| > correct me if I'm wrong Your #3 is not borne out by evidence or studies. Respirators, surgical masks, and pediatric masks have all modeled and/or shown to provide a significant degree of protection. A related questions to ask oneself: - who most needs to be healthy, you or medical providers? - assuming we agree medical providers are in greater need of remaining healthy, does buying a mask from Ace Hardware or Home Depot take it out of the hands of a medical provider? - will masks being out of stock at Ace Hardware affect a supply chain decision that would have otherwise gone to the hospital? if so, who is doing that wrong and why not intervene there? - what about the principle where airlines tell you to put on your oxygen mask before your child's, and the notion that some % of Americans will find themselves as medical care providers to a household? Having enough masks for the second scenario is relevant if you have 'at risk' household members. On #4, some research suggests 9 days at comfortable room temperatures, 30C for instance. |