4 ms·

They solved it by almost completely stopping Covid-19 at the border. So while there are indeed many lessons to learn from Taiwan, I doubt they are the people to

• renewiltord 6y ago
  Perhaps the Koreans or the Japanese, then. Or perhaps we can wait ten years for a New York Times article describing a scientific paper, billed "The unreasonable effectiveness of masking to fight last decade's pandemic". It could perhaps start with a few chapters on how "When I was 18, I'd planned to take the summer off to go to the Pyrenees" followed by how the author rarely ever fell sick. Halfway through, there'll be some text about how "But the culture of mask wearing in Asia led to far lower viral loads for those exposed, scientists say, allowing them to fight off the disease. Few, if any, actually fell ill. But in my hometown..." and then some folksy take on what their hometown is like. A small town in Ohio is a good one. "By the time scientists had realized the value of face masks, that hometown had been ravaged by both disease and closures". Now you can insert some tale about a local diner that was open for 50 years and now had to close. Approximately 1400 words later you can quote a few papers that revealed that with universal masking risk of infection is remarkably low. It will be an unprecedented discovery. Then a few Taboola ads at the bottom about how "This new garment will take the world by storm" with someone wearing a mask. And then we can discuss it on HN. If you remember me then, make sure to link to this comment.