Masks offer much more protection against coronavirus than many think

[Mme. Defarge]

SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a common refrain that masks don’t protect you; they protect other people from your own germs, which is especially important to keep unknowingly infected people from spreading the coronavirus.
But now, there’s mounting evidence that masks also protect you.

If you’re unlucky enough to encounter an infectious person, wearing any kind of face covering will reduce the amount of virus that your body will take in.

As it turns out, that’s pretty important. Breathing in a small amount of virus may lead to no disease or far more mild infection. But inhaling a huge volume of virus particles can result in serious disease or death.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-14/evidence-mounts-that-masks-help-lower-your-exposure-to-the-coronavirus

[Ms. Toad]

1. Allow me to be the first to say, "Duh."

I've been saying this since February.

[marybourg]

2. What is it they say?

Oh, yeah, common sense isn’t all that common. Or something like that.

[stopdiggin]

3. and generally with a certain smug superiority

so now it's my turn ...
"hey, di*kweed .... WRONG!"