And why, when we had plenty of masks during previous flu seasons, were we not advised to wear them then?
That’s what I’m talking about. I know this is outbreak is unprecedented, but it seems to me that some are intentionally hindering our efforts to control it. Some of this even seems to have been planned in advance (like the mask fiasco). It all cries out to be investigated - if we have such a luxury after this is over.
It’s largely a cultural thing. Firstly, why must we wait to be advised by some government agency to wear masks? We don’t wear them because we want to fit in, they are cumbersome, and we didn’t think we needed to wear them. Now masks are in short supply, because everyone wants to have them on hand, but even those who have then hardly wear them in public - I’ve given all of my three kids a bundle, not one has worn them. Compare this with vast majority in Asian countries, where everyone wears a mask in public, and has been so for years now.