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Are you wearing a face mask in Public?

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Certain businesses were allowed open here yesterday. Garden centres and hardware shops. Social distance rules apply still. So people queued all around car parks with 6 feet between them, just to buy tins of paint to paint their whatever.
There were video clips of these scenarios on the news. Many shop workers had face guards / visors on. I'm wondering will they be the next step for people? At least the face can be seen. Its so weird seeing people in masks. Not being able to see faces is something I find upsetting and unsettling. Specifically masks. The dr I went to see last week had a face shield on. At least I could see his face.
If schools open and staff have to wear masks it's going to be very difficult to teach. Maybe face shields are the way to go.
On another tack. A news presenter said on yesterdays news that the WHO has said masks are not suitable for children under the age of 13. I had not heard this before. I presume it's true? It will make classrooms that bit more exposed to the virus if primary school children cant wear masks.
Bloody hell...this shit is getting to me.
 
Haven't worn one yet, as I'm working from home , I haven't used public transport since a bus journey on March 23rd. I haven't been to a supermarket since about a week before that. I have just got some (from ETSY ) and will use them if I have to use public transport.
 
Anyone else feel like this topic has fallen off the news cycle for some reason? Even this thread was down on page 4. Has mask-wearing stopped being a thing we're all contemplating suddenly?

I haven't seen anyone out and about wearing a mask, but that's a fairly limited perspective since I haven't left our village for weeks.
 
I don't wear one, but I'm only really 'out' to Tesco and feel I can maintain a decent social distance. Too many cunts dispose of these things by dropping them in the supermarket car park. :rolleyes:
 
Buddy Bradley said:
Anyone else feel like this topic has fallen off the news cycle for some reason? Even this thread was down on page 4. Has mask-wearing stopped being a thing we're all contemplating suddenly?

I haven't seen anyone out and about wearing a mask, but that's a fairly limited perspective since I haven't left our village for weeks.
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I feel like they are being worn less or certainly not more than before easing lockdown. Just my perception obviously. It should be more imo. Especially by people on buses etc. I'm surprised how many people dont wear them on the buses I see going past, and I see a lot.
 
Sugar Kane said:
Certain businesses were allowed open here yesterday. Garden centres and hardware shops. Social distance rules apply still. So people queued all around car parks with 6 feet between them, just to buy tins of paint to paint their whatever.
There were video clips of these scenarios on the news. Many shop workers had face guards / visors on. I'm wondering will they be the next step for people? At least the face can be seen. Its so weird seeing people in masks. Not being able to see faces is something I find upsetting and unsettling. Specifically masks. The dr I went to see last week had a face shield on. At least I could see his face.
If schools open and staff have to wear masks it's going to be very difficult to teach. Maybe face shields are the way to go.
On another tack. A news presenter said on yesterdays news that the WHO has said masks are not suitable for children under the age of 13. I had not heard this before. I presume it's true? It will make classrooms that bit more exposed to the virus if primary school children cant wear masks.
Bloody hell...this shit is getting to me.
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My understanding is that visors are meant to be in addition to masks not an alternative.
 
My town has a fair sized Chinese population, some of whom wore masks well before the pandemic. This always seemed odd as the air quality here is okay (at the time I assumed it was to do with pollution) but since many of them are students from China, perhaps it was an ingrained habit. Like some other people from abroad who buy huge quantities of bottled water as though tap water in general is not to be relied upon.

Now just about all the Chinese here wear face masks. Among the rest of townspeople it's not obvious there's a pattern to who tends to wear them and who doesn't apart from age. I wear one at work, almost no one else does.
 
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Badgers said:
Am still wearing a scarf/neck/wrap thing in every shop. It is hardly a big sacrifice to do this is it?
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No, but the only study I've seen on the efficacy of even cloth masks (let alone improvised ones) indicated that results were actually worse when used in a hospital.

ETA: BMJ summary of evidence relating to cloth masks. Obviously it's kind of hard to do a study on improvised masks, and hospitals are not the same environment as shops, transport etc.

www.bmj.com

Covid-19: What is the evidence for cloth masks?

As the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised all Americans to wear cloth masks in public to prevent the spread of covid-19, The BMJ examines the evidence People should wear cloth face coverings in public places where social distancing measures are “difficult to maintain,”...
www.bmj.com www.bmj.com

If I am ever forced to go on public transport in the near future I will be wearing a proper one, but even then that's an issue because half the people I see on buses don't have them anyway and I doubt that's going to improve. Dread to think what the tube is like.
 
FridgeMagnet said:
No, but the only study I've seen on the efficacy of even cloth masks (let alone improvised ones) indicated that results were actually worse when used in a hospital.

ETA: BMJ summary of evidence relating to cloth masks. Obviously it's kind of hard to do a study on improvised masks.

www.bmj.com

Covid-19: What is the evidence for cloth masks?

As the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised all Americans to wear cloth masks in public to prevent the spread of covid-19, The BMJ examines the evidence People should wear cloth face coverings in public places where social distancing measures are “difficult to maintain,”...
www.bmj.com www.bmj.com

If I am ever forced to go on public transport in the near future I will be wearing a proper one, but even then that's an issue because half the people I see on buses don't have them anyway and I doubt that's going to improve. Dread to think what the tube is like.
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My understanding of the science is that a scarf/wrap will not protect you but will protect others from you. Hence it is better to wear something than nothing. It is the least we can do without availability of proper masks.
 
Badgers said:
My understanding of the science is that a scarf/wrap will not protect you but will protect others from you. Hence it is better to wear something than nothing. It is the least we can do without availability of proper masks.
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Well, that's the theory. Evidence that it makes any difference is another thing.

Personally, in terms of the average person going to the shop or walking down the street, I'd say it's not going to do any harm but not make any significant difference - except to social perceptions of risk. That's really the main reason I'd wear one in public outside of high risk situations. Seeing people wearing masks reinforces the idea that yes the virus is still out there you idiots and you should pay attention to general details of avoiding transmission (even if in a small way).

In personal experience that's still a bit King Canute though. Some people wear masks, distance etc round here but so many don't that it's just pointless. You need really high compliance for this stuff. I do my best in general but it's more to make me feel better than because it is really going to make a difference to public health.
 
weltweit said:
I got my first one last week when I visited my GP.

One isn't going to last me long though. :-/
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Etsy have some good washable ones . I bought two a month ago . Took two weeks to arrive from Greece of all places. This woman who works at one of the bars makes them and asked if I wanted her to make one for me , do t really need them but they are really good for 5 euro so ordered two .
 
FridgeMagnet said:
Well, that's the theory. Evidence that it makes any difference is another thing.

Personally, in terms of the average person going to the shop or walking down the street, I'd say it's not going to do any harm but not make any significant difference - except to social perceptions of risk. That's really the main reason I'd wear one in public outside of high risk situations. Seeing people wearing masks reinforces the idea that yes the virus is still out there you idiots and you should pay attention to general details of avoiding transmission (even if in a small way).

In personal experience that's still a bit King Canute though. Some people wear masks, distance etc round here but so many don't that it's just pointless. You need really high compliance for this stuff. I do my best in general but it's more to make me feel better than because it is really going to make a difference to public health.
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You have posted a few times stating face masks are a waste of time :hmm:

Not having a go but medical people I know say we should wear them. I am of the opinion that it is not a big sacrifice and the positives outweigh any 'selfish' negatives.

Wear a mask/scarf in supermarkets or shops FFS. It is no sacrifice to you but might matter a lot to older or more vulnerable people.

There are times to be pedantic and times to shut up. Lots of people read what you say so make an effort.
 
Badgers said:
You have posted a few times stating face masks are a waste of time :hmm:

Not having a go but medical people I know say we should wear them. I am of the opinion that it is not a big sacrifice and the positives outweigh any 'selfish' negatives.

Wear a mask/scarf in supermarkets or shops FFS. It is no sacrifice to you but might matter a lot to older or more vulnerable people.

There are times to be pedantic and times to shut up. Lots of people read what you say so make an effort.
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You blatantly are having a go, telling me to shut up and make an effort (and I know medical people as well btw) but I don't mind. What I've posted is what I've found on the subject and what my opinions are. In fact if you read it I say it's probably a good idea to wear masks anyway even if there's no proof they make a difference.
 
Wearing a mask IF it's not effective is a waste of materials and adding to the rubbish mountain. That's the ones that aren't just thrown down in the street. Hopefully people are re-using (not sure they can be recycled).
 
FridgeMagnet said:
You blatantly are having a go, telling me to shut up and make an effort (and I know medical people as well btw) but I don't mind. What I've posted is what I've found on the subject and what my opinions are. In fact if you read it I say it's probably a good idea to wear masks anyway even if there's no proof they make a difference.
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I am not having a go. You have pulled this up a few times and I have pointed it out.

Don't bother with a mask or other recommended precautions if you feel you shouldn't. I choose to and recommend that others do because I feel it is no sacrifice for us and it 'could' protect others more vulnerable than us.

I don't understand how it is a problem not to do this. Seems selfish to me but you know better...
 
Johnny Vodka said:
Wearing a mask IF it's not effective is a waste of materials and adding to the rubbish mountain. That's the ones that aren't just thrown down in the street. Hopefully people are re-using (not sure they can be recycled).
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My mask/wraps are used for winter cycling/walking and washed.

I have some surgical masks but I shared those with older neighbours and people who are vulnerable.
 
I may continue to wear my black cloth face mask in winter at work as it will keep my face warm.

Other than that, I hardly see anyone wearing one now on my daily travels.
 
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