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> do you believe that masks stop spread of coronavirus between individuals? We don't know, we don't have much evidence either way. > but not stopping spread
by DanBC 6y ago
> do you believe that masks stop spread of coronavirus between individuals?
We don't know, we don't have much evidence either way.
> but not stopping spread over the population?
Where do people wear masks? They wear masks when leaving their homes. Some of those journeys are essential, but a lot of them are not.
People have chosen something (mask wearing) that has at best weak evidence over something (physical distancing) that has much stronger evidence.
- tzs 6y ago> People have chosen something (mask wearing) that has at best weak evidence over something (physical distancing) that has much stronger evidence. Most recommendations I've seen are to do both.
- username90 6y agoMany people don't do both though, when they have masks they do this: https://www.stripes.com/polopoly_fs/1.635444.1593270228!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_900/image.jpg https://www.stripes.com/polopoly_fs/1.635444.1593270228!/ima... They might have done so even without masks, it is hard to say, but it is pretty easy for people to think that it is fine to not keep distance when they have masks.