What face masks actually do against coronavirus
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2020
- Face masks don't make you invincible.
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The fight against coronavirus is global. But the guidelines on whether you should wear a face mask as part of that fight are often completely different from place to place. That means that, for a lot of people, whether you wear a face mask when you leave the house is basically up to you.
Here’s where almost every expert agrees: If you have Covid-19, and you leave the house, you should wear a mask. Masks help keep sick people from spreading their germs. Most of the uncertainty around mask use is related to a totally separate question: Whether masks can protect healthy people from getting Covid-19.
The truth is that no mask can actually guarantee that you won’t get sick; experts say one of the most dangerous assumptions about face masks is that they basically make you invincible. Masks have to be used correctly to offer any protection at all, and they’re most effective if used alongside other preventative measures like hand-washing and social distancing.
But experts also say that the question of whether healthy people should wear masks is a lot easier to answer when you consider one of Covid-19’s most dangerous characteristics: Because of the disease’s long incubation period, and the high occurrence of infected people who never feel symptoms at all, it’s almost impossible to be completely sure that you don’t already have it. And that means the safest course of action is ultimately for everyone to behave like a sick person; in other words, to wear a mask.
More of Vox.com's coverage of face masks: www.vox.com/2020/3/31/2119813...
An in-depth explainer on viral respiratory particle behavior and covid-19 transmission: / covid-19-why-we-should...
The US Center for Disease Control's current guidance on face masks: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-...
An MIT disease transmission researcher's study on respiratory droplets and aerosols: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...
Ed Yong's great explainer on the confusion around face masks: www.theatlantic.com/health/ar...
For the full Schlieren mirror video from Bauhaus University, Weimar: vimeo.com/399120258
The World Health Organization's updated recommendations on face mask use: www.who.int/publications-deta...
Our source for pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic cases: www.jhsph.edu/news/news-relea...
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When are you going to do a story on Australia's sucsessful management of the virus? All while advising against wearing face masks
You guys at Vox keep crushing it with your content. Keep up the amazing work and thank you!
Is there an increased risk of severe illness and death from masks that cause an exponential viral load in the lungs specifically because they "keep the virus in" as you have suggested? You showed an N95 with a valve, but doesn't the valve allow virus to spread unfiltered if the wearer has COVID? Isn't your failure to provide adequate instructions on mask use a promotion of a defective product with attendant liabilities for the harm inflicted from improper use?
Why did you (Vox) spend so long saying people don't need to wear masks, and take so long to start publicising the actual truth with this video. Were you trying to help the spread in an ill judged attempt to promote herd immunity? Why did you go agaisnt medical advice and tell your readers that they don't need to wear masks?
I live in Seattle..I wore mask recently and this lady asked me whether I was sick. I said no, then she followed me around to tell me how ineffective masks are and that I shouldn’t wear it. If she is not wanting to wear it, it’s her choice and I respect that. But don’t judge others for their choices to do anything possible to protect themselves and others around, please.
jisoo2009 And she was wrong.
Cant fault her too much for that, after all it was the media that said masks were ineffective unless you were sick in the early days of the pandemic. The media has obviously flip-flopped its beliefs.
@Twila Jones n95 doesn't help either
USA is a strange country
Instead of saying “no” you could have said “i dont know”
As an international student from Asia living in Canada, I am so shocked when people would ask me y we wear face masks so often, n there's not a straight answer. We wear them when we r sick, so other won't get sick, we wear them when were not feeling ourselves n want to hide behind a mask, we wear them to shield from the air pollution etc, there's simply no harm in wearing them. we have been educated since young that wearing a mask is beneficial, while people in the West r freaking out over wearing a mask.
Same story here buddy. I'm Asian too studying in Ireland and people just don't care about the lockdown or self protection. I can see families going out and about like it's any other normal day and not following the government's rules when it comes to going out of your house only if you have to.
Truth is it’s not about masks, it’s about feeling superior about their own culture, their value and their way of life. You don’t become a racist when you start bullying people, you become one when you think you’re better, either race, nationality or social status.
Highly generalized, but with kernels of truth...Western society's about the "me", Eastern society's about the "us".
As an East asian person in Canada I wore a mask to the park a few days ago and i saw hundreds of people in the hour i was there but i only saw one other person wearing a mask, another Asian woman. Thats a problem, everyone who was talking and laughing and there could have been asymptomatic transmission
Out of curiosity, do people wear bandanas in a similar fashion?
Unfortunately as a grocery store clerk I actually see people touching their face and their mask all the time, and at least 25% to 50% of those wearing masks are wearing them incorrectly. I wonder where these experts get their data from.
The encyclopaedia of human conditioning??
Its all about conditioning us to accept losing our rights. Masks do nothing to stop a tiny virus thats only 2 or 3 microns.
@@dlg1776 you clearly didn't watch the video and you're ignorant.
It doesn't matter if you touch your face or mask. The mask dosn't work whether you touch it or not. you are not protected. we can all go back to normal life now. Thank you
They get their data from all the worldwide pandemics they've previously dealt with. NOT!!! We are living in an age of "instant expertism". The internet makes it possible for anyone to be a star, and expert on just about anything and the potential to reach a massive audeoince. Our communication technology is wonderful and its making the once impossible possible but it also has a dark side. It enable countless numbers of people access to a potentially unlimited audience without any vetting or worse to be denied access to any audience by gatekeepers with a political agenda (FB, Twitter, Google).
After reading the various comments below I have come to the conclusion that we are all toast.
yes i know and its a little bit sad
Our only hope is the LORD, Jesus. We're all getting out of here through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. But there is an eternity waiting on the other side. Repent, people; and trust in the sacrificial Lamb of God to save you.
goodbye my friends
The only reason people are freaking out over corana is cuz we don't have a cure for it but people are working on it
@@_midnight_strawberries_642 actually there us 3 that l know of. Quercitin, hydroxychloroquine, and ivermectim all used with zinc and or particular antibiotics. What l want to know I s why are politicians interfering with what doctors can and can't prescribe. If the option is death why cant can't patients and doctors decide what treatments they are happy to try.
If 99.7 percent of us will survive this unscathed doesn't it makes sense to allow us to make the choice of exposure and developing immunity naturally. All those 3 treatments available can also be used as prevention too.
Vaccines ARE NOT cures! If they were none of the people who have the flu Vax would get the flu. Flu cases and flu deaths increase every year as does the amount of people having the vaccine. However miraculously there have been no cases of flu since they started obsessing with COVID swabs, it seems influenza cases may have been relabelled???
Back to January, my mom called me from China, and asked me to wear mask. I told her that the Canada government officials told the public to not wear a mask. She insisted I must wear mask, and shipped me a big box of masks. She thinks the government might just wanna reserve medical resources to hospitals, and lied to the public. Well, she was absolutely right.
Not that I would do this normally, but In their defensive, hospitals in Canada are in need of surgical masks and other medical supplies. If the public can practice safe social distancing practices, then keeping all the most of the supplies to prevent the spreads makes sense. That’s just my opinion.
I knew that as well
I really think Dr Tam knew she was lying when she said that, and I think it was irresponsible. I understand they thought they could better force social distancing if the public was more fearful without a mask but our cases are still in the 400s a day here in Ontario. They should've encouraged homemade masks from the beginning
Aww, that's sweet.
If there is a shortage then fix it. It can be fixed as shown by China/Korea/Japan/Singapore. Masks are cheap to make but an epidemic that overwhelms the hospitals is not. In the end, it's good for everyone, health workers included.
The official advice never made sense. “Masks don’t work.” also “Doctors need those masks.” That’s self-contradictory.
It's the home-made masks that are less effective. The PPE that doctors and nurses normally wear are specially designed to be much more effective. The problem is that there's a shortage. So we wear home-made masks because if they're made well enough, they're a lot better than nothing.
Not necessarily. They aren't exposed in the same way and scale.
Official advice makes no sense for other reasons 🙃
they partially explained this in the video - masks are more crucial for doctors because of the number of people they will be coming into contact with. Regular people are far less likely to be coming into close contact with people if they maintain social distancing measures. Given that the general population are likely to use masks incorrectly, those two statements can exist together.
Really more a mishap by not being clear about what they mean. At first they advised general public not to wear masks because masks were desperately needed by healthcare workers, and still are. Then they realized there is a social benefit to telling the public to wear cloth masks, even if they're hardly effective at physically filtering aerosols, because they act as a reminder to maintain distance and keep clean.
Masks don't prevent YOU from getting the virus. They help prevent YOU from spreading it, though. The rhetoric is very self-centered, IMO.
"If you're sick, you shouldn't leave the house without a mask"...
Eh? 🤔 You should isolate and you stay at home!!
Yeah, this keeps falling on deaf liberal ears. Would you be leaving the house if you were laid up with flu?... No.
She is referring to any sickness, not just COVID-19. And some people don't have the privilege of not leaving the house. If they have to go to the hospital, or get groceries, it is important to wear a mask for any ailment.
@Geonic Publico ... Welcome to Earth and welcome to life 👍🏼
I even think you can infect someone else then you need to stay home. If you're wearing a mask then you should stay home and be considerate.
What about the fact maybe, just maybe ppl we are being lied to about this whole thing. Where are actual studies to show that this has been tested? Not just a mini video without any scientist actual names, so that we can research and look it up ourselves.
I notice that in my city a lot of used face-masks are being discarded on the sides of the streets like used condoms. Come on people!
Well, you should throw away surgical masks cuz it’s meant to be thrown away
@@snehalray1731 But not on the walkway.
Look at the bright side ! Jused masks trash helps cover over all the discarded heroin needles...
Americans being hysterical about washing their hands and using hand sanitizer but still wearing their shoes inside their homes all over their rugs, beds, and sofas will forever be a mystery to me.
We don't do that. Like, unless you just got back from somewhere and don't feel like taking them off yet, this isn't really a thing. Also we have these things called doormats, ever heard of them?
Lycaon1765p like doormats will stop viruses and bacteria from enter your house🙄it’s about ignorance and arrogance, may this be a lesson to all the supremacist around the world, not just the ones in the US.
What you see on television shows and movies isn't reflective of how things actually happen IRL.
OpTicaL823 Well said. We never wear our outside shoes in our home. This has gone on for generations. What is wrong with people bringing all the dirt on their shoes inside your home?
@@yudax5057 LOL!
You know during this whole covid-19 pandemic I realized how many people have forgotten basic hygiene until now.
Hector Ponce actually US Americans have never known basic regular hygiene.
Hello There yeah that’s the reason there are more cases in Spain than in India.its a time to be united rather than spreading baseless comments peace.
Arnold Fernandes some areas of India are disgusting
Sea I agree with you totally but look above what hello there meant he just generalised a whole country that they don’t follow basic hygiene.
Hello There well there are places in Spain which have their own share of problems. You are someone who would just point out towards the negative aspects while totally ignoring the positive ones.
I'll just put on my Darth Vader mask. That ought to stop anything.
Lol
Ill be jango fett
I am going to by the V for Vendetta mask; y ou know, the anonymous mask !
OMG! Best idea ever!!!! I'm making one with Darth Vader theme!!
Nah wear a Phase 1 Clone Trooper Helmet. Form what I heard it ventilates everything
Also having a healthy diet and building up your immune is vital aswell.
Yes but you aren’t going tu build immunity in one day it takes yeaars so this helps for today
@@ibrahimelmouden9635 yeah it takes many years so in the long term you should build an immune system, but for just wear a mask.
Yes, but in relation to how actually people can improve, except for the fact that many americans have already chronic long way health problems, it doesn't matter much, there's not a lot of people who can improve in a short period of time significantly and are probable to be able to do that. In the long run, btw, that is surely something important. But more for people to protect their own health, more than the health of the others
@@benguman2231 exactly
@@ibrahimelmouden9635 Well yeah everyone knows this
Question: Should we normalize wearing masks at other times, not just during this pandemic? Say, if you feel like you might have a cough, or in extreme cases the flu, should you then go out with a mask?
Why not? It'd be nice to lower the risks of spreading, say, the flu around, especially during flu season
Wickn 100% should be normalised. What’s wrong with wearing a mask to protect others? People wear raincoats to protect from rain. Same thing. Everyone needs to understand that each item of clothing served a purpose. No one should be shamed for wearing a mask
Yes asia has been doing that since forever
wearing face mask in asia is pretty normal. the west needs to catch up.
I love it, it's a practical new fashion accessory. Yay, living in the future. 😑🙃
tl;dw: Wearing a face mask is meant to protect others, not just you. There is a chance you may already be carrying the virus even if you aren't showing any symptoms. If everyone does this than we are all protecting each other.
@@JK_JK_JK_JK you should be following social distancing and hand hygiene regardless of whether you wear a mask or not
A mask is literally designed to protect the wearer. They should be reserved for those that need them, the vulnerable, essential and when supplies are plentiful.
@@Bereft777 where did you get that from? It depends on the mask.
Dora Špoljar Yea, a surgical mask doesn’t protect you. In surgery it keeps your germs from getting into the patient.
Surgical mask can't protect you.
"We're all infected"- Rick Grimes 😷
Hopeshadows 84 smell is different
@Hopeshadows 84
Maybe it's your breath ! Get some Tic Tac's
@Hopeshadows 84 covid is spread in water droplets which are blocked by the masks
@@co0lbeans692 for the 100th time the mask doesnt protect against corona it says it on the box of the masks
@@bluerazer1089 the boxes say they don't protect the wearer, masks are designed to reduce the spread by protecting people around you from you
No one knows who is sick or not so EVERYONE should wear a mask just to be safe. Every time you go outside you have to act as if everyone is infected, this is the only way to be safe. This is what we are taught in dental school, in clinics we are taught to treat everyone as if they were a highly sick person. This way you keep the patient safe and you keep yourself safe!
👏👏👏👏 Here here! I imagine an even better tutorial is learning to make your own hazmat suit or at least a respirator mask with oxygen tank and safety goggles as well to prevent ocular contamination. We will all get used to it after a while. It will just be a standard thing.
From my experience in visiting Japan, even before the Covid-19 Pandemic, people were already wearing masks to prevent others from getting sick. Hygiene standards over there was much better too, you won't find a single piece of garbage on the ground in Shibuya. I think people in the U.S. need to set their standards higher when it comes to overall hygiene.
I notice as well.
Almost all eastern countries do this as well. Cultural or not I don't know but that's basically the mindset.
Why are you everywhere?
Because he is
True, and I noticed you have a similar/the same channel description as Justin Y. Coincidence? I don't think so
WHAT PART OF PEOPLE CAN BE ASYMPTOMATIC AND CONTAGIOUS DOES EVERYONE NOT UNDERSTAND
porcelain initial data said around 15-20% but now, with more time to do more studies, some papers suggests that number is between 40-50%
@@aaraucod Could you link some of the papers that contains the data you describe?
We absolutely understand. We simply don't care.
IKR
The asymptomatic part
Has anyone discussed the the long term implications of wearing masks for mental and physical health in children?
It makes you wonder when news reporters interacting with a crowd take off their mask when the reporting is done. Even some of the camera men are not wearing them.
the way us americans are handling this highlights how little most people care about each other.
Most people usually just care for themselves and their close friends and family.
Can you speak for everyone? No. So shut up.
OK, sounds good!
@@gunsquawk4443 and you can?? In that case dont go silencing opinions, it is not "the land of the free"
exactly, and that applies to many issues jot exclusive to covid
Precisely.....like all the people protesting so they can do things like their nails or so their kids can play in a park.....they care more about creature comforts than the health of society as a whole.
Hong Kong had been wearing masks since day one, and we had zero cases yesterday...
I have been wearing mask since Chinese news year eve. Almost 4 months now
me since cny
You cant compare a modern utopia like Hong Kong and Singapore to a glorified third world country like the US
Kevin Schmidt can’t say it better
Hong Kong ppl have been protecting themselves ever since the outbreak began. They have definitely learnt from the past (SARS 2003 outbreak)
One interesting question:
What is the difference between a non-medical disposable 3-ply face mask and a surgical face mask?
Please answer carefully, because I saw some with label mention it is non-medical, but then there is a surgical mask for you to buy too. I am a bit confused. Which one do we need to use?
Look, i've worked in retail over these last few months and all i can say is that wearing a mask for 10 hours a day physically hurts, my ears have scabs from the rope around my ear, i become winded very quickly and can't wear them at when physically exerting myself or i become light headed from a lack of oxygen. My glasses fog up whenever i breath heavily. And my beard? My beard looks like something from a horror movie after wearing one all day.
How's things going now? You wrote this comment 4 months ago, I'm actually curious ^^
@@jahncarlos7941 I've worked in retail throughout the entire pandemic. It hurt at first and was super annoying, but I eventually got used to it.
Someone needs to do a survey asking those people who have been hospitalized with the coronavirus...... who actually wore a mask and also did they properly wash their hands.
ask if they had the flu vaccine before also.
Hey Hey Hey , apparently you didn’t watch the video. Wearing masks is beneficial to everyone except the wearer. The purpose of the mask is to prevent infected breath from traveling. They say right in the video they aren’t effective for preventing incoming virus.
GDB Riot , sounds very scientific; are you also counting how many people with flu shots test (-)? If not, your data is worthless.
@GDB Riot Yes that is a very interesting observation! Do you know of any people with negative tests that received the flu vaccine? Also, why do you choose not to wear a mask?
Ask if they live near cell towers.
1:13 this is like saying that bulletproof vest is useless because it’s doesn’t save me from bullets, but if I’m going to war I’d still prefer to wear one
Edit: Nothing is guaranteed but masks can lower your chances of getting infected. Why would I not chose the option to be extra safe when I have access to the option?
Edit: my mum once was wearing a mask in a supermarket (a few weeks after covid outbreak in the us) and many people are just giving her a strange look..... please wear a mask if you care about you and others!!
Yea, face masks lowers the chances of getting Covid and spreading, the vest also lowers the chance of getting killed from a bullet, lowering the chance is better than none
Bonjelly that is common sense in one paragraph man,cool
Nice analogy.
And a helmet too.
I give you one better: drinking water won't make you immortal but at least you prolong your life by three days.
People: we’ve been wearing masks for so long
Dentists and surgeons: we’ve been here the whole time
🤣
Looking back on this now, especially with the recent email revaluations, this didn’t age well. History will laugh at us.
6:35 thank you for making sure to include stuff about safe mask technique. That is something I don’t see many folks bothering to mention, and one of my fears is that bad mask technique may result in their use being counterproductive.
Bob Smith sorry, are you protesting the requirement to wear a mask? If so... well just insert your own creative thing here for what derogatory thing you should do to yourself.
Same with gloves. It seems like a lot of people think it's this anti viral barrier. Nope. It's a one time barrier that you have to wash or sanitize just like your bare hands.
You shouldn't get your masks from China because you could end up getting the Kong flu
supermegabosstea the frack is wrong with you?
@@falcore91 nothing much... just a little tired of people making this out to be a bigger deal than it actually is and I also saw a video of them producing those blue masks in Mass and it wasn't all that cool seeing them putting them together on the ground
Remember, when Americans were laughing at Asians wearing a mask
No, because they never were. They just don’t do it themselves.
@@BlownMacTruck nope they certainly do, my friends certainly did. Strangers on the street often also give us threatening stares.
BlownMacTruck They absolutely do. Americans think it’s “weird.” I wore face masks when I was in high school and my parents and other people laughed at me and when I said it was common in eastern Asian countries they said that Asians were weird too.
Mads SC You need to go back to school and learn how personal anecdotes aren’t evidence.
lau ivan In what world are “threatening stares” the same as “laughing”? In what world are your personal experiences the same as objective fact?
The folded, ear strap type most in use has warnings on the package stating that they aren't intended for prevention against viruses...spreading OR catching.
@Quack Quark Results: A total of 21 studies met our inclusion criteria. Meta-analyses suggest that mask use provided a significant protective effect (OR = 0.35 and 95% CI = 0.24-0.51). Use of masks by healthcare workers (HCWs) and non-healthcare workers (Non-HCWs) can reduce the risk of respiratory virus infection by 80% (OR = 0.20, 95% CI = 0.11-0.37) and 47% (OR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.36-0.79). The protective effect of wearing masks in Asia (OR = 0.31) appeared to be higher than that of Western countries (OR = 0.45). Masks had a protective effect against influenza viruses (OR = 0.55), SARS (OR = 0.26), and SARS-CoV-2 (OR = 0.04). In the subgroups based on different study designs, protective effects of wearing mask were significant in cluster randomized trials and observational studies.
Basic high school biology would tell you that much as well. 0.3 micron holes are bigger than 0.125 micron viruses. Just try telling that to a member of the mask cult, though.
Lori D - Thanks for the biology lesson, but the only thing that I’m sure of is that it provides a 100% indication to the groups that are watching us of who can be controlled and who can’t.
@@lmdeboom We have the means for a self-perpetuating system: the mask symbolically, not scientifically, protects against infection just as it represents fear of that infection.We act out our collective anxiety about pandemics by wearing masks even when there isn’t a pandemic, but wearing masks reinforces the idea of a possible future of pandemic. The problem of affect in political terms is a contagious one: fear spreads among the public, leading to intensification of risk management - the classic example being 9/11 and the war on terrorism. Fear of infective risk spreading communicably becomes an ironic pun. Pandemics occurred in 1918, 1957, 1968, 2003 and 2009. Thus, the conversation changes from if the next pandemic will occur to when the next pandemic will occur.... And here we are today
The video incorrectly states that all experts agree that masks stop viruses from getting through. And it's common sense that the velocity of particles are slowed when confronted with a barier but this doesn't take into account any air flow that spreads the particles much further then their velocity takes them. Also, unless a mask is test fitted more air goes around the mask than through it. Again, common sense, the air will follow the path of least resistance so unfiltered air comes out through the sides of the mask. BTW, the masks with a vent in the front protect no one as unfiltered air is pushed through the vent to ease the exhalation pressure.
You should make a video on this...because amen. Also, the virus is small enough to get through cotton and polyester type material that the general public is using to make their masks.
Did you not watch the video?
good point I forgot about that that the masks with the filters literally push out all of your air completely so it’s pointless to wear one if you’re reasoning is to protect others
Breathing your exhaust cant be good ... is there an "expert" that can tell me otherwise?
@@danengelland every time you breath in you're breathing a tiny part of the air you just breathed out - some air remain in your lungs, trachea and mouth - and it contains CO2 - with the face mask it happens the same but the amount of air that could remain between your mouth and the mask it's much smaller than the air that remains in your lungs and mouth
The slow motion of the sneeze with the explanation of one droplet containing millions of viral particles is causing my anxiety to spike at this very moment. But very informative video nonetheless.
Jesus, relax
@@mcnuffin1208 wow congrats bro! you literally just found the cure for all anxiety disorders! how should we mail you your nobel prize?????
@@katebushphotocard4505 as the dude above says, you are filled with trillions of viruses all the time
Same haha
The CDC has been giving out confusing and conflicting information since the beginning of this...
*It’s almost as if we can’t trust our government..🤔*
@@xCristianAndres Really?! Why EVER would you say that?
GLaDOS please excuse me for a moment there I was thinking for myself. I should be put in prison for not being a mindless brain dead zombie like most of the masses.
ok first fjord no we arnt zombies to the govt and everyone hates what the govt is doing rn but yea they arnt doing this all right
@@xCristianAndres sorry I was being sarcastic I totally agree with you... (keep thinking before its illegal!)
Finally a study that includes covering your mouth with your elbow when you sneeze/cough. Now I wanna see a video that mentions the importance of being able to get proper exercise so you're more prepared to fight the disease if you get sick. Also go over the fact that the restrictions are damaging people's mental health, and thus it's better to start lifting more and more restrictions.
yeah like opening the bars so everyone can be packed in like sardines.
@@jtm5487 I don't have a single regret. Being without the gym was a huge strain on many people.
Jacob M. Well what works for you doesn’t work for everyone. When I’m in the gym I always wipe down the equipment before and after using it. I see other people doing this as well. It’s not like going to bars where drunk people forget even basic manners and never keep distance.
*The spray planes have been spraying us daily for at least 15 years and not once did any Vatican Red Mass attendee ever recommend a mask for all of the Chemtrails. ps. Death is eternity conscious inside of the Sun.*
@@jtm5487 *Bubba where did you think all of the dead were before I told you they are inside of the Sun???*
4:44
I live by that supermarket in NYC. Unfortunately the first case of covid-19 was at the local hospital near me and the supermarket. Wyckoff medical center in brooklyn
1:14 "It's not providing the perfect protection"
Exactly. Don't wear seat belts either, because they don't provide perfect protection.
Donar lol exactly. Too many people have a “ how close can I get to the edge of the cliff without falling?” mentality.
👏👏
It's about false sense of security. There are lots of people that have the mentality that because they're wearing masks, they think that they're not going to get infected, so they become reckless and do high risk activities that they wouldn't have done otherwise.
Wearing masks and seat belts are good protections, but they shouldn't be used as justification to involve yourself in something that you wouldn't have done anyway. You should be wearing seatbelts when you're in a car race, but just because you're wearing seat belts doesn't mean that racing is safe or acceptable.
Wearing masks doesn't mean that it's ok to visit your friends and avoid social distancing; but if you really, really have to visit a friend, then wearing masks can give you a bit of protection.
@@yvrelna no one said that if you wear a mask it's ok to stop social distancing. Only you. What are you suggesting, that people should just not wear masks? Why not make sure everyone does every part of what is needed, rather than complain about people wearing masks.
@@JG-ib7xk Read again, with comprehension. I'm not the one that said that, but that's what often happens. Facts don't care about what I or you think.
Who else hates that the comments moved?
It only changed for some people and it will change back
@@williamhutton1752 thank god
@@williamhutton1752 what makes you so sure?
@@williamhutton1752 Google and their server side switches
Mine is normal just like it was
Looking at this 5 months later is surreal
sigh.. 15 months..
This situation with corona reminds of V for Vendetta.
It’s “problem, reaction, n solution” formula
I just walk around with my motorcycle helmet on. Problem sloved.
*”Yeah. This is big brain time”*
Ima do what's called a pro gamer move.
Thats a mood
I have those Google's and face guards that are sold as bikers accessories, will couple that with a face mask, let the world laugh, life over looks
Who are you who is so smart in their ways?
Remember when Vox tweeted in January not to worry about the coronavirus and that it would never be a deadly pandemic? That was fun.
Remember all the protesters from 2 days ago out in public spouting Fox News talking points along the same lines.
But I don't think that it would have become a deadly pandemic if in January every country started taking precautions and testing people for it.
It depends what you consider deadly. Anything is deadly if you think about it.
well it wasn't really that deadly when you compare it with other viruses
@@blackviking2079 You're right it's been significantly deadlier.
Don't mind me, just looking for politically charged comments
Edit: took me about 5 seconds of scrolling
I've always been very clean, not on an OCD level of clean, but I would be mindful of where I put my hands on, of where have the stuff I put on my mouth been, I'd be often washing my hands for more than 10 seconds (turned out to be even less time than I should), and my friends always gave me 💩 about it, always humiliating me, they turned mocking my cleanliness into a recurrent gag.
Then the pandemic happened, everyone started losing relatives (including me), *and* a girlfriend of a friend of mine freaking died from leptospirosis. And it all felt depressingly horrifying.
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That being said.
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There's a little part of me, deep inside, that keeps whispering to me:
"𝘞𝘩𝘰'𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘸?"
"𝑊𝐻𝑂'𝑠 ... 𝐿𝐴𝑈𝐺𝐻𝐼𝑁𝐺 ... 𝑁𝑂𝑊?"
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I'm a bad person.
@@ryungtung
50 Cent was shot 9 times, all at once, but he's alive and well.
Meanwhile, Prince was never shot and died still.
Therefore, according to your logic, "there is absolutely no connection between" getting shot and dying?
I mean...
Since your conclusion comes from *all the data* acquired from a single anecdotal case, while you're trying to go against not just actual extensive scientifical research but also against documented proof (because if the microorganisms can be seen under the microscope, then it's not a matter of opinion), don't you think you should, you know, reconsider?
Co workers laughed weeks ago when this granny started wearing one. Now it's required. No laughter now.
Very fantabulous of you! Good job. You're doing well for society itself, thank you.
i mean- if it's not going to protect us completely then what is it really doing? nothing.
if people just stay home, social distance whenever they NEED to go outside and people avoid touching their face, wash their hands and use hand sanitizer then they are practically safe, they even say masks can cause more damage than help
@Richard B no,
@Richard B fearing the virus is the least of my worries, so i am living my life
@@namelastname7895 "If it doesn't protect us 100% it's doing nothing" is one of the dumbest takes I've ever heard. Seatbelts don't protect you 100% from dying in a car accident so I guess you also don't wear one?
The US back then: You shouldn't wear masks unless you're sick!
The US now: cUt OuT a PiECe of NEwsPapEr fOR mAsK
edit: I 100% support wearing masks regardless of if you're a patient or not. The thing is you never know if you have the virus during the incubation period so wearing a mask is generally safer (and also numerous other reasons mentioned in this video)
WhY tHe weiRD MISspeLing?
@@TheOwenMajor It's like getting new information changes the recommendations. Weird.
Owen Major yea and If you use common sense you should wear a mask
@@TheOwenMajor Most people back then didn't know that covid can be spread even without symptoms. Are you saying you knew what 'asymptomatic' meant before covid? The media can only report on what health experts said. It's not the media's fault that health experts said what they said. It's not even the fault of health experts.
It's a new virus my guy. You're basically asking why the media doesn't know everything. Of course they don't. They don't make the information, they just report it.
@@TheOwenMajor funny how this is coming from someone that either doesn't know how to use critical thought himself, or is too bitter about being misled to accept sensible actions.
25% of covid patients don't show symptoms and in an ideal world, everyone would wear masks. However, back when covid patients were relatively rare, they would be concentrated at hospitals. Recommending that everyone wear facemasks would create more panick buying, which would deplete hospital PPE supplies and put whole communities at risk. Now that the pandemic is out of control and hospitals have secured better pipelines for getting PPE, news outlets are recommending everyone wear PPE.
Its media manipulation, but theres no sense in resenting people for doing their best to control a viral outbreak.
Can a mask stop the virus. I can still smell my friends farts.
5:36 Yeah, with a big ol valve on the front that opens every time you exhale lol
In New Jersey it is REQUIRED to wear a face mask to enter most places that are still open
Andromeda good
Same with Staten Island NY
So basically, make your own mask instead of *buying* masks.
They should've said this a lot more, but I guess they focused on getting people to stop buying masks in a panic. And I guess it worked, because masks aren't that much under supplied now.
I watch doctors and medical workers and copy what they do since they're professionals at this.
My first mask was home made. But then Fauci said we don't need them. Then months later says they are more important than ever. So it's makes me curious why he said they were not needed in the first place.
What I find interesting is that before face masks were mandated, there were many health directors and personnel talking about the negative health effects, and potential unintended behavioral impacts of community-wide mask ordinances that might INCREASE one’s risk of infection, and they were stating this as their primary reason against issuing mandates. Then the mandates were issued and now nobody is talking about harms, potential consequences, or any other negative effects. And you have countless people believing there is absolutely no risk to prolonged use of face masks.
Unfortunately, there are many and a lot of ppl have been misinformed and believe that the mask either benefits you or does nothing. That’s simply not the case.
I"m going to have a chain link fence installed
around my house to keep mosquitos out!
Asian countries : Wearing masks are necessary
Murica : No mask needed, Jesus will protect me
do you get enough oxygen to your lungs with a mask on?
Yes daydreamer dan
daydreamer dan yes
So sad but true. Seeing those protesters - though they represent a fraction of the population - is devastatingly heartbreaking to see as an American.
*Dancing coffin music plays*
This is about reducing the probability of being infected by the virus.
Social distancing, masks, washing hands all help to reduce the probability.
To slow the rate of infection in population or to bend the curve and stop exponential growth this I extremely important.
It is about individual contribution to protect the whole population. If everyone keeps following these measures we can slow down the spread and eventually tame the pandemic.
William Bozicevic shut up kid
William Bozicevic are u actually 5?
I remember japanese,Koreans and chinese wore masks even before i came in this world
Nick Foory your point?
Wasn’t it confirmed that the covid particles are small enough to go through the fabric anyway?
Really well done. Thank you so much for making this.
I am a high school teacher and masking is NOT required in our fall start-up plans for my school district (Boise School District). This is really disappointing. I am going to share this with my school leaders and press them on this issue. I will share this with my students too to press them to wear masks.
Thank you again for making this resource.
Seriously? Why not a hazmat suit?
Asians: Wear masks to prevent corona.
Americans: If I get corona, I get corona, nothing gonna stop me from partying.
Partying ?
CLASHwithGARRY
That wasn’t Americans though, that was one ignorant 18 year old on spring break in Florida
@@truepotential206 Lol! Nothing is going to stop me from mis-spelling too!
Check out HERD IMMUNITY, that is the real answer. No one can hide from viruses forever...
Florida man
You do realize people constantly touch their masks
7:22 and some people do that.
Also, since the air quality is already so bad, it just gets harder to breath
Aubrey Leeson No it doesn’t. Not how that works at all. I am asthmatic, so I have an oxygen regulator. Don’t drop until 99% with my mask on.
Jacob M. Ok, thanks for getting that cleared up
Face says "better you, mask, than me."
I won't go within 2 meters of someone who isn't wearing mask.
Masks can help, but the problem is, a person with COVID breathes high doses on their masks. Then they touch the mask while in the car. Then they touch things at the next store. Then the next store.
There's sanitisers in store entrances
@@cocoproductions3645 yea no one uses those
As a grocery store worker, when I see people who are not wearing masks, I feel like those people are not thinking about the people around them. Everyone has bandanas/handkerchief type things at home. Even old t-shirts will do. Please wear masks not just for yourself but at least for the people who are working day in and day out stocking foods on the shelves for you.
@@censoredforthetruth7475 I think you're overthinking this. They aren't saying to not show your face but to consider those around you.
@@censoredforthetruth7475 First of all, you don't have a mental problem for showing that you are respecting someones workplace and so that people don't get sick. Simply thinking of others for others protection isn't a mental problem but common decency. "Don't work in public"? So people should just quit their job and not pay bills for their families and for themselves? Some people don't have the luxury to have that they can work from home. Isolating yourself for the rest of your life? You have a complete ego logical ideology. People are risking themselves for the people that need to stock the shelves with food and essentials for people that need them. People like you think the world evolve around you and not thinking of the people around you. Showing your face isn't a sin. Nobody said it was. Wearing a mask is for PROTECTION, not to just hide your face.
Think of the others around you, instead of your narcissistic self.
@@ciberkid22 wearing a mask is not showing your face. There is no scientific proof these makeshift fabrics help.
@@censoredforthetruth7475 Did you even watch the first 2 minutes of the video?
@@censoredforthetruth7475 I don't use a makeshift fabric mas but you know what they say, better safe than sorry.
And I would consider 'not showing off your face' to be covering every single feature of your face, or as much as you can, like wearing a head mask, and sunglasses for example
Otakus can finally wear their Tokyo Ghoul masks in Public with confidence.
Kaneki!
Kaneki was ahead of his time!
I actually use a tactical gas mask with its proper filter that I owned for years. Totally didn't expect that I would used it evertime now whenever I go outside.
0:53 vox, you finally used an austrian video, I recognised billa right away!
Thank you for the tips. Appreciate it.
I would always wear a mask/bandana if I thought I was becoming sick or was sick. Sometimes my co workers would comment on it, asking why I’m wearing it. I had one manager that really appreciated I was wearing it, she said if I felt the need to go home early, that she would have been understanding to the fact.
still remember months ago when Hongkongers were wearing masks whilst travelling, whilst wandering around in the city, people would laugh at us, now see who's laughing now.
same in Delhi
2020 Thanksgiving is the first Thanksgiving in history where everybody is thankful, including drug traffickers who easily get through airport security wearing specially designed masks made for concealing illegal substances.
do something good for yourself, don't keep on scrolling, its pain.
in the netherlands we have to wear masks in public transport, but its illegal to wear mask that actually work. Those are saved for doctors. lol
It's that way every where
Cloth masks work quite well if made of more than one layer of good cotton & fit nicely onto the face with no gaps.
Better according to research than an N95 that doesn't properly fit.
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WOT?
N95 masks are as useless as a scarf. Plenty of researches, just google it up. UCLA is one.
And we have to make sure it;s a non-medical mask too
It's just 7 minutes video but they did like a movie trailer what an amazing channel VOX Keep it up 👍👍👍
Even the FFP1 is pretty good, if you can get it. Tests show that FFP, N95, and 3-ply surgical are very pretty effective at stopping most of the droplets etc - thus significantly reducing the chance of one's giving it to to others (while asymptomatic, for example), and also reduces the chance of catching it from others oneself. Don't be paralysed by fear, but be careful and sensible (that's for you, Manu!)
2:27 This is what brings Psychosomatics/Hypochondriacs to their knees.
There is absolutely NO correlation in the terms that you link together,
@@yankee2666 There is now.
Whenever I see footage of how much particle saliva is in the air because some people don’t cover their mouth when they cough or sneeze, my germ phobia goes into overdrive.😓
Fear monger s
Jasmine Hamilton
Maybe applying Vaseline to your lips might help when wearing the mask. Or that could be terrible advice that might affect the efficiency of the mask. Ask your mother what she thinks.
HindsightPOV or maybe don't wear one at all divide and rule is what is going on divide and rule we should be talking about all the facts
Jasmine Hamilton ask your mom why Donald trump doesn't wear one
Jasmine Hamilton
Ooh. Sorry about that.
Some countries: face masks
USA: *b l e a c h*
*O H . . . Y E S*
USA: *F I S H T A N K C L E A N E R*
@@VintageToiletsRock Pathological liar. That was proven FALSE Hydroxycholoquine does work and Big pHARMa are soiling themselves.
@@lemurianchick Stay woke my friend.
@just some guy who desperately wants a mustache You're never gonna get a mustache talking like that...
Can this get subtitles in Dutch (Nederlands) too please? Thank you!
I remember one time, Guy 1 asked Guy 2 where he can buy a prepaid load for his mobile phone. The next day, Guy 2 was mad because he got infected too.
Why? Both of them are wearing cloth mask but they didn't practice distancing. Cloth mask won't help but surgical mask can. What I do is surgical mask + cloth mask to make sure I protect myself.
Some people doesn't want to wear a mask but it is a personal choice if you should wear one. Here in the Philippines, it would cost you millions of pesos to survive. By the way, hospitals are declining covid-19 infected patients. Sad truth.
This video technique, is called Schlieren imaging. There are lots of very interesting videos on youtube on it.
7:22 okay but probably don't do that lol
Yesss!
Eh, I mean If you're living with someone, if one of you is positive the other one is too.
...Or the other way around
This is without a doub one of the best channels youtube could have. I learn soo much here. History, politics which is actually my week side, they give you all the scope of the story. Ex USA and Saudi Arabia relationship, How internet travels even going down to the waves frquencies for 0 and 1. All petrobas corruption story. This is really a top, very informative channel. Quality content. Keep it up.
This is 2 months ago and now the “rules” changed again
bc the virus develops over time? the virus and it’s effects change as time goes on, so they’ll obviously change the rules alongside them
@@ruby-cc4ds you're right, it's less deadly than it was a few months ago. ICU patient load has gone down as have general hospitalizations for it. It's getting weaker because we're reaching herd immunity. Can't reach that if everyone is tanking their immune systems by not being exposed to anything.
Thats not how the immune system works.
@@photonalchemist6574 part of having a stronger immune system is being exposed to bacteria and viruses. People are so terrified right now they aren't being exposed to anything, good or bad. So, in part, yes. That is how it works. You should read up a bit.
@@Liannabelle8 It's not as simple as you think it is. There are multiple elements to factor in. Controlled herd immunity development is safer than unattended herd immunity development. This means wearing a mask slow the propagation of the disease, allowing it to spread to only 1-2 person(s) out of a pool of 10 at a time. This method prevents hospitals to get flooded with patients. And also, it prevents essential services and businesses from completely shutting down due to a lack of operators(employees).
Why wasnt the air distortion of coughing shown with a cloth mask?
Maybe because the video was made before the virus
I'm currently residing in the Czech Republic, and we've been wearing masks mandatory since March the 16th. Since then we're dropping steadily in the global ranking. The government is estimating that by mid-june, society will re-open completely.
OH REALLY??? AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF U DONT WEAR YOUR MASK???
@@wildstyle203 why wouldn't anyone wear a mask thou?
@@Akislav1990 SO U DONT KNOW THE ANSWER OR WHAT??? I ASKED U A QUESTION NO???
@@Akislav1990 BUT ILL TELL U WHY I DONT AND WONT WEAR A MASK.. BCUZ I CANT CATCH A VIRUS FROM SOMEONE 🤯🤯🤯 WHAT DO U KNOW ABOUT VIRUSES??? IF U KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT HEALTH OR BIOLOGY ETC..U WOULDN'T B SOOOOO EASILY MANIPULATED BY THE TV MY CHILD😳
Czech people are smart. The only european country that sees China and WHO are giving misinformation.
So will we wear them during flu season?
So what about 6 months from now. 12 months from now. 18 months from now. 2 years from now. How long do we wear masks?? Im done.
Don't forget protective eyewear too ie. glasses, protect your mucus membranes.
Exactly! I wore a surgical mask over a N95 with a pair of chemistry goggles. I may look ridiculous, but I'll be the last man standing.
Most wear improperly and just spread it especially after 1 hr of use.
exactly!
Thank you for subtitles
It depends on whether you go with stripes or a checkered pattern.
Vox - did you change the title again? I swear when I saw it earlier it was something like - why you need to wear masks - or am I imagining things?
Yes it's written in the description, the precious one was : Why you should wear a face mask to fight coronavirus?
They've been doing that a lot lately, and I think that's for youtube referencement
SEO reasons methinks
I think that they can put out several versions of titles/ thumbnails for one video and then they stick with the one that brings the most views
@Bob Smith. You show you ignorance. Science works by continuously evaluating and improving knowledge. And yes, this means they lay be wrong at first and then improve. If you want unchangeable "truth" go read your Bible. See how far that has brought us.
@Raibert McGregor "that makes you unable to breath". it doesnt.
“Fed Ex, UPS...” C’mon man, that’s like naming the armed services and leaving out the Army! At least there was a picture of the heroic, ubiquitous mailman.
Forgot the brave firemen/medics. We go in wearing minimal protection but the people is our mission.
1uciano Lot of heroes out there today. What people think of as run of the mill jobs have turned into brave endeavors. And Firemen and Medics that potentially face extreme danger every single work shift of their career are now facing even more danger. Along with the police and military they are the true heroes of America! God bless them all and thank you for your service!
Cotton ones don’t work
Hi..I am KAZAKI from Malaysia....can we really on warring must...that's how we do over here..
your video sure help....thank you.
When she said "most of the uncertainty" I thought she said "most of the unspilled tea" and honestly I like the latter better
"Masks have to be used correctly to offer any protection at all". I have seen this being used against wearing masks. IMO the correct conclusion should be everyone needs to be TAUGHT to use mask correctly.
“People don’t know how to put them on correctly” aw man if only people had these thing in their pocket which gave them instant access to information.
That's truly a slap in the face of intelligence.
Short answer : nothing
1:46
@@asdf-bm4df so yes , im healthy i dont need it
absolutely nothing
A few questions. How long can respiratory particles stay airborn? What happens when viral particles attach themselves to a warm moist mask on a persons face? Why isn't eye protection encouraged in the same way masks are?
I'm not exactly sure. Sorry
Most importantly people should understand that masks are meant to protect others from you if you are sick and not to prevent you from getting sick.
It’s both.
THEY PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DROPLETS WHEN SOMEONE COUGHS, SNEEZES, BREATHES OR SPEAKS.
End of video.
I just wanna know, why is it so hard for us americans to wear a mask?
Because people believe their "freedoms" are being taken away or infringed upon. It's so selfish and disgusting.
Maybe it’s because masks don’t work and they don’t want to be force to wear something that doesn’t work @Kassea Boche...have you ever looked at it that way?
@@gman3918 If they didn't work, then we wouldn't be told to wear them.
They are not miracles, but they do help with controlling COVID.
Even if they didn't prevent you from getting ill, they would still prevent you from spreading those germs.