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> 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.
by 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