Not wearing masks is exponentially increasing the pileup at the hospitals, putting health care workers more at risk. We can manage the transition through rationing. Everyone would’ve been better off from the start if this had been the recommendation—with rationed distribution.
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Replying to @waltshaub @DrMattMcCarthy
That’s already here. That’s why we need controlled small amount of distribution with instructions on sanitization/reuse till we can ramp up. Not wearing masks is exponentially fueling an epidemic with substantial asymptomatic spread. Health care worker aren’t then better off.
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Replying to @waltshaub @DrMattMcCarthy
I obviously didn’t say that. But the doctors will face even more dire a situation without population wearing masks—including homemade and sanitized-reused ones. The population is already buying masks, and better to manage that top-down through rationing and reuse and homemade.
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Replying to @waltshaub @DrMattMcCarthy
And I'm concerned that 1-CDC doesn't understand that guidelines that don't make sense is making the shortage worse because mistrust fuels hoarding; 2-CDC not recommending a way to get through the shortage while increasing population mask wearing since that's obviously necessary.
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CDC and WHO telling us, incorrectly, that mask use among population isn't helpful (rather than the truth: there is a dire shortage; we have to prioritize medical people while we find a way to get masks to ordinary people) fuels mistrust and panic buying.
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This mini-argument would not be warranted if there was ubiquity in mask supply soon. Both of you are right. The CDC messaging needs truthful nuance. I agree that if we all wore masks hospitals load will go down. And yes given the current shortages, health workers come first.
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The crises is why we need CDC guidance for the transition. PPE crisis is already here and lack of trustworthy guidance is worsening it. Need to steer people away from N95s (seen people with N95s with valves, totally defeating the purpose), provide sanitization instructions etc.
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