>A new CDC study says mask mandates may work. It studied mandates in 10 states March-October. The study stopped in October. And look what happened after October in the exact same states they were studying Down pointing backhand index. Now, how did they miss that big mess?

@colonelj
Question: how were the cases evolving in the rest of the country from October onward? What other major events took place that could help explain rises or falls in case numbers? What other safety measure were enforced or lifted during those times?

Point is, there are a lot of variables, and you're not accounting for any of them.

@alyx only thing you need to know is masks don't work (for the general public) as stated by previous U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Michael Adams

@alyx and as previously stated by Dr. Fauci until they were pressured into reversing course

@colonelj
You're a moron, you know that, right? Fauci literally admitted they lied to the people because they wanted to prevent people from buying up all the masks and ensure doctors still had access to them.
Don't get me wrong, that was the single most idiotic move he made in his entire life, and he should have had his career destroyed for that single lie, I have no love for Fauci.
But seriously, stop being a dumb ass. If masks weren't effective, why in the hell do doctors wear them, not just now with covid, but during things like surgery?

@alyx
>Fauci literally admitted they lied to the people because they wanted to prevent people from buying up all the masks and ensure doctors still had access to them.

source?

Doctors/surgeons wear masks when there's a risk of getting bodily fluids (not breath) in their mouths but it's also not to contaminate surgery patients who are supposed to be operated on in sterile environments, but in-hospital surgical wound infections are still common despite these efforts.

@alyx doctors/surgeons also change masks frequently. they do not wear the same one for weeks/months at a time and shove them in their pockets when not in use.

@colonelj
And neither should you. No shit Sherlock. Why do you think some people prefer to put them on as soon as they leave the house, and keep them on even outside. So as not to fiddle with it, take it off and put it on repeatedly, put it in random pockets etc. And yes, you should change them each day at least, and if you can't afford countless masks, have a "sterilization" method that would ensure any covid virus in them dies before you use them again.