• I have a rock that protects from Covid

    Masks don't though they may protect others from you if you're infected.

    Everything we do is about protecting others from our possible infection

    Which is why driving is an issue.

    If you drive to the country or to a beach and you're the only person/family doing this then neither you or anyone else gets exposed

    But if everyone did this the we're spreading our infection yo othrrd

    Which is why no one should drive to the country or beach

    It's collective responsibility

  • Yeah yeah I get that. It was similar to Dan's tinfoil hat thing and specific to the paper in question.

    Anyhoo, my understanding of this is -

    If you know or suspect - because symptoms - you are infected, you do (should) not go outside. There might be very limited circumstances where you would have to, and in that case the least you could probably do is wear a mask.

    If you are looking after someone infected or you suspect is infected, wear a mask.

    If however you don't believe you are infected and are not looking after anyone infected, there is no need to wear a mask - and there is no proven benefit to wearing a mask to you as someone who is uninfected.

    Problem: this thing is asymptomatic and symptoms if shown can be laggy - it's possible to believe you are not infected because no symptoms but actually you may be infected and infectious. So what do you do?

    If the recommendation is wear a mask in this case, that means everyone has to wear a mask at all times when outside - unless proven to be uninfected through the tests we do not have.

    Problem: not enough masks. There are other problems too such as proper disposal.

  • Though even makeshift masks, or scarves will minimise potential aerosol infection of others if you're symptomatic or not.

    We all need to assume we're infected which is the only way to protect everyone.

    It's a unique situation where we protect others who protect us.

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