Re:Amazon sellers marking products as collectible to get aro...
by Nursie on Saturday May 30, 2020 @11:27AM
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> One cannot claim that both A) masks are "not effective at stopping COVID" and B) "people in hospitals needed them more than the average citizen". It's a laughably obvious contradiction.
One can claim that N95 masks are effective at reducing infection rate of hospital staff when properly fitted, changed regularly and worn by people who are trained not to move them around, touch their faces etc etc.
One can also claim that masks which are not well fitted, worn by untrained individuals, who may wear them wrong and who may touch their faces more as a result of wearing them, could cause more harm than good.
One can claim that N95 masks are effective at reducing infection rate of hospital staff when properly fitted, changed regularly and worn by people who are trained not to move them around, touch their faces etc etc.
One can also claim that masks which are not well fitted, worn by untrained individuals, who may wear them wrong and who may touch their faces more as a result of wearing them, could cause more harm than good.
No inconsistency there.