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Originally Posted by HarryT
I often wonder if people actually realise that wearing a face mask is to prevent them from infecting other people, and that it has zero impact on protecting the wearer against infection  . Surgeons wear face masks to prevent them infecting the patient - not vice versa. |
Actually, one of the vectors for flu infections is from touching infected material and then touching your nose/mouth. A mask will protect against that vector, if nothing else.