Er is internationaal er bijzonder weinig weerstand tegen het instellen van voorschriften over het dragen van mond/neus/gezichtsmaskers.
Alleen al intuïtief kun je werking verklaren, maar is is voldoende onderzoek dat het dragen, en de werking ervan beschrijft.
Face masks: what the data say
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02801-8
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To be clear, the science supports using masks, with recent studies suggesting that they could save lives in different ways: research shows that they cut down the chances of both transmitting and catching the coronavirus, and some studies hint that masks might reduce the severity of infection if people do contract the disease.
But being more definitive about how well they work or when to use them gets complicated. There are many types of mask, worn in a variety of environments. There are questions about people’s willingness to wear them, or wear them properly. Even the question of what kinds of study would provide definitive proof that they work is hard to answer.
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Nevertheless, most scientists are confident that they can say something prescriptive about wearing masks. It’s not the only solution, says Gandhi, “but I think it is a profoundly important pillar of pandemic control”. As Digard puts it: “Masks work, but they are not infallible. And, therefore, keep your distance.”
Scientific Brief: Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2
https://www.cdc.gov/coron...ng-science-sars-cov2.html
Background
SARS-CoV-2 infection is transmitted predominately by respiratory droplets generated when people cough, sneeze, sing, talk, or breathe. CDC recommends community use of masks, specifically non-valved multi-layer cloth masks, to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Masks are primarily intended to reduce the emission of virus-laden droplets (“source control”), which is especially relevant for asymptomatic or presymptomatic infected wearers who feel well and may be unaware of their infectiousness to others, and who are estimated to account for more than 50% of transmissions.1,2 Masks also help reduce inhalation of these droplets by the wearer (“filtration for personal protection”). The community benefit of masking for SARS-CoV-2 control is due to the combination of these effects; individual prevention benefit increases with increasing numbers of people using masks consistently and correctly.
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Conclusions
Experimental and epidemiological data support community masking to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The prevention benefit of masking is derived from the combination of source control and personal protection for the mask wearer. The relationship between source control and personal protection is likely complementary and possibly synergistic14, so that individual benefit increases with increasing community mask use. Further research is needed to expand the evidence base for the protective effect of cloth masks and in particular to identify the combinations of materials that maximize both their blocking and filtering effectiveness, as well as fit, comfort, durability, and consumer appeal. Adopting universal masking policies can help avert future lockdowns, especially if combined with other non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing, hand hygiene, and adequate ventilation.
Use of facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.thelancet.com...-2600(20)30352-0/fulltext
As of July 26, 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected more than 16 000 000 individuals worldwide and caused over 600 000 deaths from COVID-19. Despite advances in pharmacological treatment and early vaccine development, reducing transmission of the virus with the use of facemasks (referring to medical or surgical masks, N-95 and similar respirators, cloth masks, and bandannas) by health-care workers and the public alike remains a hotly debated topic due to politicisation of discourse and decision making.
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In summary, the current best evidence includes the possibility of important relative and absolute benefits of wearing a facemask. Depending on the pandemic situation in a given geographical setting, the desirable consequences of wearing a facemask may or may not outweigh the undesirable consequences. These considerations should influence policy makers' recommendations starting with the involvement of the relevant stakeholders. In highly populated areas that have high infection rates—eg, USA, India, Brazil, or South Africa—the use of masks will probably outweigh any potential downsides. If larger relative effects of masks are confirmed by forthcoming trials, and the entire population wants to make a contribution to reduce transmission, then a few months of universal facemask wearing would achieve a lot, but it will come at a cost. That cost might be lower than not reopening businesses and schools once baseline risk achieves acceptable levels. As no intervention is associated with affording complete protection from infection, a combination of measures will always be required, now and during the next pandemic.
Het leeuwendeel van de weigeraars is alleen maar met het eigen ego bezig.
... ik vind ...
Wanneer dat in je straatje past, zoals velen doen, kun je van alles blijven ontkennen, maar de miljarden maskers die door de hele wereld wél gedragen worden spelen een veel grotere rol dan de paar miljoen ontkenners in NL.
Ik begrijp werkelijk niet waarom de bijzonder kleine moeite van het dragen van zo'n ding voor die mensen meer moeite is, dan er ellenlange discussies over voeren met argumenten uit het ongerijmde, drogredenen, etc. Behoudens die zeer geringe groep waarvoor het dragen ervan hinder oplevert.
En ja, ik heb zelf astmatische bronchitis, een ellenlange lijst allergieën voor de luchtwegen. Ik draag dat ding gewoon, consequent, vanaf het moment dat het werd aangeraden.
Het werkt. Ontkennen vanuit deze instelling is niet alleen bijzonder contraproductief, als gewoon compleet zinloos.
Wat heeft het voor zin, om constant het gevoerd beleid, gebas
eerd op adviezen van de godganse medische wereld in Nederland (ja, en ook daar zullen, net als overal, extremisten, dissidenten onder zijn, à la homeopaten, etc.), alleen maar te ondermijnen, wanneer de (o,a. medische) wetenschap erover uit is dat het wél werkt?
De eerste terughoudendheid van o.a. de RIVM-baas heeft hier natuurlijk niet bij geholpen, maar die onthoudt zich nu wel van tegenwerpingen.
Nog een vracht aan bronnen:
https://www.google.com/se...&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8"Atheism is an attitude, a frame of mind that looks at the world objectively, fearlessly, always trying to understand all things as a part of nature" - Carl Sagan