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Even ignoring the gaffe (though he was ultimately correct) with "masks don't work" from the surgeon general, it was only really politicized (this time, to the o
by llanowarelves 4y ago
Even ignoring the gaffe (though he was ultimately correct) with "masks don't work" from the surgeon general, it was only really politicized (this time, to the opposite political party) as an Other-ing moral choice once the unknowns had died down considerably.
People forget this 180 back and forth whiplash.
- irrational 4y agoDo masks really not work? My family has worn masks since the beginning and none of us have had Covid yet. Why would none of us have gotten it if not for mask wearing. We live in an urban environment, so it’s not like it is from not being around other people.
- GeekyBear 4y ago> Do masks really not work? It depends on what kind of mask you are wearing. Disposable cloth face masks work very well for a virus with a droplet based spread like the flu. >CDC says seasonal flu cases hit record lows around the world https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-and-flu/cdc-says-seasonal-flu-cases-hit-record-lows-around-world-n1240333 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-and-flu/cdc-says-seasona... Disposable cloth face masks do not stop the spread of airborne viruses like Covid, which continued to spread like wildfire globally while Flu cases were at a global all time low. With an airborne virus you need a mask capable of filtering the virus out of the air you breathe, not one that only catches the tiny droplets you spray out when you cough or sneeze.
- irrational 4y agoWe used cloth masks back at the very beginning of the pandemic, but switched to N95 once they were available.