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Re:How South Korea Reined In The Outbreak Without Shutting E... by KarlKemp on Friday March 27, 2020 @07:48AM (#22702091)
Scott Alexander has a good post on this, and he convinced me of a “good faith” explanation for the recommendations against (or, more accurately, “not in favor of”) face masks: https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/23/face-masks-much-more-t...
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Re:How South Korea Reined In The Outbreak Without Shutting E... by nullc on Saturday March 28, 2020 @10:03PM (#22715784)
His explanation does not explain statements like https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/12337257852839321...
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Re:How South Korea Reined In The Outbreak Without Shutting E... by cyphar on Friday March 27, 2020 @12:01PM (#22704035)
I hadn't seen that post before, and it does seem quite reasonable -- but I don't think it really vindicates the advice (nee propaganda) from government officials, unless there was no other way to alleviate shortages. The conclusion is effectively "we don't know for sure, but they do appear to help somewhat" -- which means that (all other things being equal) not recommending masks appears to be a net negative.
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