Antimask = antivax lite. Masks may not be perfect, but they give you some basic level of protection, and most importantly they protect others from you if you're a carrier (knowingly or not). Wear masks if you have them.
Widespread mask-wearing would slash the R0 of the virus (as seen in dense Asian cities) by making it far less likely for asymptomatic carriers to infect others.
"But by wearing masks we will create a shortage!"
The antimask propaganda was at its peak a month before the epidemic got serious in the US, back when we should have ramped up mask production and encouraged everyone to wear them.
The shortage is in part caused by this movement.
The antimask propaganda was at its peak a month before the epidemic got serious in the US, back when we should have ramped up mask production and encouraged everyone to wear them.
The shortage is in part caused by this movement.
Indeed, while start a massive manufacturing mobilization effort well in advance in order to produce a commodity that all official channels are claiming to be useless?
