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by JoeAltmaier 1657 days ago
Remember when this started, and we wanted to reduce 'R0' to slow the spread so hospitals could manage? Masks help with that, whatever absolutist arguments folks come up with. Sure they're not 100%, won't guarantee anything. But they DO slow transmission. So lets quit with the indignation and blamethrowing, and wear the damn mask, do your part.
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syshum 1657 days ago
When this started it was "2 Week to flatten the curve", and that 2 Weeks was not masking, it was stay at home, do not travel, do not interact, and DO NOT wear a mask. We were told to NOT wear masks, so much so the government was confiscating masks from businesses.
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JoeAltmaier 1657 days ago
That's apocryphal. For instance it didn't happen around here. Sure some folks over-reacted in some places. But in the interest of not spreading more indignation and outrage, it's pointless to go on about that.
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