@greenpea PMd me with the following. I see that you don't have any public posts yet. Let today be your first. Welcome aboard.
You're correct, Masks don't block individual viral particles. The particles travel in water droplets we expel when talking, coughing, whatever. Mask holds those droplets preventing my spit, filled with virus, from flying through the air into your mouth. I wear a mask because it protects you from me.
Surgeons wear masks to protect the patient from anything that might come out of the surgons mouth. Same idea.
You're correct, Masks don't block individual viral particles. The particles travel in water droplets we expel when talking, coughing, whatever. Mask holds those droplets preventing my spit, filled with virus, from flying through the air into your mouth. I wear a mask because it protects you from me.
Surgeons wear masks to protect the patient from anything that might come out of the surgons mouth. Same idea.

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