I’m a virologist. Public should know covid exposure dose matters. We have to conserve masks for healthcare workers, but masks can help anyone, reducing amount of virus released (even by breathing) or taken in. Immune system is more effective if infection starts w/ low dose. (1/3)
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Save the masks for health care professionals, for whom such equipment is vital. For all others, social distancing is key. As long as resources are scarce - and they won't always be - it is important to allocate those resources fairly.
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Point is, Joscha, I'm not disputing any of your basic scientific facts. I am however advocating for fairness and empathy. Things that science does not know how to measure, and which we avoid at our own peril.
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