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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

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 7y 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 7y 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 7y ago
    Why would I pay attention to anything Asian tourists do?
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  - perl4ever 7y 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 7y 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 7y 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...

pmiller2 7y 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 7y 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 7y ago
  Why would I pay attention to anything Asian tourists do?
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- perl4ever 7y 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 7y 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 7y 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...