Re:American mask makers are going out of business
by encryptluks2 on Saturday March 12, 2022 @11:32PM
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In the year 2048, the drivethru at Dunkin Donuts is backed up for miles as people wait to get their free dozen donuts for getting their 100th booster. Johnny is seen jogging by without a mask as the people yell at them from their cars that he is endangering their lives.
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Re:American mask makers are going out of business
by jrockway on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:05AM
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I have bad news but we already get yearly boosters for respiratory diseases. And in pretty much every country except the US, people wear masks when they're sick.
Re:American mask makers are going out of business
by barry-cotter on Sunday March 13, 2022 @03:33AM
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> And in pretty much every country except the US, people wear masks when they're sick.
This isn’t true. Wearing masks when sick has only been common in East Asia since SARS and that’s the only region it was common in. It’s not universal there either. There was an irritated comment in my office Friday about someone sneezing who didn’t never his mouth, never mind wearing a mask.
Possibly wearing a mask will be normalized in Western countries after this is over but I sincerely doubt people in the Congo or Malawi or Guatemala are wearing masks while sick. Lots of people and countries are dirt poor.
Re:American mask makers are going out of business
by encryptluks2 on Sunday March 13, 2022 @01:08AM
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People that are at high risk of the flu get yearly shots for it, but typically they are only between 40 and 60% effective. No one is saying that sick people shouldn't wear masks.