Cheapo Masks Still Can Protect against Covid-19

This NY Times Article tells us that the damage caused by Covid-19 is more than likely dose dependent. In other words, you will probably survive a few viruses but succumb to a massive intake. This is important vis-a-vis the latest controversy over wearing masks in public. Luckily for us all, many are buying into the idea. The exception being those who are terrified of healthcare workers not having PPE's. Now that the FDA has approved KN95 as comparable to N95, that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

MASKS of any kind should protect against a high dose of virus particles even if they don't protect you 100%. Being infected with a few viruses will not bring on full-blown disease because the immune system has time to mount a defense against future infections even those infections caused by the first virus to make it inside one of your cells.

The evidence is clear. If a cloth can stop a sneezing or coughing individual from spreading virus in one direction, certainly it can stop a massive  dose coming in the opposite direction.

To Mr. Trump I ask, does Melania and Baron know what a selfish prick you are? Yeah, sure, you feel good now but certainly you've heard by now that you can be asymptomatic and still spread the virus. What if someone comes to the oval office and infects you? Perhaps you think that that stash of antibodies at the WH will protect your loved ones or, perhaps, you're just a prick who can't think of technical matters to save his life--i.e., what if the virus mutates? Those Ab's might just be useless. Wear the fucking mask, Mr. President, and you just might convince Melania and Baron (and the others) that you actually give a shit about them.

cc: Governor Cuomo
      Dr. Zucker
      Dr. Fauci
      Dr. Birx
      Governor Murphy
      ABC
      CNN

Update on my homemade CPAP: Amazon failed me. I had to order the full face CPAP mask elsewhere. Give me a few days more.

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