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The study cited (not unfounded) is in a hospital complex, true. So what?
The study says Vietnamese hospital healthcare workers wearing cloth masks had higher infection rates. Those folks are surrounded by infection risks for multiple hours a day. The average person, who you are writing for, isn’t in a hospital surrounded by sick people all day, so the study doesn’t fully apply to them does it? Therefore, your statement that cloth masks double chances of infection for the reader is unfounded.
As I said previously, let’s definitely discuss how best to tackle one of the greatest challenges of our generation, but let’s stick to the facts.
Adhiero
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Most people (me included) won't be wearing the masks in the right way. So yes, I do think it is dangerous to wear a cloth mask. I would recommend getting something much more severe with a replaceable filter designed to prevent the tiny aerosole particles from entering or exiting. Of course, if only 1/1000 people can get one of those professional masks and everyone else is wearing cloth or paper, it's hard to see how this is going to be effective. The study cited (not unfounded) is in a hospital complex, true. So what? You don't think it's an entry point into the conversation? Why would you completely disqualify this if you did not already have a strong point of view that you'd prefer to defend.
Right. That's a very reasonable position. We should just take people who are skeptical and shoot them in the head as deserters. Nice one.