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We can start with US Surgeon General (https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/1233725785283932160 https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/1233725785283932
by PeterisP 7y ago
We can start with US Surgeon General (https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/1233725785283932160 https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/12337257852839321... - "They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus")
And off the first page of duckduckgo:
https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-coronavirus-face-masks-not-entirely-effective-2020-1?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-coronavirus-face-masks...
https://time.com/5794729/coronavirus-face-masks/ https://time.com/5794729/coronavirus-face-masks/
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/how-to-avoid-coronavirus-on-flights-forget-masks-says-top-airline-doctor https://nationalpost.com/news/world/how-to-avoid-coronavirus...
But yes, many media companies are giving an appropriate message of either why there's little reason to wear a mask right now (little chance of random community spread today) or about the allocation of scarce masks to people who need them more.
- s1artibartfast 7y agoprevention /= harm reduction. condoms aren't 100% effective, but still worth using.