“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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Replying to @Grady_Booch
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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Replying to @Plinz
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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Replying to @Plinz @Grady_Booch
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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Replying to @Plinz @Grady_Booch
Telling people to use public transport, planes, shopping malls without masks (despite masks being available) is going to cause avoidable deaths.
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