[BobL]

“I understand that is the reason for the low transmission in South Korea and Japan, people go in public wearing masks.”

Yep, it makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE between having a nearly linear rate of growth, versus exponential. But the CDC can’t admit that we have none, because they figured only those ‘silly Asians’ have a ‘need’ to wear masks.

[cgbg]

Chris Martenson has been showing an amazing graph comparing “mask” countries with “no mask” countries.

The “mask” countries have linear rates of virus spread.

The “no mask” countries have exponential rates of virus spread.

Until we have masks available for everyone, and mandatory for everyone in stores and business, we are in deep deep trouble.

[abigkahuna]

“I understand that is the reason for the low transmission in South Korea and Japan, people go in public wearing masks.”

Yep, it makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE between having a nearly linear rate of growth, versus exponential. But the CDC can’t admit that we have none, because they figured only those ‘silly Asians’ have a ‘need’ to wear masks.

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I can see a movement here in the west for people to start wearing masks during the winter. Not particuarly N-95 masks, but at least cloth masks. They would provide some modicum of protection and be readily available.

In fact I see a trend where cloth masks become fashionable and available for the general public and N-95 and surgical reserved for medical personnel.