It took decades to get medical doctors to start washing their hands [1]. It took decades to get people to use seat belts in cars [2]. It took decades to accept that tobacco smoking causes lung cancer [3].
Masks work [4], but it will take decades before this is accepted through the chain of command in the medical profession, and not only by front line science.
There are people who understand how air moves, and have a good understanding of how viruses travel.
Masks have been hailed as a silver bullet (so that people don't have to get active and eat well and be healthy, and government and businesses don't have to upgrade HVAC systems), to the point where people think they work outside!
Are there masks that work? Yes. Is that cheap surgical mask or a cotton one really effective? No.
There are people who understand how air moves, and have a good understanding of how viruses travel.
Masks have been hailed as a silver bullet (so that people don't have to get active and eat well and be healthy, and government and businesses don't have to upgrade HVAC systems), to the point where people think they work outside!
Are there masks that work? Yes. Is that cheap surgical mask or a cotton one really effective? No.