I’m not so sure. If they said masks definitely help everyone, but don’t do it

Apr 1, 2020
4:27:27pm

BYUCLA Truly Addicted User

because there aren’t enough for healthcare workers, tons of people would go buy masks for themselves. On the other hand, if they say masks don’t work, then nobody buys them but healthcare workers.

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Time for a 180 on face masks.

SierraCoug Truly Addicted User

4/1/20 4:06pm

Just matter of time where they flip on that,

cougfanz

4/1/20 4:08pm

I'd rather the doctors treating this pandemic get them than me.

BlueVU

4/1/20 4:08pm

The point is we should make enough for everyone to have them.

Joe Banks

4/1/20 4:10pm

That would be ideal, but we don’t have enough now for healthcare workers, so

Littlerich

4/1/20 4:12pm

There's a lot the public can do that will "help" with the situation.

Eddie

4/1/20 4:14pm

How many people have bandanas or balaclavas? I don’t but I know every

Littlerich

4/1/20 4:17pm

I'm just saying there are more options than just masks.

Eddie

4/1/20 4:23pm

They should have been upfront and said covering your mouth and nose is good

Littlerich

4/1/20 4:25pm

It’s hard to trust “experts” when they get such basic things wrong.

Super Chicken

4/1/20 4:11pm

The reason they didn't recommend wearing masks was because they didn't want

Mikey

4/1/20 4:12pm

RE: The reason they didn't recommend wearing masks was because they didn't want

Littlerich

4/1/20 4:13pm

While I agree with you, didn't that still erode trust?

webster242

4/1/20 4:15pm

Of course it does. If the gov't had just said there was a shortage and the masks were critically needed for healthcare

SierraCoug

4/1/20 4:18pm

Yup. Not that hard. I hard to look at credentials of surgeon general after

cougfanz

4/1/20 4:22pm

I’m not so sure. If they said masks definitely help everyone, but don’t do it

BYUCLA

4/1/20 4:27pm

I'm not questioning needing to conserve masks

webster242

4/1/20 4:29pm

The government does not trust people and not without some cause. I agree that

Mikey

4/1/20 4:27pm

Reminds me of this

Mikey

4/1/20 4:30pm

Surgeon general was clear that they “were not effective” in preventing the

cougfanz

4/1/20 4:16pm

Iow, they lied to protect the supply for healthcare workers.

SierraCoug

4/1/20 4:17pm

they have always known this. but guess were masks are made?

claw

4/1/20 4:16pm

Maybe the best thing about face masks is that they stop us from touching our faces all the time.

Brisco

4/1/20 4:25pm

Every time I heard a so-called expert say that on television, I blurted out a four-letter word

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