This whole thing has brought about some of the worst graphs I have ever seen.
And comparing mask usage in counties when you have no idea what their population density anyhow is misleading.
Oh look, the red rural counties with a bunch of farmers who dont wear masks are doing fine?
Again.
Why the fck have people in the medical profession, especially in the OR, required to wear masks every time they enter?
Its like we are going through the smoking is bad or not argument all over again... People do not understand that pathogens can become airborne and drop, float a while, drop quickly...
Lay a petri dish with agar out for an hour and then close it and see what grows compared to one that is covered Try it with various types of coverings. Its not that hard to "see" understand we breath in all types of crap. Our noses and mouths and epithelial linings are made to remove all the crap we breath in and swallow it or sneeze it cough it out. Some pathogens can take advantage of our own method (coughing, sneezing, giving off fluid) of riding ourselves of very small debri.
s sake this is so ridiculous as to be comical... We have descended back into the dark ages of spirits and witchcraft.