Wearing a mask when not sick may act as a fomite, transmitting the virus to the face if touched. — Whalespan
Wearing a mask when not sick may act as a fomite, transmitting the virus to the face if touched.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“if you go out in public you can use a mask but you probably don't need to in fact the mainstream recommendations that I am seeing now are to not use a mask unless you are sick the masks can actually ask act as a foam bite and if you touch the mask with your hands then you can transmit the virus to your face”