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Masks could save 130k American lives from COVID19 by March
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#12I can't buy it, European citizens almost all have to wear masks and we can clearly see that this measure alone doesn't seem to have an impact on the epidemic as the speed of the increase of cases is more or less the same that what we had in march. And nobody was wearing masks at that time.
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#13And then what happens in March?
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When scientific evidence about a possible low-cost preventative measure is mixed, the upside would be saved lives, and there is virtually no downside to using that preventative measure, the scientifically best thing to do would be to temporarily use that preventative measure until there is better data.
Re: Masks could save 130k American lives from COVID19 by March
#15I can't buy it, European citizens almost all have to wear masks and we can clearly see that this measure alone doesn't seem to have an impact on the epidemic as the speed of the increase of cases is more or less the same that what we had in march. And nobody was wearing masks at that time.
That is a good point which is worth discussing. From an opposite point of view Czech Republic mandated masks early on which seemed to work. Now they are in a bad state which is being blamed on relaxing the restrictions they had in place.
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When scientific evidence about a possible low-cost preventative measure is mixed, the upside would be saved lives, and there is virtually no downside to using that preventative measure, the scientifically best thing to do would be to temporarily use that preventative measure until there is better data.
There are downsides, like when the government threatens violence against its citizens for not complying with a preventative measure with mixed efficacy at best.
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Surely if I wear the sacred garment and perform the correct cleansing rituals the coronavirus will reward my piety by sparing my life.
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#18Aren’t everyone living in dense areas require to wear masks already anyway?
Every time I leave the bay area to go somewhere hiking, the towns I pass through are full of both (a) Trump flags and (b) people not wearing masks. Two weeks ago, employees at local bakeries near Mt. Shasta weren't wearing masks in the kitchen. Even the employees at Taco Bell Drive Thru near Mt. Shasta weren't wearing masks (they had their masks off their nose). Complained via Taco Bell website and got no response. T…
Have you thought that they have better grasp on the risks involved than you especially if their communities are not devastated by the virus?
Some uncertainty in one's beliefs can be beneficial sometimes.
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#19It's actually very annoying to wear a mask.
Also, I don't want to be thinking 24/7 about the virus, and the mask reminds me of it.
I can't count how many hours I have personally wasted thinking about the virus this year. That surely must go into the bottom line of prevention measures.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
When scientific evidence about a possible low-cost preventative measure is mixed, the upside would be saved lives, and there is virtually no downside to using that preventative measure, the scientifically best thing to do would be to temporarily use that preventative measure until there is better data.
There are downsides, like when the government threatens violence against its citizens for not complying with a preventative measure with mixed efficacy at best.
What government has threatened violence in regards to mask mandates?