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From an outsider perspective (I'm Canadian), the politicalization of wearing a mask seems like a huge distraction from action that can make a much bigger differ

by corny 6y ago

From an outsider perspective (I'm Canadian), the politicalization of wearing a mask seems like a huge distraction from action that can make a much bigger difference: * staying home when even a little bit sick * physical distancing (esp. indoors) * hand washing * don't touch your eyes, nose, mouth with unclean hands * getting tested if having symptoms * if physical distancing is not possible, then wearing a mask (esp. indoors) I kind of worry that in a desperate attempt to improve the economy, US governments will continue to ignore the advice of experts and embrace mask-wearing as a panacea.

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
US governments have to deal with the fundamental problem that the US public doesn't want to physically distance anymore. They want to gather with friends and family, eat in restaurants, drink in bars, even hold large public gatherings for their political causes. If the government doesn't offer advice on how to do these things safely, that'll just mean they get done unsafely.
- closeparen 6y ago
  Was it ever the plan to maintain physical distancing for the next several years? As lockdowns started, the most alarming projections had us cycling it on and off periodically. Not going cold turkey on all human interaction for the long haul.
  - SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
    Those projections called for a long initial period, long enough to drive transmission to near-zero, which hasn’t yet happened in the US.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > As lockdowns started, the most alarming projections had us cycling it on and off periodically. Not going cold turkey on all human interaction for the long haul. The projected initial period of lockdown before going into cycling was longer than even the places that locked down early and reopened late had it, and that was assuming coordinated national response not many places not initially participating in the lockdown.

by corny 6y ago

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago

US governments have to deal with the fundamental problem that the US public doesn't want to physically distance anymore. They want to gather with friends and family, eat in restaurants, drink in bars, even hold large public gatherings for their political causes. If the government doesn't offer advice on how to do these things safely, that'll just mean they get done unsafely.

closeparen 6y ago
Was it ever the plan to maintain physical distancing for the next several years? As lockdowns started, the most alarming projections had us cycling it on and off periodically. Not going cold turkey on all human interaction for the long haul.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
  Those projections called for a long initial period, long enough to drive transmission to near-zero, which hasn’t yet happened in the US.
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > As lockdowns started, the most alarming projections had us cycling it on and off periodically. Not going cold turkey on all human interaction for the long haul. The projected initial period of lockdown before going into cycling was longer than even the places that locked down early and reopened late had it, and that was assuming coordinated national response not many places not initially participating in the lockdown.