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1. wiskin+m61[view] [source] 2022-07-15 02:06:09
>>themgt+(OP)
The sources this article cites regarding masking is a single pre-print that hasn't been peer reviewed yet, and it cites no sources at all for the claim that

| "Then they ignored natural immunity. Wrong again. The vast majority of children have already had Covid, but this has made no difference in the blanket mandates for childhood vaccines. And now, by mandating vaccines and boosters for young healthy people, with no strong supporting data, these agencies are only further eroding public trust."

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2. LewisV+d71[view] [source] 2022-07-15 02:13:48
>>wiskin+m61
Do you have any sources that cloth masking (the types of masks worn by the vast majority of school children) works to reduce the spread?
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3. rajup+Zl1[view] [source] 2022-07-15 05:04:34
>>LewisV+d71
They don’t because there isn’t. It’s just idiotic medical security theater. Unless the right masks are worn correctly 100% of the time, which lets be honest is not happening. I guess this is how superstitions start in a sense…
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4. Dylan1+lw1[view] [source] 2022-07-15 06:57:09
>>rajup+Zl1
> Unless the right masks are worn correctly 100% of the time, which lets be honest is not happening.

That argument doesn't make any sense. Why would masks have to be worn correctly 100% of the time, otherwise it's theater?

If a type of mask works well at 100% use, it probably also works pretty well at 85% use.

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5. rajup+8t2[view] [source] 2022-07-15 15:22:45
>>Dylan1+lw1
Well if it’s not 100% we should carefully balance the actual benefits it provides vs the freedoms we are asking people to give up and the associated inconveniences.

And before you tell me “oh it’s just a minor inconvenience”, no it’s not. It may be for you, but I hate that I have to breathe my stale exhalation, hate that I can’t hear people wearing masks clearly, hate that I can’t see peoples facial expressions when they speak, hate that I get out of breath wearing them. Added to this sometimes is a self-righteous attitude from some mask wearers who can’t tell a virus from a bacteria. These are the questions that should be asked and answered, but asking such questions suddenly labels you as an anti-science moron which is very ironic.

Edit: oh and forgot to mention that I hate how much masks (reusable cloth masks are a placebo) add to an already horrible trash situation. Funny no one cares much about this.

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6. Dylan1+LN2[view] [source] 2022-07-15 17:07:51
>>rajup+8t2
> Well if it’s not 100% we should carefully balance the actual benefits it provides vs the freedoms we are asking people to give up and the associated inconveniences.

...sure? We should balance that no matter what the effectiveness is.

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7. rajup+Rb3[view] [source] 2022-07-15 19:25:18
>>Dylan1+LN2
Great, glad we agree. Do you see that happening right now?
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8. Dylan1+lg3[view] [source] 2022-07-15 19:59:18
>>rajup+Rb3
I haven't been looking all that closely at how well we're balancing things, so I couldn't really say.

I just wanted to address the 100% thing. So have a nice day, I guess.

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