Looks like wearing masks does protect from colds and influenza.
Looks like Asian countries knew something we didn’t all along.
We don’t have to wear a mask forever, but once COVID is done if vulnerable people choose to wear a mask that’s A-OK.
Looks like Asian countries knew something we didn’t all along.
We don’t have to wear a mask forever, but once COVID is done if vulnerable people choose to wear a mask that’s A-OK.
With certain benign interventions (like mask wearing) that make logical sense and have observational data, the absence of randomized trial data doesn’t mean they aren’t the prudent course of action.
Absence of RCT evidence is not the same as evidence of absence. @jeremyphoward
Absence of RCT evidence is not the same as evidence of absence. @jeremyphoward
In many Asian countries mask wearing pre COVID was just routine. Many people just did it. And it was not stigmatizing.
Even within Asia, wearing a mask pre COVID was common in Hong Kong but signaled you were not well in Singapore.
Even within Asia, wearing a mask pre COVID was common in Hong Kong but signaled you were not well in Singapore.
In western countries early in the pandemic mask wearing encountered reluctance because it signaled you were not well or had some immune problem.
Post COVID I hope there is zero stigma. People just wear one when they feel the need to protect themselves or others. Their choice.
Post COVID I hope there is zero stigma. People just wear one when they feel the need to protect themselves or others. Their choice.
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