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The "only" is a typo.
by tantalor 7y ago
The "only" is a typo.
- garmaine 7y agoNope, check the link.
- tantalor 7y agoNo I mean it is a typo on the WHO page, I sent them feedback suggesting this phrasing: "Wear a mask if you are healthy and you are taking care of a person with COVID-19."
- garmaine 7y agoIt’s a bit presumptuous to assume that the WHO has a typo in a document like this. Besides their messaging has been consistent.
- tantalor 7y agoAnyone can make a mistake.
- garmaine 7y agoI've worked at large government agencies. These things are reviewed and signed off by dozens of people before posting. Besides, like I said this is not the only place they've said this. They've been consistent in down-playing the importance of masks.
- chrisseaton 7y agoHow do you know they made a typo, rather than that's what they meant?
- tantalor 7y agoHanlon's Razor
- chrisseaton 7y agoPerhaps it's neither malice, nor stupidity, but rather... just a different opinion to yours?
- throwaway829 7y ago> "There is no specific evidence to suggest that the wearing of masks by the mass population has any potential benefit. In fact, there's some evidence to suggest the opposite in the misuse of wearing a mask properly or fitting it properly," WHO executive director of health emergencies Mike Ryan said Monday. - https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/who-dont-wear-face-masks https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/... WHO has been saying "uninfected" people should not wear masks from the beginning. That's bad advice unless you're trying to save masks for medical works which makes it a well-intentioned untruth. Either way I don't like YouTube deleting a video that contradicts this WHO "advice".
- tantalor 7y agoThanks for explaining, I didn't know that. That advice is certainly bad. I agree with your take.