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I was in Florida two weeks ago--Orlando and Sarasota. I'm a Massachusetts resident. In Florida, I observed around 90+% mask usage in grocery stores. In a random
by ericb 5y ago
I was in Florida two weeks ago--Orlando and Sarasota. I'm a Massachusetts resident. In Florida, I observed around 90+% mask usage in grocery stores. In a random ColdStone creamery, I saw maybe 70%, Five guys was probably 80% except while eating.
In Massachusetts, usage is certainly higher, but maybe in practicality, not enough to make a difference compared to other factors?
- Kiro 5y ago1% mask usage in Sweden and we also have extremely low flu numbers.
- ericb 5y agoInteresting. Do people still associate indoors in large numbers, or is that unchanged as well? As in, could behavioral change be a driver? I also wonder, with far less numerical opportunity to spread and mutate, if the flu wasn't able to "grow" a good candidate with good evolutionary fitness this year, so distancing and mask usage affect countries even where they aren't practiced.
- Kiro 5y agoNo, we have other restrictions and recommendations resulting in various degrees of social distancing. Definitely less than countries that did lockdowns but it's probably as you say a combination of our own measures and other countries' more rigid restrictions (including masks) killing off the international transmission routes. So we should be thankful that other countries took this more seriously if that's the case.