New England Journal of medicine confirms what we've all known, the govt largely thinks you're too stupid, and masks are simply talismans and anxiety relief.

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[–]FreedomUltd 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

The authors of a medical journal article that questioned the use of masks outside health care settings say they support widespread mask wearing when people are in close quarters and that their words have been taken out of context.

"We understand that some people are citing our perspective article as support for discrediting widespread masking. In truth, the intent of our article was to push for more masking, not less. It is apparent that many people with SARS-CoV-2 infection are asymptomatic or presymptomatic yet highly contagious and that these people account for a substantial fraction of all transmissions. Universal masking helps to prevent such people from spreading virus-laden secretions, whether they recognize that they are infected or not," the three authors wrote in the letter.

[–]jamesK_3rd[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Ironic.

The authors of a scientific article, where precision and accuracy mean everything, complaining that the article they wrote doesn't mean what it says..

Even science and reason can't stand on it's own now, it must bow to a narrative.

A people made to be ruled.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

this is similar to how the CDC website on friday said this is an airborne illness (duh) but then yesterday deleted it off their website after politicians had been arguing with them all weekend. Scientists having to backtrack and deny what they previously said. Masks don't work since the virus is miniscule and easily goes thru clothe (if molecules can't get thru the mask you'd iterally not be able to breathe). But this shows they just did it for psychological reasons. That's what reducing transmission of anxiety means. They don't want people to panic as 200k died.

[–]FreedomUltd 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

The COVID-19 pandemic has revived a decades-old debate about how respiratory diseases travel—which affects the safety practices experts recommend.

This mouth-made mist is the subject of a great debate about how the coronavirus hitches a ride from person to person. Virus-riddled globs can be inhaled, or even land in the eyes, potentially sparking infections in others. But for respiratory diseases like coronavirus, it’s long been thought these droplets are so large they will fall rapidly to the ground, inspiring public health recommendations such as cleaning surfaces and keeping six feet of social distance.

For respiratory diseases like coronavirus, it’s long been thought these droplets are so large they will fall rapidly to the ground... and be blocked by masks.

What does the airborne squabble mean for you?

Here is what’s clear: The coronavirus jumps between people in close proximity. Whether that happens because of aerosols, droplets, or some combination, most recommendations remain the same: Avoid crowds and face-to-face chats even while wearing a mask. Masks help stanch the spray, particularly for larger droplets, so people should still wear them, but the potential for aerosol transmission means more tactics may be needed for stuffy rooms.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

it's like they're still arguing over the germ theory of disease. I guess they just don't want businesses to have to get new costly air filtration systems.

[–]FreedomUltd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's more like airborne is determined by particle size, particle size is a continuum, and the cutoff point is not universally agreed on. Airborne usually implies a virus much more contagious than covid-19. Learning about this virus began just months ago, so as knowledge increases understanding of it changes. It may be transmitted in smaller droplets than believed previously, but infection also requires greater exposure, which is another factor that makes it less contagious than a virus like the measles. The issue here is that "airborne" is problematic terminology... and yes, there is a concern that people who don't understand this will react irrationally.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think viruses are pretty small so can easily float in air for hours. I think regular flu is transmitted that way too, that's why it mostly spreads in the winter when we're all stuck in doors. But yeah what do we do about it. A lot of businesses already put in new air filtration systems in the last few decades, now tell them those were not enough?