Face Masks - from a local surgeon
'With our grandchildren back in school, masks have once again been very much in the newsHere retired surgeon Sam Laucks has this to say about wearing masks:“OK, here’s my rant about masks: I have spent the past 39 years working in the field of surgery. For a significant part of that time I have worn a mask. I have worked with hundreds (probably thousands) of colleagues during those years who have also worn masks. Not a single one us of became ill, passed out, or died from lack of oxygen.There is good evidence that masks make a real differencein diminishing the transmission of Covid-19. Please, forthe sake of others (and for the sake of yourself), wear yourmask when in public. It won’t kill you! Please be sure thatBOTH your nose and mouth are covered! Evidence showsthat masks are extremely effective in preventing the spreadof fluid droplets and may be the best tool available right now to fight it.A mask is certainly not 100% protective but the severity of Covid-19 infection is at least partially “dose-dependent.” In other words, the more virus particles that enter your body, the sicker you are likely to become. Viruses don’t move on their own. They do not fly across the room like a mosquito. Covid-19 travels in a CARRIER: the carrier is a fluid droplet and you expel fluid droplets when you cough, sneeze, sing, laugh, talk or simply exhale. Most of your fluid droplets will be stopped from entering the air in the room if you are wearing a mask – the main reason to wear a mask is to PROTECT OTHERS. Even if you don’t care about yourself, wear your mask to protect your neighbours, co-workers and friends!”
Jane Carter ● 2042d5 Comments