▲ 645 ▼ New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 3 years ago by CollisionResistance@lemm.ee to c/world@lemmy.world 310 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] illi@lemm.ee 19 points 3 years ago (2 children) wearing masks did shit Citation needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] dude187@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social -23 points 3 years ago* (1 child) it's not about science. it's about public perception. masks didn't stop covid. vaccines did. people will not wear masks again. they would probably get another vaccine though. ending covid = getting rid of mask mandates, in the publics viewpoint. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, in this context you are right in spiritt. Masks are stoping tje spread, but in the grand scheme of things it is mostly about slowing it down. However I don't think saying the masks do nothing is right at all. Masks are still useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except he's not right in any sense with that logic. "masks didn't work because people feel like they didn't work" is not a valid argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He is right in sense that vaccines "stopped" covid, while masks were mostly just slowing it down but not enough to "stop" it. That's what I meant by being right in spirit. Otherwise I agree he is wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, vaccines slowed covid even more than masks, but covid is still around. "Stop the spread" is a more catchy slogan than "Slow the spread" would have been. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, it "stopped" covid only by slowing it down significantly. Also, more people have better immunity so many who wouuld have strong symptoms won't have them and hospitals would not be overflowing. Covid is not really stopped, that's why I used the quotation marks. But the worst things about it pretty much stopped thanks to it. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] dude187@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social -23 points 3 years ago* (1 child) it's not about science. it's about public perception. masks didn't stop covid. vaccines did. people will not wear masks again. they would probably get another vaccine though. ending covid = getting rid of mask mandates, in the publics viewpoint. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, in this context you are right in spiritt. Masks are stoping tje spread, but in the grand scheme of things it is mostly about slowing it down. However I don't think saying the masks do nothing is right at all. Masks are still useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except he's not right in any sense with that logic. "masks didn't work because people feel like they didn't work" is not a valid argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He is right in sense that vaccines "stopped" covid, while masks were mostly just slowing it down but not enough to "stop" it. That's what I meant by being right in spirit. Otherwise I agree he is wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, vaccines slowed covid even more than masks, but covid is still around. "Stop the spread" is a more catchy slogan than "Slow the spread" would have been. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, it "stopped" covid only by slowing it down significantly. Also, more people have better immunity so many who wouuld have strong symptoms won't have them and hospitals would not be overflowing. Covid is not really stopped, that's why I used the quotation marks. But the worst things about it pretty much stopped thanks to it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] illi@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, in this context you are right in spiritt. Masks are stoping tje spread, but in the grand scheme of things it is mostly about slowing it down. However I don't think saying the masks do nothing is right at all. Masks are still useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except he's not right in any sense with that logic. "masks didn't work because people feel like they didn't work" is not a valid argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He is right in sense that vaccines "stopped" covid, while masks were mostly just slowing it down but not enough to "stop" it. That's what I meant by being right in spirit. Otherwise I agree he is wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, vaccines slowed covid even more than masks, but covid is still around. "Stop the spread" is a more catchy slogan than "Slow the spread" would have been. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, it "stopped" covid only by slowing it down significantly. Also, more people have better immunity so many who wouuld have strong symptoms won't have them and hospitals would not be overflowing. Covid is not really stopped, that's why I used the quotation marks. But the worst things about it pretty much stopped thanks to it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except he's not right in any sense with that logic. "masks didn't work because people feel like they didn't work" is not a valid argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He is right in sense that vaccines "stopped" covid, while masks were mostly just slowing it down but not enough to "stop" it. That's what I meant by being right in spirit. Otherwise I agree he is wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, vaccines slowed covid even more than masks, but covid is still around. "Stop the spread" is a more catchy slogan than "Slow the spread" would have been. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, it "stopped" covid only by slowing it down significantly. Also, more people have better immunity so many who wouuld have strong symptoms won't have them and hospitals would not be overflowing. Covid is not really stopped, that's why I used the quotation marks. But the worst things about it pretty much stopped thanks to it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He is right in sense that vaccines "stopped" covid, while masks were mostly just slowing it down but not enough to "stop" it. That's what I meant by being right in spirit. Otherwise I agree he is wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, vaccines slowed covid even more than masks, but covid is still around. "Stop the spread" is a more catchy slogan than "Slow the spread" would have been. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, it "stopped" covid only by slowing it down significantly. Also, more people have better immunity so many who wouuld have strong symptoms won't have them and hospitals would not be overflowing. Covid is not really stopped, that's why I used the quotation marks. But the worst things about it pretty much stopped thanks to it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, vaccines slowed covid even more than masks, but covid is still around. "Stop the spread" is a more catchy slogan than "Slow the spread" would have been. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] illi@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, it "stopped" covid only by slowing it down significantly. Also, more people have better immunity so many who wouuld have strong symptoms won't have them and hospitals would not be overflowing. Covid is not really stopped, that's why I used the quotation marks. But the worst things about it pretty much stopped thanks to it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] illi@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, it "stopped" covid only by slowing it down significantly. Also, more people have better immunity so many who wouuld have strong symptoms won't have them and hospitals would not be overflowing. Covid is not really stopped, that's why I used the quotation marks. But the worst things about it pretty much stopped thanks to it. permalink fedilink source parent