Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts

Re:Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts by gameswithgo on Monday July 13, 2020 @09:47AM (#23820675)

Quote from WHO in May:

>If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with COVID-19," the WHO guidelines read.

That was the early advice, countries with experience in pandemics like Korea knew this was bad advice. Seems to have been generally common knowledge that wearing masks reduces the chance of both contracting and spreading, which is why doctors wears masks

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Re:Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts by scoutt on Monday July 13, 2020 @09:55AM (#23820780)

I think you refer to this: https://www.facebook.com/WHO/posts/2953744821337548

Also: "Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing"

They don't say "NOT to wear masks", as you said earlier. These are 2 different messages.

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Re:Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts by SuoDuanDao on Monday July 13, 2020 @10:34AM (#23821172)

Various local administrations (at least here in Canada) did, justifying it by saying you'd be more likely to touch your face to adjust it. It was simply a misinformation campaign to avoid supply shortages but the resulting erosion of trust is hard to counteract.

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