By Kathleen Rhodes, Stevensville
One thought out there:
Having a mask on makes you safe, right? OK, then why does someone who doesn’t have a mask on make you feel unsafe? You are safe in your mask, aren’t you?
Another thought out there:
By wearing a mask you are protecting others from you. So, does that mean you’re sick?
Think about it.
Chris says
Kathleen,
It really is not complicated. You wrote:
“Having a mask on makes you safe, right? OK, then why does someone who doesn’t have a mask on make you feel unsafe? You are safe in your mask, aren’t you?”
ANSWER: Having a mask gives you some protection (depending on the type of mask) but does not offer absolute protection. The primary benefit of wearing a mask is that it protects others from you unknowingly spreading the disease if you have it and either are asymptomatic, or actually have symptoms and are still out and about. So, the premise of your questions assume things that are not true.
You also ask:
“By wearing a mask you are protecting others from you. So, does that mean you’re sick?”
ANSWER: You may well be sick and asymptomatic or have a mild set of symptoms. So yes, you may be sick, or you may not be. That is why the more people that wear a mask, the faster we can control the virus spread and get back to some semblance of normality.
Think about it.
Roger Mitchell says
I like it. Short, sweet, to the point.