“Why bother, MASKS DON’T WORK!”
I think the rezoning is that doctors wear masks in surgery, therefore they prevent infection. Doctors wear masks because microscopic droplets of spit spray out when we talk. The mask catches them. But microscopic is orders of magnitude larger than viruses. Probably a difference on the order of between a baseball glove and a fly.
Politicians, who don’t know cow dung from shoe polish want to seem to be doing something. Therefore, they do something that seems logical from the perspective of the uneducated politician that makes it appear they do know something, and they are DOING something. They are preaching to the surprisingly common wearers of masks inside airconditioned cars. I’m still seeing that. After seeing the drivers of three EV’s in a row, driving alone while wearing masks, I’ve started paying attention. I’ll bet they also have coexist or similar bumper stickers.
” Doctors wear masks because microscopic droplets of spit spray out when we talk”
I can vouch for that. Your statement reminds me of when we had lunch with another couple. The sun coming through the window made very obvious the droplets of spit coming out of the lady’s mouth sitting across from me. I wanted to puke, as it appeared it was landing on my food.
Another incident was at one of those all you can eat joints where gobs of food are out in the open so you can load your plate. There was this old lady and a small boy going down the line and the little boy was coughing in the direction of the food without covering his mouth. Grandma did nothing to correct him. A few days later I had a nasty case of bronchitis.