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I agree. I'm just asking if we have info on population spread effects for masks / no masks. "Masks won't protect you" isn't an answer to that question. I don'

I agree. I'm just asking if we have info on population spread effects for masks / no masks. "Masks won't protect you" isn't an answer to that question. I don't wear a mask when requested by local guidelines or businesses as some kind of guarantee that I don't get COVID. And yes, having kids not all go to school and then return to their families on a daily basis would probably have a much bigger affect on community spread. But if we can't get political will for masks or vaccinations then I don't know where we're going to find it for another round of kids staying home.

GeekyBear 5y ago
> Masks won't protect you" isn't an answer to that question. The answer to the question is that cloth masks are effective against viruses with a droplet based spread, but not against a fully airborne virus. Note that cloth masks almost completely did away with last year's Flu season, while we were right in the middle of a huge Covid surge.
- shadilay 5y ago
  If you think the number of flu cases last year was actually 0 I have a bridge to sell you.
  - GeekyBear 5y ago
    >Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US NEW YORK (AP) — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Nationally, “this is the lowest flu season we’ve had on record,” according to a surveillance system that is about 25 years old, said Lynnette Brammer of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://apnews.com/article/flu-has-disappeared-us-pandemic-2145d999319b53d8a32a829a324f398d https://apnews.com/article/flu-has-disappeared-us-pandemic-2...
    - shadilay 5y ago
      Zero flu deaths reported during this season in Washington https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/zero-flu-deaths-reported-washington-state/281-39dd9ac2-9a95-4e40-8d34-46ce24319b8d https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/zero-f...

GeekyBear 5y ago

> Masks won't protect you" isn't an answer to that question. The answer to the question is that cloth masks are effective against viruses with a droplet based spread, but not against a fully airborne virus. Note that cloth masks almost completely did away with last year's Flu season, while we were right in the middle of a huge Covid surge.

shadilay 5y ago
If you think the number of flu cases last year was actually 0 I have a bridge to sell you.
- GeekyBear 5y ago
  >Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US NEW YORK (AP) — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Nationally, “this is the lowest flu season we’ve had on record,” according to a surveillance system that is about 25 years old, said Lynnette Brammer of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://apnews.com/article/flu-has-disappeared-us-pandemic-2145d999319b53d8a32a829a324f398d https://apnews.com/article/flu-has-disappeared-us-pandemic-2...
  - shadilay 5y ago
    Zero flu deaths reported during this season in Washington https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/zero-flu-deaths-reported-washington-state/281-39dd9ac2-9a95-4e40-8d34-46ce24319b8d https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/zero-f...