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Masks would work if everybody wore them
by rorykoehler 6y ago
Masks would work if everybody wore them
- tmountain 6y agoAnd, wore them properly.
- atemerev 6y agoI was in southern France recently. Nearly 100% of people there are wearing masks inside shops, public transport, and other confined spaces. And still, even there we now see the clear increase in daily cases (it is much slower than before, but still happening)
- DanBC 6y agoThere's no (edit to add: good} evidence for that.
- glofish 6y agothe problem is that masks have a minor effect at best thus in no way represent the solution so many seek
- atemerev 6y agoNot “a minor effect”, they seem to improve Rt more or less significantly (according to preliminary studies). But they are probably not enough on their own.
- Gwypaas 6y agoThis feels like such an American solution. If everyone just does this one magic thing then life will continue on as usual. First it was hydroxychloroquine, then a lock-down and now masks. Masks worn correctly limits spread, but it's just a piece in the puzzle of tools available, and almost certainly not the most significant one, that is not meeting people. Look at Finland, Norway and Denmark, they all successfully controlled it so far without mask usage. Catching up with research they now encourage it in indoor situations where you can't distance, even though the recommendation still is to not even be there if possible. Leaving it as a tool available if current measures aren't enough.