Masks work - but mask mandates do not -- at this stage in the pandemic, according to some medical experts.
summer lies ahead, different from the last two in that masking is elective but still a high-stakes choice in some situations.
Masks work - mask mandates do not work at this stage in the pandemic -- according to some medical experts.The head of epidemiology at UC Berkeley, Dr. Arthur Reingold, said,"People often wear poor-quality masks, number one, and perhaps even more important they don't wear the mask correctly." Dr Reingold said."I've sat in airports the last few months and watch people walk by with masks over their chins, many more with masks over their mouth, but not covering their nose...
So we're left with individual masking. This iteration of COVID is so contagious that pulling a mask down to eat or drink is something you have to think about, especially in large crowded indoor settings.
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