner with friends etc). Its like a retail worker dodging covid out there in their store helping customers, masked up but then go to the break room for lunch eating with other coworkers with no mask on.
I cant afford to get sick, im still on treatment, my bro and mom been sick these past holidays, both tested negative but idk about my bro lately been sick again, we just all avoid each other in the crib and I mask up if I leave the room. During treatments ive interacted with alot of people at the hospital, sometimes have to wait in long lines to even get in, etc and ive been using 2 extra thick medical masks and ive been fine. Again small sample ish size, but I feel I woudve gotten infected by now if it werent for masks. Before omicron went ham, id go out shop, whatever, nothing TOO crazy or crowded but didnt catch nothing, double masked everywhere.
Now, will my double mask help me if I were to go to the Garden and everyone around me cheering on, shouting and all that with their masks half way down or completely off? Heck no. But in softer situations, yeah I feel ok.
Spoke with my a friend earlier today actually, shes a nurse in a covid unit and bless her soul cause shes somehow dodged covid through this whole mess. I asked what her mask routine was and she uses those duckbill type masks with another medical mask over it and a shield. Said she swears by it and hasnt gotten covid ever. Though I do see her stories on IG and she does go out to indoor dine here and there and im like ehh if you were to get it maybe its from there and not work.
But anyways, yes small sample sizes but just my personal opinion on the mask situation.