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The primary plan was to do the absolute only thing available against the virus: social distance. We have no other way to fight it than to starve it out with 14
by ianai 6y ago
The primary plan was to do the absolute only thing available against the virus: social distance. We have no other way to fight it than to starve it out with 14 day quarantines and other social distancing tactics. No other motive is needed when you’ve only got “one bullet in the chamber” that’s the bullet you’re going to fire.
- giantDinosaur 6y agoThere's another method: masks. Making them mandatory seems likely to have real, significant effects. It seems almost impossible to make them mandatory in western countries without absolutely massive cause, though.
- ianai 6y agoThat’s what I thought too but michael osterholm‘s recent comments led me to believe masks are ineffective.