I was thinking this too, but @zeynep makes a convincing case that seems to cite credible scientific evidence. I'd like to see a formal response from someone at who tbh
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepFor the@nytimes, I wrote about why health authorities telling people they didn't need masks, and, besides they wouldn't wear them right, misfired and maybe even fueled hoarding. There will be many painful truths, and we need to learn to talk about them. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-face-masks.html … pic.twitter.com/vBhEbS2rJkShow this thread1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @notkavi @kavikavigupta and
The difference with washing hands wrong is that when you wear masks you often keep touching your face *more* and a lot of folks don’t recognize how to keep the PPE from getting infected. If you contaminate a mask and put it right against your face then it’s a lot worse.
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You're making stuff up, literally. We have tons of field evidence. I know, official sources also say stuff like this, but this claim just doesn't have any evidence among the population. There is evidence of incorrect doffing being a source of infection.. in medical setting.
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Defensive much? This is literally what experts have been saying, so you don’t have to accuse *me* of making stuff up when I respond to a point of disanalogy in the above screenshot. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/health/coronavirus-n95-face-masks.amp.html …pic.twitter.com/pWcpte7ZOf
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Sorry, you are right that it's understandable—experts are misinforming us. But there really isn't any evidence of harm to mask use among the population. It doesn't even make sense. So your hand is infected and then you adjust your mask and what? Still better than no mask.
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I mean it does make sense, in that if you contaminate something and hold it against your face for an extended period of time it is definitely worse than not holding a contaminating thing against your face.
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So how is it contaminated? Option one, you're already infected but don't know it. In which case, everyone should wear masks. Option two, your hand touched something infected and then you adjusted your mask. Much better than touching face directly. Then everyone should wear masks.
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Touching face regularly, making adjustments after touching a high-contact surface, etc. I frankly don't appreciate your incredulity, because this seems very plausible to me as someone who had to train himself not to touch his face in a wet chem lab.
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Compared to no masks though. That’s why the actual comparison isn’t hazardous situation.
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It could potentially help on the whole, I wouldn't know though and it could go either way, but a lot would certainly misuse them. I like this take that a friend made, where it would definitely be better in a country where people regularly used them.https://twitter.com/DaddyD0dd/status/1243399348869718017?s=20 …
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ItSpreadsLikeSmoke 😷 @DaddyD0ddReplying to @Jerbivore @MattBorsThe countries that have got the virus under control so far have a fe wthings in common: 1. Experience with SARS 2. Widespread mask wearing for various reasons pre-pandemic (or at least having stockpiles ready to go) 3. Very strong lockdown, contact tracing and testing strategy0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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