thoraway3030

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   by thoraway3030 6y ago

   and in a few (A FEW) instances their wording of that recommendation was poor and might plausibly imply that masks don't work. Until Zeynep Tufekci's New York Times oped, the consensus was indeed that "masks don't work&
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   by thoraway3030 6y ago

   This brings up an interesting question: why are people around the world still being encouraged/mandated to use cloth masks (whatever their efficacy)? Surely manufacturers and supply chains for conventional masks have caught up with the
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   by thoraway3030 6y ago

   I'm not sure if the president helped launch this particular battle in the "culture war" or was just a cheerleader as usual The US government reversed itself on masks and recommended them before the rest of the English-speak
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   by thoraway3030 6y ago

   I think that the whole "masks don't protect you they protect others" spiel was designed to save face, because authorities were adamant about masks not working until March. Of course they protect the wearer....otherwise health
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   by thoraway3030 6y ago

   Political agenda, or something even more sinister, like an opportunistic foreign adversary? It seems like a lot of the FUD around Covid-19 is deliberately being spread to maximize casualties. The article points out that contrarians, often c