@atruehero@mstdn.social @Demosthenes the masks are to reduce the amount of particles spread by breathing etc.

it isn't meant to protect you from getting sick, it is to reduce the amount of people you make sick.

it's like the filter in a vacuum cleaner. it removes ~95% of stuff. this can be improved by adding a hepa filter etc. but there is always leakage. still we use vacuum cleaners with filters.

the point of measures like masks and distancing isn't to "never get it", but to prevent having too many severe cases at once requiring intensive care, as that is a limited resource. other sicknesses and accidents are still happening.

i'm also critical of vaccines, especially rushed ones, but this is due to big pharma. vaccination works, it has for 100s of years.