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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (163751)	10/16/2020 9:31:54 AM
From: Horgad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217845

"last night Mr. Trump said he was OK with masks.. but he had `heard`that 85% of those wearing masks contract Covid" It has long been known/acknowledge that only n95 or better masks will work to prevent the spread. This goes back to the very start when Chinese health care workers were getting sick. But I rarely see anyone wearing one of that high of standard. Cheap masks probably lower your odds a bit when social distancing, but it is inevitable over time that you will catch it you are hanging in close proximity with a spreader. However, the evidence is mounting that masks reduce your initial virus exposure and that there is a correlation between initial virus exposure and how sick you get. The theory being that small exposures give your immune system time to ramp up before your body is overwhelmed...