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Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever by GeekyBear on Monday August 23, 2021 @04:13PM (#28281322)
> Masks won't protect you" isn't an answer to that question.

The answer to the question is that cloth masks are effective against viruses with a droplet based spread, but not against a fully airborne virus.

Note that cloth masks almost completely did away with last year's Flu season, while we were right in the middle of a huge Covid surge.

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Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever by shadilay on Monday August 23, 2021 @07:10PM (#28283221)
If you think the number of flu cases last year was actually 0 I have a bridge to sell you.
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Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever by GeekyBear on Monday August 23, 2021 @07:35PM (#28283420)
>Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US

NEW YORK (AP) — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year.

Nationally, “this is the lowest flu season we’ve had on record,” according to a surveillance system that is about 25 years old, said Lynnette Brammer of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://apnews.com/article/flu-has-disappeared-us-pandemic-2...

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Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever by shadilay on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @02:38AM (#28285761)
Zero flu deaths reported during this season in Washington

https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/zero-f...

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