1. They work and I don't want covid

  2. I want to people to see me and be forced to remember that the pandemic isn't over and it's killing thousands everyday

Everywhere I go you'd think the pandemic has been over for years, a distant memory. No, it's still killing thousands a day and hurting countless others. This is completely preventable and we know that because of the successfully handling of it in China.

I love it when people look at me strangely or question why I have on a mask. I want people to be forced to remember that covid isn't over

  • christian [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    They work and I don’t want covid

    My understanding is that they work the other way, if you're positive they're effective in preventing you from spreading it. This is really important because you're contagious before you get symptoms, and some people are asymptomatic entirely. They're significantly less effective in preventing you from getting it from others.

    I got vaccinated to reduce my risk of getting covid. I wear a mask because I don't want others to get it from me if I do get infected.

    • barrbaric [he/him]M
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      2 years ago

      N95s (or full respirators with P100 filters if you are a true :gigachad:) do prevent infection, as I understand it.

    • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Afaik vaccines don’t prevent COVID per se, they help prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death. I don't know if they are effective at reducing transmissions while infectious.

      • Bobson_Dugnutt [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        The public health stats for my state show that vaccines are about 50% effective in preventing transmission, 70% effective in preventing hospitalization, and 75% effective in preventing death

    • PlantsR [love/loves]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah I think you're right.

      My understanding is they do have some protection for the wearer but their real public health power is stopping the spread