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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Mar 25
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    Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Jeremy #Masks4All Howard

    “Masks don’t work” is going to be a historic line on par with the apocryphal “let them eat cake”https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1242894386469486592 …

    Venkatesh Rao added,

    Jeremy #Masks4All Howard @jeremyphoward
    What's happening here? Does this masks thing really make sense, scientifically? Yes, it does! Here's 34 scientific papers that all point to the same thing: masks (even home made ones) really work to dramatically reduce the spread of covid-19. http://tiny.cc/maskswork  pic.twitter.com/RQsvq9ezX0
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      2. Christopher F. Nicholson‏ @chrisFnicholson Mar 25
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        But they weren’t saying “masks don’t work” they were saying “masks are more important for healthcare workers and we don’t have enough” by lying and saying “masks don’t work”

        1 reply 1 retweet 14 likes
      3. James Martin Duffy‏ @jamesduffx Mar 26
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        Then they should have said that. Lying and stating something the the scientific literature clearly goes against just erodes trust in public health officials at a time when their guidance is needed most.

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      2. Ian Miles Cheong‏Verified account @stillgray Mar 26
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        The surgeon general says they don’t work unless you’re a doctor.

        2 replies 1 retweet 15 likes
      3. Yeyo‏ @RealYeyoZa Mar 26
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        Or a nurse, they have different respiratory systems you know

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      2. Daniel Schmidt‏ @danielfschmidt Mar 25
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        I thought it was an impressively coordinated lie. A white lie?

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Mar 25
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        I thought it was an incoherent mix of noble lie and genuine belief in a bad model

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      2. Saccharomyces‏ @oddcopter Mar 26
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        Replying to @vgr @bridgietherease

        Crazy that the Czech Republic is so far ahead of us. This the best answer! #PPE4Allhttps://www.euronews.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-czechs-facing-up-to-covid-19-crisis-by-making-masks-mandatory …

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      3. Aline Kachel 地震数: 19‏ @alinekachel Mar 26
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        Replying to @oddcopter @vgr @bridgietherease

        and the photo that illustrates the articles shows the boy wearing it wrong anyway....

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      2. George Costanza's Space Mensa‏ @FarrrlzBarkley Mar 26
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        Like any PPE, masks only work as well as the training of the person using them. The average person doesn't understand all the ways that masks can be rendered useless. Next time you go out, look at how many people pull the mask down to their chin to speak and then put it back.

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      3. Harry Sufehmi‏ @hsuf Mar 26
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        Replying to @FarrrlzBarkley @vgr @bridgietherease

        That's to avoid getting infected To avoid infecting others - yes, masks works.

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