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Re:What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity by freeflight on Thursday February 03, 2022 @08:55PM (#30201839)
As somebody who works with immuno-compromised patients, where wearing masks was already common before the pandemic; This reminds me a whole lot about original resistance against hand washing [0]

Some measures are simply common sense practices and don't need an overwhelming amount of scientific studies to justify them. Particularly when the drawbacks to them are so minor, while the potential advantages are huge.

[0] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/handwashi...

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Re:What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity by aakresearch on Friday February 04, 2022 @12:32AM (#30203252)
> Particularly when the drawbacks to them are so minor, while the potential advantages are huge.

Does it justify mandatory wearing of religious symbols and tattoos? After all, there are almost no drawbacks, and "potential" advantage is even bigger. It was considered "common sense" for millennia.

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