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Originally Posted by LessinSF
How does it help? It slows transmission of what will be transmitted eventually. Once we are ready to handle the cases, there is no reason whatsoever that anyone needs to wear a mask.
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Viruses weaken as they age and mutate. To the extent masks pare transmission, they protect against HC workers being inundated with cases and allow for transmission of lower grade mutations. This slows herd immunity a bit, but it’s a needed caution.
The goal is to let as many as possible be infected to develop herd immunity without overwhelming the HC system.
The problem with the debate right now is an alternate goal exists: Minimizing exposure while waiting for testing (necessary, but also a canard, as it’s not a fix for obvious reasons) and/or therapy or vaccine.
The latter is fanciful, the former the lousy but realistic necessary fix. But those in the latter camp are not going down without a fight. They have Bill Gates and everybody else who doesn’t have to care about the economy behind them.
The pragmatic science, mortgage defaults slamming the market, and the white collar layoffs ripping thru the FIRE industries have already started to choose winner: Easing of lockdowns.
This debate ended a week ago when Trump announced we’d start reopening. What you’re reading here is the really drunk guests at the end of the night arguing about whether Tom and Mary should’ve gotten married. Guess what? Tom and Mary did, and now they’re on their honeymoon. Wish them luck!
