Channel: Be Smart

Category: Education

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Description: PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: to.pbs.org/DonateOKAY ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We're on PATREON! Join the community ►► patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a video! ►► bit.ly/iotbs_sub Bottom line: Masks work. They are safe for almost everyone to wear, and the more people that wear them along with adhering to physical distancing and other strategies, then that's more lives we'll save. But there's still a lot of confusion and misinformation out there when it comes both to wearing masks and the actual risks of getting infected with COVID-19. In this video, I address a few of the most common myths and misunderstandings using scientific evidence. #WearAMask 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Myth 1: Farts vs. viral particles 02:20 Myth 2: Cloth masks can't stop viruses 03:25 Myth 3: Oxygen deprivation/CO2 poisoning 05:40 Myth 4: Toxins 06:41 Myth 5: I feel healthy so I don't need a mask 07:51 Myth 6: Masks aren't 100% effective, so why wear one? 08:34 Mask-wearing history 09:25 Myth 7: Government mask exemptions 10:24 Myth 8: COVID isn't a big deal 12:09 Conclusion Watch our previous video about masks: youtu.be/0Tp0zB904Mc Our entire COVID-19 playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmqeqKj7M-pvu23aAUn6gtvDZAymnZ0K References: sites.google.com/view/covid-mask-myths-references/home Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: AlecZero Diego Lombeida Dustin Ernesto Silva George Gladding Jay Stephens Marcus Tuepker Megan K Bradshaw Peter Ehrnstrom Ron Kakar Robert Young vincbis Join us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter twitter.com/DrJoeHanson twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram instagram.com/DrJoeHanson instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Facebook facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs