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That is a good point which is worth discussing. From an opposite point of view Czech Republic mandated masks early on which seemed to work. Now they are in a ba
by bot41 6y ago
That is a good point which is worth discussing. From an opposite point of view Czech Republic mandated masks early on which seemed to work. Now they are in a bad state which is being blamed on relaxing the restrictions they had in place.
- mathgorges 6y agoThis is interesting. Hypothesis: Wearing a mask is a physical reminder that we're in a pandemic, which helps folks remember to do other things which reduce their risk (avoid touching things unnecessarily, wash hands more often, staying at home unless necessary, etc)
- theplague42 6y agoThere was a Japanese study about this awhile back and that was the general conclusion; that the signaling is important regardless of any "real" effect. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3536629/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3536629/