It boggles my mind that people continue with magical thinking that an improvised or other face mask will do anything to prevent a viral infection
I think that, among other things, it demonstrates that technology changes but humans stay the same. The masses are reacting to COVID-19 in the same ways, and in similar percentages, as the masses reacted to the Plague of Justinian and the Black Death and later iterations of bubonic plague. In the latter, the rich quarantined, the common people did what they were told regardless of whether it worked or not, fanatics rioted, and the few people who knew what worked but didn't always know why (e.g. Nostradamus using rose hips, HCO/zpak/zinc today) were ridiculed by the supposedly knowledgeable--and a significant minority decided to go all-out decadent because "we're all going to die anyway."
Can you admit they can lessen the viral load
Let’s say someone with Covid sneezes around me even with my face shield and my mask..which is usually not n95 unless going to the Dr or hospital
I accept that there is no way for me to 100% be sure no virus will get in...especially since I am not an expert of removal of said items and will surely jack something up
Can you admit that the gear will likely lessen the viral load.