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Actually surgeons wear the masks to protect the patient not themselves. That's very similar to what likely is the biggest benefit of widespread mask use, reduci
by cycomanic 7y ago
Actually surgeons wear the masks to protect the patient not themselves. That's very similar to what likely is the biggest benefit of widespread mask use, reducing the infectiosness of people.
- ashtonkem 7y agoIt’s amazing how many people blindly repeat this as if it’s a good argument. It’s not a good counter argument at all. Stopping other people from catching something you might have is a fantastic reason to ask everyone to wear a mask during a pandemic. It’s actually probably the main reason you’d want to do so, from a public health perspective, because it helps you prevent asymptomatic thread. The idea that the surgeon general would beg everyone to not wear a mask is utter madness.
- cycomanic 7y agoI completely agree with you, they make perfect sense from a public health perspective and it was a major fck up by most of the health organisations World wide to say they wouldn't (if intentional or not doesn't really matter). However I was replying to a comment that was implying surgeons are using them to protect themselves. That is just wrong. There are enough good arguments for masks, one does not need to make incorrect statements.