- Aug 29, 2020
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To me if those in high office who run this nation are aware that cloth masks are basically useless they should not mandate that they be worn.Well, we're getting off topic, but I have to respond to that. Back in April 2020, Fauci made it quite clear that the masks we wore at that time, cloth masks offered little protection for the wearer but protected others. The CDC also put this on their web pages. And someone spread the slogan, "I wear a mask for you and you wear a mask for me."
Today with N95 masks and KN95 readily available the CDC is asking people to wear them because they fit snuggly and force both inhalations and exhalations to go through the filter material thus protecting both the wearer and others. I have my doubts that many people will wear them even though the goverment is making them available for free. They are just too uncomfortable and require adjustment every time they go on. And when you put them on the cords get tangled in glasses and mess up your hair and or hat.
In regard to politics, all epidemics that effect a whole country are political. There is no way to avoid it.
As I said, often when you mix politics with science you get junk science. Apparently the politicians wanted to be seen as doing something to stop the spread of COVID-19 so they decided getting people to wear useless masks would do the trick.
Politicians are the scum of the earth.