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Because it takes months to open a mask factory.

vearwhershuh 7y ago
Ah, well, that explains it. Mask technology is extremely advanced, after all. And how long does it take to produce a safe, well tested vaccine that we are supposed to give to our kids?
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
  > And how long does it take to produce a safe, well tested vaccine that we are supposed to give to our kids? Didn't we cover this in SARS-COV-1 and Ebola outbreak 1 and Ebola outbreak 2 and Ebola outbreak 3? It takes a while. Generally months. When one of these shows up, you'll hear some news about an expiremental vaccine and someone volunteering to get it, but it normally takes quite a while- -months- to get all the stuff in place to actually get it to your kids. Betting on a vaccine swooping in to save isn't smart.
  - vearwhershuh 7y ago
    Exactly my point. I agree entirely.
  - wool_gather 7y ago
    There is apparently one trial beginning now: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/21/818759617/i-wanted-to-do-something-says-mother-of-2-who-is-first-to-test-coronavirus-vacci https://www.npr.org/2020/03/21/818759617/i-wanted-to-do-some... Per current rules, there's 14 months of monitoring involved before it is considered safe.
dreamcompiler 7y ago
Indeed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22613061 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22613061
dessant 7y ago
The threat has been known for months. But regardless, there are several factories around the world that are being repurposed to start producing masks immediately. While mask production ramps up, it would be essential to stop spreading the misinformation on official channels that masks don't work, and also teach people how to correctly wear them. There are lots of people on the streets with masks pulled down on their chin or covering their mouths only. Everyone should wear a mask, and if they don't have a mask, everyone should be teached to create makeshift masks, because almost anything that is a barrier in front of your face, such as a scarf, will help with reducing the spread of the virus. Most infections are either asymptomatic, or cause mild symptoms that are not necessarily identified as COVID-19, but those people are still spreading the virus, because government officials are telling them to not wear masks. What's more twisted, those who do wear masks out of precaution are called out and sometimes attacked because of this misinformation.
kev009 7y ago
It only takes a few minutes to transfer funds to extant facilities and ensure the workers are justly compensated for their risk and extended hours.
qes 7y ago
Isn't Elon Musk going to deliver 250K masks, like, tomorrow?

Ah, well, that explains it. Mask technology is extremely advanced, after all. And how long does it take to produce a safe, well tested vaccine that we are supposed to give to our kids?

HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
> And how long does it take to produce a safe, well tested vaccine that we are supposed to give to our kids? Didn't we cover this in SARS-COV-1 and Ebola outbreak 1 and Ebola outbreak 2 and Ebola outbreak 3? It takes a while. Generally months. When one of these shows up, you'll hear some news about an expiremental vaccine and someone volunteering to get it, but it normally takes quite a while- -months- to get all the stuff in place to actually get it to your kids. Betting on a vaccine swooping in to save isn't smart.
- vearwhershuh 7y ago
  Exactly my point. I agree entirely.
- wool_gather 7y ago
  There is apparently one trial beginning now: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/21/818759617/i-wanted-to-do-something-says-mother-of-2-who-is-first-to-test-coronavirus-vacci https://www.npr.org/2020/03/21/818759617/i-wanted-to-do-some... Per current rules, there's 14 months of monitoring involved before it is considered safe.

dreamcompiler 7y ago

Indeed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22613061 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22613061

dessant 7y ago

The threat has been known for months. But regardless, there are several factories around the world that are being repurposed to start producing masks immediately. While mask production ramps up, it would be essential to stop spreading the misinformation on official channels that masks don't work, and also teach people how to correctly wear them. There are lots of people on the streets with masks pulled down on their chin or covering their mouths only. Everyone should wear a mask, and if they don't have a mask, everyone should be teached to create makeshift masks, because almost anything that is a barrier in front of your face, such as a scarf, will help with reducing the spread of the virus. Most infections are either asymptomatic, or cause mild symptoms that are not necessarily identified as COVID-19, but those people are still spreading the virus, because government officials are telling them to not wear masks. What's more twisted, those who do wear masks out of precaution are called out and sometimes attacked because of this misinformation.

kev009 7y ago

It only takes a few minutes to transfer funds to extant facilities and ensure the workers are justly compensated for their risk and extended hours.

qes 7y ago

Isn't Elon Musk going to deliver 250K masks, like, tomorrow?