>>11988533>There's quite a lot of evidence, from studies directly showing they can block the majority of large droplets, to studies showing a high rate of viral filtration, to studies showing reduced UTI's.That is not persuasive evidence that universal masking policy has a significant effect on infection rates. I know this sounds like I'm baiting you, but I'm no, it all depends on the relationships between virus-count and likelihood of being infected and getting sick, which I don't know. On the other hand there are studies from the past which *directly* measure the effectivity of face mask wearing against influenza and show there's not a significant effect.
>This is possible, especially for long periods of time in the heat.No, it's uncomfortable all the time. If it were not, then you would wear a mask all the time forever, because you always have a non-zero probability of infecting someone with something. But you're not going to do that, because wearing a mask sucks.
>Far less risk How do you know that? Again, not baiting. I have not seen studies on the health effects of prolonged face-mask use.
