I would agree that public health officials could do a better job of 'marketing' the use of masks

Author: TyroneIrish (20461 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)
Posted at 5:13 pm on Nov 30, 2022

with widespread videos of proper usage, etc....however, it's been our experience that when case and hospitalization rates were high, the large majority of people were properly masked...now that they have diminished, many folks have relaxed their defenses...but for those who are willing to take simple measures to protect themselves - and others - in a still risky environment, mask wearing is not a problem.

btw, I'm glad you brought up the word "TRUST"...I'm going to keep repeating this, like it or not...the Japanese people 'Trust' their leadership and Health Care professionals...they have universally adopted mask wearing and gotten fully vaccinated...and boosted...when advised to do so...there have been no mandates...and the result is a death rate from COVID that is NINE TIMES lower than ours...and this in one of the more densely populated countries on earth...that so many Americans fail to trust established medical sources is a shame...it's not like they (HC Professionals) didn't serve us well with Smallpox, Polio, SARS, MERS and Ebola, to name a few infectious diseases...what changed?...I'll tell you what changed...a President who 'always wanted to DOWNPLAY the disease' and called it a "Hoax"...you remember that, don't you?


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