# If you (individual or country) are still masking, why will you ever stop? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [February 10, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-individual-or-country-are-still-masking-why-will-you-ever-stop/979554 "2023-02-10T01:17:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 128
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-individual-or-country-are-still-masking-why-will-you-ever-stop/979554/128 "2023-02-13T04:30:05Z")
FYI, I made a spin-off to discuss mask efficacy specifically. > [@Are N95 Masks Effective at Filtering Airborne Viruses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-n95-masks-effective-at-filtering-airborne-viruses/979683): > > Continuing the discussion from [If you (individual or country) are still masking, why will you ever stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-individual-or-country-are-still-masking-why-will-you-ever-stop/979554/107): I think you’re missing my point. It is presumably true that N95 masks are subjected to flow tests before being certified, and that they pass that test. While an appeal to authority is not irrefutable truth, the burden lies upon you to prove that the masks do not actually filter particulate matter. To convince me, you would need to show me an actual flow test, not simply note with a microsco… ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-individual-or-country-are-still-masking-why-will-you-ever-stop/979554)._