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Re:Prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by toxik on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @03:54PM (#24064853)
It isn’t established that mandatory face masks is a worthwhile policy decision. I refer to the Swedish health authority for analysis of the current findings.

Ah downvoted without rebuttal, how cowardly.

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Re:Prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by wolco on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @04:23PM (#24065147)
I didn't downvote. I'll offer this.

This (the quote is from the Swedish health authority) was proven wrong yesterday. People touch their face less with a masks. Based on cctv studies in England.

"a face mask which is itchy and falls below the nose contributes to your hands often touching the mouth, eyes and nose which can increase the risk of infection"

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Re:Prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by toxik on Thursday August 06, 2020 @02:14AM (#24068540)
The question is not simply “do masks have any benefit”, it’s “do masks have enough benefit to be worthwhile mandatory policy”.

There are many ways to deal with this pandemic, and it’s getting more and more “with us or against us”. This censoring that Twitter et al now engage in is very, very troubling.

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