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There aren't enough masks available, and it reasonable for health care workers to be given highest priority access to them.
by JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
There aren't enough masks available, and it reasonable for health care workers to be given highest priority access to them.
- WheelsAtLarge 7y agoI totally agree that first responders need to get them first. This virus will not go away. We need to plan towards the future until we get a vaccine or there's enough herd immunity that it's no longer a threat. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22708139 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22708139
- woofie11 7y agoThat's a reasonable argument to make, and a correct one. That's different from the lie which is being given to the population: that they don't help.
- sdhankar 7y agoThats the question I am struggling with, what does it takes to set up infrastructure for masks on scale, maybe somewhat lower quality for the population. Compared to the cost of shutting down lives of people which would have a very long term impact.
- npalmer76 7y agoCertainly N95 and such should go to providers but if everybody used even a cotton bandana on their face would help.