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Public health officials knew perfectly that masks give some protection against viruses in general, it was already known 100 years ago. They lied so that the mas
by xiphias2 5y ago
Public health officials knew perfectly that masks give some protection against viruses in general, it was already known 100 years ago. They lied so that the masks don't get bought up instead of just coordinating the distributions using govenmental channels.
- topranks 5y agoNo they were wrong about the virus’ ability to stay airborne. They didn’t lie, they made a mistake. And when it became apparent they changed the advice. https://www.wired.com/story/the-teeny-tiny-scientific-screwup-that-helped-covid-kill/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-teeny-tiny-scientific-screwu...