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But using general masks to stop a virus is like wearing a volleyball net to stop gnats. (In reality, the size disparity is far more extreme than that.)

>>masoni+(OP)
Viruses live in droplets. Droplets are greatly reduced by cotton masks (that's why they feel damp after a while).

>>masoni+(OP)
From what I have heard, a large part of the benefit is that it actively interferes with people casually, constantly and mindlessly touching their face.

Sort of like those cones we put on the necks of dogs to control some of their behavior when they have medical stuff happening.

>>Doreen+kH

  it actively interferes with people casually, constantly and mindlessly touching their face

Oh, I absolutely agree. And I see its value as not so much "actively interfering" like a Cone of Shame but by serving as a constant reminder against touching hands to face. (Eyes are highly vulnerable but are unprotected by masks.)