Re:What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days fo...
by walleeee on Saturday July 25, 2020 @07:12PM
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> A mandate that nobody respects and can't really be enforced has no value at all.
A mandate is essentially unenforceable, yes, but it's valuable regardless. It's about setting social norms and expectations. If public figures had put forward a consistent message regarding masks from the beginning, we'd have seen better compliance and fewer people would be dead now.
Re:What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days fo...
by orangecat on Sunday July 26, 2020 @02:44AM
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If public figures had put forward a consistent message regarding masks from the beginning
True, and that was impossible once CDC decided to lie to the public in an attempt to preserve supplies for hospitals.
But at the same time, there were health officials being given PUBLIC DEATH THREATS by people who insisted that wearing a mask was dangerous to their health.
Ultimately, I suppose you have to give into politics and public pressure. A mandate that nobody respects and can't really be enforced has no value at all. It's plausible that responding to political pressure and trying to reopen, or give dates and phases, would result in better adherence than just telling the whole state "sorry, stay home indefinitely".