Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig...
by Consultant32452 on Thursday April 30, 2020 @01:39AM
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Except he repeated the claims in long format many times. Here's an example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvKSy1bwT70
I agree with you that right now it's absolutely crucial that organizations like the CDC maintain credibility, which is what makes this such a huge problem. Me calling out the lie is not the problem. The lie is the problem.
Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig...
by fulafel on Thursday April 30, 2020 @01:47AM
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I still don't see lies or malice. The guy correctly recounts that like other national health orgs, they changed their recommendation, and tells why they did so.
Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig...
by Consultant32452 on Thursday April 30, 2020 @01:50AM
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Don't be fooled by the way he dances around the key point we're all talking about. He is still claiming the mask does not protect the wearer. He claims masks only help stop you from spreading it if you are infected.
Of course do not / do protect are simplifications as the effects are not binary. This is needed for communicating with the public, the meaning was "don't help much" vs "make a significant difference".
If the health authorities always used the precise and caveat-ridden language of medical journal papers in order to ensure each sentence is logically correct when interpreted literally, they wouldn't get any messages through.
The guidance about public usage of masks has changed in a lot of countries because the guidance changed from "no evidence that it protects the public from infection enough to make difference in epidemic spread" to "let's take even the small benefit of reducing spray from the potentially infected mask wearers". It's a sensible change when the mask shortages let up.
No need to fan the flames of lightly assuming malice from health authorities, it's a bad time for that.