No, I am member of a weird kind of mutant subspecies that is willing to think and decide for themselves. If you have a good study that contradicts me I am grateful, meanwhile I can point you at sources if you have not seen them.
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And you imply I don’t think and decide for myself? How wonderfully presumptuous. I will not do your homework: since you cited nothing, but only gave your conclusion, it is impossible to have a rational scientific discussion with you.
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Replying to @Grady_Booch @Plinz
“Studies show” is just like Trump’s “many people say” And In the same post you accuse the surgeon general of intentional misinformation. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. And you have offered nothing but opinion.
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Replying to @Grady_Booch @Plinz
You miss the point: you accused the surgeon general of intentional misinformation. That is the extraordinary claim for which you offer no evidence.
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No, I have said that *to prevent hoarding*, they spread misinformation. I don't know (and don't think) that they intended the information to be false. The claim that masks don't prevent respiratory infections is extraordinary and dangerous.
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Give me evidence to support your claim that the surgeon general did this.
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Replying to @Grady_Booch @Plinz
Let’s deconstruct the tweet you might be addressing.
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Seriously people — STOP BUYING MASKS!” the surgeon general. “They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching
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Replying to @Grady_Booch @Plinz
He made it clear that masks are ineffective for the <general public>: this is demonstrably true. None are trained in the protocols for wearing such masks (but professionals, who need them, are). I would claim you are encouraging misuse of a scarce and critical resource.
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Replying to @Grady_Booch
No, that’s false. Masks have been shown to reduce the risk of infection for untrained people significantly. (Of course, supplying health care workers takes precedence, but it somehow did not occur to the surgeon general to ask hospitals to stock up in January)
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If you have scientific support for your claim that masks are useless for the general public, I’d like to see it.
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Replying to @Plinz @Grady_Booch
I would not object if the SG points out that the US admin was planning to buy masks at Walmart AFTER the public predictably freaks out TWO MONTHS later than the epidemiologists, and asks people to donate masks, but he spread misinformation instead.
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Note that the public is also buying and wearing many types of mask that won’t be worn by health care workers, such as washable cotton masks, which can still provide a measure of protection against infecting others, touching your face etc. Also, China and HK have capacity again.
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