throwaway040120

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   by throwaway040120 7y ago

   Sure, but the argument isn't that we should just tell people to wear masks and return everything else to normal. The argument is that we should be pushing for a more robust response, including mask wearing, that would lower the spread
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   by throwaway040120 7y ago

   Evidence suggest that masks will slow the spread right now, and every day we wait on this is another day we're not doing everything we can to stop the spread.
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   by throwaway040120 7y ago

   > It mostly says that it'll take a ton of investment and immediate action because COVID-19 will become a pandemic. That all seems correct in hindsight. None of what Gates' recommended in his article from a month ago would have
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   by throwaway040120 7y ago

   I'm not impressed by Gate's OpEd. Nothing about making the social changes necessary to keep functioning the way places like Korea have been able to. No mention of Facemasks. All he says is that we should shut everything down for m