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It's unclear to me why you think this article is exculpatory.

• nvahalik 6y ago
  The article is being published by a "reputable" online news source. Regardless of whether or not it is truthful, if you saw a CNN article saying it was still safe to cruise, wouldn't you think about it?
  • pmiller2 6y ago
    I could absolutely see people being persuaded that taking a cruise was safe if they saw it on CNN. Personally, I wouldn't be caught dead on a cruise ship, even before the pandemic, but that's just me. I did, however, fall for the "masks aren't necessary for the general public" line that the CDC was pushing for a while. I was doubly stupid, because I had a small stock of N95's from the recent California wildfires that I didn't even use. I'm now wearing one every time I go out other than to walk my dog. Fortunately, I have not (yet) had symptoms of the virus, and I hope I can avoid it for as long as possible, because I have mild asthma and a heart murmur, and don't really need any more cardiorespiratory issues.
    • fl0wenol 6y ago
      That was because there wasn't enough supply for medical personnel because everyone was buying them up like toilet paper. And while it "worked", it wasn't enough. Also, we didn't know enough about asymptomatic carriers which is why they switched directions and were recommending you make them out of t-shirts and elastic, etc.
      • pmiller2 6y ago
        Nonetheless, I had already purchased the masks last year, and was persuaded not to wear them by the CDC, because I was asymptomatic. I haven't bought any additional N95 masks in months, so I wasn't a part of the lack of supply problem. Luckily, I haven't developed symptoms yet, but I would say the CDC's "guidance" was rather misguided.
        • petre 6y ago
          Sure, CDC/WHO misinformation. Why do you think Asian tourists are regulary wearing face masks while on vacation? Because of the SARS, MERS and H1N1 outbreaks.
          • pmiller2 6y ago
            Why would I pay attention to anything Asian tourists do?
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          • perl4ever 6y ago
            I am having a little cognitive dissonance from a few things I seem to be reading frequently: 1) The WHO is/was too cozy with China 2) The WHO is/was against facemasks but 3) China and other Asian countries set an example of using facemasks which Westerners should do too. These aren't exactly necessarily precisely contradictory things, but put them together and they make the anti-WHO narrative feel wrong and forced.
            • petre 6y ago
              3. Mainly Korea, Japan and HK. Not sure about Taiwan or mainland China. Anti-WHO narrative? The WHO failed to do its job warning earlier about the severity of this crisis and issuing guidelines that would have helped contries and people prepare. Their current leadership should at least resign at this point.
            • pmiller2 6y ago
              You forgot 4) China makes half the world's masks and was keeping them for themselves: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/business/masks-china-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/business/masks-china-coro...