Somebody trying to tell me masks don’t work and they say they’ve seen studies blah blah . I’m pretty sure they’re wrong but what’s the best most convincing evidence to change somebody’s mind?
Somebody trying to tell me masks don’t work and they say they’ve seen studies blah blah . I’m pretty sure they’re wrong but what’s the best most convincing evidence to change somebody’s mind?
Masks don't prevent the spread of pathogens, they inhibit it. It's one more barrier to infectivity that's best applied as one part of a broad strategy for controlling contagion. They're still much better than nothing. Even an inferior mask means fewer pathogens expelled from or hitting the face. And viral load is important! It's an underappreciated component of infectivity. It really is a numbers game at the microscopic level.