"Our review of the literature offers evidence in favor of widespread mask use as source control to reduce community transmission: Nonmedical masks use materials that obstruct particles of the necessary size; people are most infectious in the initial period postinfection, where it is common to have few or no symptoms (45, 46, 141); nonmedical masks have been effective in reducing transmission of respiratory viruses; and places and time periods where mask usage is required or widespread have shown substantially lower community transmission." https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2014564118#sec-11
Hey you forgot to prove your big brain opinions that are supported by everyone in science apparently. Did you forget, or just give up? Do you believe the moon landing was faked too? Or maybe the earth is secretly flat and NASA is lying to us for.. whatever reason?
She says 'screw the masks' during a global pandemic because she's worried about how she looks folks.
Meanwhile, out in the real world:
"During a COVID-19 outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, persons who wore masks experienced a 70% lower risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection." https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2776536
"This work shows that both theoretical and empirical evidence is consistent with masks protecting against respiratory infections" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8499874/
"Our review of the literature offers evidence in favor of widespread mask use as source control to reduce community transmission: Nonmedical masks use materials that obstruct particles of the necessary size; people are most infectious in the initial period postinfection, where it is common to have few or no symptoms (45, 46, 141); nonmedical masks have been effective in reducing transmission of respiratory viruses; and places and time periods where mask usage is required or widespread have shown substantially lower community transmission." https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2014564118#sec-11
"Experimental and epidemiologic data support community masking to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2" https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/masking-science-sars-cov2.html#anchor_1619457332454
"The study results shed light on the importance of using masks by individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 and show that different types of masks can help block viral transmission." https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0264389#sec011
"The Evidence Shows Masks Work" https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-medical-critical-thinking/evidence-shows-masks-work
"Mask wearing in community settings reduces SARS-CoV-2 transmission" https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2119266119
Also...
Nothing but unsupported personal opinions folks.
Don't get your medical advice from anonymous people on social media.
Hey you forgot to prove your big brain opinions that are supported by everyone in science apparently. Did you forget, or just give up? Do you believe the moon landing was faked too? Or maybe the earth is secretly flat and NASA is lying to us for.. whatever reason?