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CDC and other major institutions are looking out for the many not any one individual. They don't want there to be crazy private demand for masks competing with
by austhrow743 7y ago
CDC and other major institutions are looking out for the many not any one individual. They don't want there to be crazy private demand for masks competing with health care professionals.
- karthikb 7y agoYes, but dampening demand by spreading disinformation is incredibly dangerous. This latest paper: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196234/covid19-imperial-researchers-model-likely-impact/ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196234/covid19-imperial-rese... Shows that the pandemic and associated social distancing measures may need to go on for months. How does the CDC switch messaging from saying that masks are useless to "well you should wear one now since you're going out..."