It's like a magic talisman, it comforts people even if it doesn't help.

The masks are literally harmful.

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They are sources for infection. They reduce blood oxygen levels, increase blood acidity, which hinders your system, and numerous other harmful direct-effects of wearing a mask.

It's like a magic cursed talisman, it comforts people even if it doesn't help as it directly and indirectly harms them.

the only people I know who have been confirmed to have covid came from non-mask wearing family who didn't lock down.

Confirmed with an invalid test. The tests are meaningless.
If they're sick, then they should stay home until they're feeling better.
Take zinc, vitamin b complex, magnesium, and vitamin c.
The flu depletes zinc, which affects taste buds and smell.
Taking zinc will replenish this depletion, and they'll be fine.

Now there's a concern it's going to spread within my wife's side since there was contact with the people who are currently infected. One of them is on a ventilator now

Infected with the flu?

Everyone should immediately boost their immune systems with vitamins. Take zinc, vitamin b complex, magnesium, and vitamin c.
Also, try to get plenty of sunlight.

Note:

• The only skin that gets sunlight in cold winter months is the face and hands.
  
• They're telling us to cover up half of that vitamin B producing skin.
  
• This will make people less healthy, and much more ill if they do get the flu.
  

The media and govt motivation for this is obvious.

They want us to get more sick.

Do your family a solid, and buy them the vitamins they need and deliver them to them yourself.

It's criminal that the media isn't recommend these vitamins.