I just got a call from my cousin, great pal of mine, he won't be coming up for Thanksgiving because Covid, which will probably be the first time ever, as far as I can remember. I'll be sitting home celebrating with my household ( my cat). It kinda sucks.
Whether things would be different if everyone wore a mask, I don't know. But to do such an easy thing in order to try-- I just don't understand those who say no.
Nothing would change, we do know
All of western europe but sweden tried it, no effect
many american states have tried mask mandates, no effect
There is no correlation between mask wearing and death rate. You either put up with the risk or spend the rest of eternity in your house. Very similar risk profile to last years flu season. Double nothing is still nothing
Studies disagree.
CONCLUSION
The study provides evidence that US states mandating the use of face masks in public had a greater decline in daily COVID-19 growth rates after issuing these mandates compared with states that did not issue mandates. These effects were observed conditional on other existing social distancing measures and were independent of the CDC recommendation to wear face covers issued April 3, 2020. As international and state governments begin to relax social distancing restrictions, and considering the high likelihood of a second COVID-19 wave in the fall and winter of 2020,30 requiring the use of face masks in public could help in reducing COVID-19 spread.
Yea the reason you can't cite actual peer reviewed science pre pandemic is because there is none
It's psuedo science
The only peopel who do this are East Asians
Who also drink tiger dick soup for virility
There could be all sorts of correlations with no mask wearing and not social distancing etc. Absurd. High mask usage does not protect anyone.
We've had generations to test if cloth masks stop viral spread. We have never thought that worked in living memory at all until 2020. Wake up old lady
That's not how western medicine works.
Might as well stuff some sage in your mask for for extra purity like a real peasant. If it worked everyone would have known it as an obvious fact and the CDC wouldn't have been able to "lie" about it