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> Why would they initially tell us to not wear masks? Because hard data was scarce and authorities are reluctant to impose anything as mere precaution. Or rath
by alkonaut 5y ago
> Why would they initially tell us to not wear masks?
Because hard data was scarce and authorities are reluctant to impose anything as mere precaution. Or rather, whether authorities would do that kind of thing as a precaution before there is solid evidence varies from country to country (unsurprisingly).
- ltbarcly3 5y ago> Because hard data was scarce and authorities are reluctant to impose anything as mere precaution No, no. I didn't say why did they not impose mask mandates. They said "DO NOT WEAR a mask, because wearing masks is inherently dangerous".
- alkonaut 5y agoThis obviously varies between different countries but one way of expressing that was (correctly) that when the benefits and drawbacks are not known, it’s also not known whether it could be net negative. No authorities anywhere said literally (I hope) what you are quoting