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New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And despite masking, COVID spread all over the globe and killed a fuckload of people.

Would more people have died if there was no masking? Yes, absolutely.

But the question of interest is: how many fewer people would have died if we made a concentrated effort to improve ventilation in public spaces?

Maybe I'm completely missing your point, or maybe you're just being snarky/contrarian and don't really have a point, but it sounds like you are basically saying (reusing the above analogy) "Why are we talking about adding seatbelts to cars when we already have helmets?"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Maybe I’m completely missing your point, or maybe you’re just being snarky/contrarian and don’t really have a point, but it sounds like you are basically saying (reusing the above analogy) “Why are we talking about adding seatbelts to cars when we already have helmets?”

I can promise you the latter is not the case. It's possible I misinterpreted your post. I am 100% for layers of preventative measures.