Originally posted by MidEngineManiac: Nailed it !!! Fimme a frucken break, if a piece of cloth could stop a virus we would have stopped the common cold hundreds of years ago !
The viruses that cause what are known as common or mild "colds" are not much different than the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19.
I believe an online search would find reports that there have been population decreases in the usual prevalence of common cold symptoms during times and within areas where masks, social distancing and partial lockdowns have been in effect. Decreases for both common cold symptoms and cases of seasonal influenza. I've certainly read at least one such report, that I can remember.
[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 10-19-2020).]
