I agree, I still cannot make up my mind about masks..
What's so hard about masks? That's one area that experts seem pretty consistent on, and what they say makes sense. It is slightly complicated but not contradictory.
Wearing a mask doesn't do that much to prevent you from getting sick. But it does a lot to prevent you from getting others sick.
If there is a limited supply of masks, the best people to give them to are people are at high likelihood of being sick and come face to face with lots of people who get sick easily. Which is to say medical staff.
If there were masks to go around, we'd want everyone wearing them as a precaution. So that you're not getting people sick even if you don't yet know that you are sick.
Some countries, like Taiwan, already make enough masks that they can actually do that. The USA does not. In time we should fix that.
Can you find anyone whose expertise is generally respected who says something that disagrees with what I just said?
What's so hard about masks? That's one area that experts seem pretty consistent on, and what they say makes sense. It is slightly complicated but not contradictory.
Wearing a mask doesn't do that much to prevent you from getting sick. But it does a lot to prevent you from getting others sick.
If there is a limited supply of masks, the best people to give them to are people are at high likelihood of being sick and come face to face with lots of people who get sick easily. Which is to say medical staff.
If there were masks to go around, we'd want everyone wearing them as a precaution. So that you're not getting people sick even if you don't yet know that you are sick.
Some countries, like Taiwan, already make enough masks that they can actually do that. The USA does not. In time we should fix that.
Can you find anyone whose expertise is generally respected who says something that disagrees with what I just said?