Face masks not enough to protect healthy people from contracting infection, says WHO

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WHO says face masks may provide false sense of security

can capture respiratory droplets and therefore slow the spread of the virus – WHO’s guidance simply means that by wearing one there is no guarantee that you won’t get infected.

 

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BTM829 But when engineer my husband contracts comes over & 9 ft away outside in our yard - bc NOBODY is allowed in our 🏠 since Feb - I can see him spit as he talks I demand he wear mask Spritzing 91% alcohol into air after he leaves isn't gonna cut it when alcohol can't be bought

First they say healthy people don’t need masks, now they are saying masks are not enough to stop healthy people from getting the virus. Thank goodness that some of us just decided for ourselves, wore masks and are still wearing masks whenever we step outside our door.

Every country except us seems to use them outside so they have to be better than nothing.

WHO, thank you Cpt. Obvious! 🤦 My mask protects you, your mask protects me.

I'm nearly convinced WHO are purposely giving wrong advice at this point, probably at the command of China. Wearing a mask may not stop you from getting it but it drastically reduces the chance of you passing it on. And if everybody does it then it's very hard to pass it on.

That is why everyone wears masks in China.

WHO should STFU. Sometimes I wonder they actually want infection to spread.

EVERY ONE SHOULD WEAR A MASK IF THEY SICK OR NOT TO BEAT THIS THING 1. Helps infected people from expelling infectious particles goes inside mask people are sick not spreading droplets around infecting others in air 2.Helps to remind you NOT to touch face. 3 prevents stop spread

Who listens to the WHO anymore?

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Time to get your goggles!

No one, that I know of, was claiming that wearing a surgical (face) mask would provide protection to the wearer the way that an N95-100 would. So why are the media continuing to spew out these spurious stories?

Trump was right about WHO. 🤔

We know, they protect from people's spit.

WHO continue to dish out ill & mixed messages by constantly discouraging public to wear 😷, nothing has been proven to be 100% effective against Covid19 so far but not wearing one definitely put you more at risk of getting infected.

So I’ve been walking around like a highwayman for no good reason.

However, wearing a face mask in public can capture respiratory droplets and therefore slow the spread of the virus – WHO’s guidance simply means that by wearing one there is no guarantee that you won’t get infected....... Better wear them anyway

WHO is W.H.O. To Say Anything About Anything Anymore.....

Face masks only prevent you from spreading the virus ,should you have it...it has nothing to do with protecting yourself from contracting it.

Conflicting advice! Especially if someone is asymptomatic. Easy to pass on then, without even knowing.

who would believe anything the WHO says after they're already lied to the world? MakeChinaPay FreeHongKong YangFightsCCP lsm2035608886 graysonyang

They are liars. Viruses do not work that way.

Eyes are a contact point.

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The shore birds that overtook that beach in Peru are likely super-spreaders...

Better than none

The mask are needed to protect others if you are infected. And since many can be syntompsless it is very important to always wear one

Learn Infection control people! The masks and gloves don’t work if you don’t know how to use them.

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