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> then it is only the selfish segment of society that is being protected But wouldn't that also protect the unselfish?

• dghughes 2y ago
  Masks aren't worn only by infected people they are worn to protect against the virus. The virus exists whether you choose to wear a mask or not. But masks prevent an infected person from spreading it from coughing or from non-infected people from breathing it in.
  • peeters 2y ago
    I think you missed the comment that GP was responding to. They were responding to a claim that if masks only protect the virus from escaping, then masks only protect the selfish population.
  • t0bia_s 2y ago
    Did you ever read package leaflet of mask?