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Masking still has to be done in conjunction with other measures (hand washing and decreased person-to-person contact).  While I agree that transmission via fomites is probably uncommon, transmission by passing the virus directly on hands (infected person coughs into hand, shakes hands with healthy person, healthy person hand scratches an itch under their nose) is probably pretty high.  And with masks, it is natural for people not used to them to frequently adjust them due to discomfort.  That's why hand washing and reducing hand-to-hand contact makes sense.

As an aside, I skimmed the article linked in the tweet and didn't see the numbers they reported.  Did I miss them?

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Masking still has to be done in conjunction with other measures (hand washing and decreased person-to-person contact).  While I agree that transmission via fomites is probably uncommon, transmission by passing the virus directly on hands (infected person coughs into hand, shakes hands with healthy person, healthy person hand scratches an itch under their nose) is probably pretty high.  And with masks, it is natural for people not used to them to frequently adjust them due to discomfort.  That's why hand washing and reducing hand-to-hand contact makes sense.

As an aside, I skimmed the article linked in the tweet and didn't see the numbers they reported.  Did I miss them?

BC