On masks: the experts are still debating whether masks reduce infectious dose of SARS2 (and, to a certain extent, transmission).
Data suggests that mask-wearing is likely correlated with less COVID prevalence in the area.
Data suggests that mask-wearing is likely correlated with less COVID prevalence in the area.
Pro-maskers are not pushing masks because of personal pleasure from making other people wear masks indoors. I personally hate wearing masks. But people are advocating for mask-wearing because it's quite possible that it protects against transmission.
Right now, you're right, we cannot distinguish the protective effects of masks (any type) from other public health measures.
But is this the war you want to fight?
Personally, it's more important to find out where SARS2 came from. Whether there's more where it came from.
But is this the war you want to fight?
Personally, it's more important to find out where SARS2 came from. Whether there's more where it came from.
People are going to waste all their time calling for an RCT of masks instead of calling for an investigation of where this pathogen came from? We could seriously use more eyes on origins and less on masks.
If 1 out of 10 people fighting against masks would just transfer their energy to asking questions about the origins of the virus, we'd make so much progress. But instead of debating origins at a national level, people are debating a piece of fabric at a national level.
You're fighting about whether you need to put a tiny piece of cloth on your face while inside a shop.
Instead of whether this virus that is killing millions came from somewhere other than nature.
Instead of whether this virus that is killing millions came from somewhere other than nature.
Why not create a marketing campaign for terrorists to make bioweapons? They'll learn from this pandemic that the greatest country in the world will self-implode over masks instead of tracking origins.
Meanwhile China has launched a biosecurity law. scmp.com/news/china/soc…
Meanwhile China has launched a biosecurity law. scmp.com/news/china/soc…
Quote: “China now faces a less than friendly international environment and the risk of attack by biological weapons or infectious diseases triggered by biological weapons have become real in this new environment."
I think maybe they're thinking too highly of other countries...
I think maybe they're thinking too highly of other countries...
People aren't busy making biological weapons in retaliation, ok? They're busy debating whether wearing masks reduces pathogen transmission or not.
You're so pissed about masks. You didn't realize that your country has done nothing, as far as the public knows, about biosecurity since this pandemic started.
For almost a year now, the scientific consensus is that we can't tell if this pathogen is from a lab.
For almost a year now, the scientific consensus is that we can't tell if this pathogen is from a lab.
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