Science of COVID - Masks - Formosahut forum

Not sure if i agree with their discussion on masks - though i defend their right to have it. The host says something like 'All the scientific studies point to masks being ineffective' - that's not a correct statement. In fact there have been lots of studies, including pre-Covid, saying masks are effective.

There is also the example of Taiwan, and other Asian countries, where masks were worn from the get-go.

Are masks a magic bullet? Probably not. Can they stop Covid if it's already running rampant? Maybe not. But it seems like commonsense that if i have Covid and i cough - then that virus, which is carried in droplets, is gonna spread less if i am wearing a mask. Furthermore they are cheap and accessible to every person on the planet - unlike vaccines.