When HN users recommended it
1 HN user recommended this in 2021, in one comment.
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1 HN user recommended this in 2021, in one comment.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Washington [0], Vermont [1], and Maine [2] all got mask mandates last summer. These states have had half the number of cases [3] as other northern-US states.
Masks reduce respiratory disease transmission in hospitals. They work outside of hospitals, too. Covid-19 spreads like any other respiratory disease.
If you don't want to wear a mask, then stay at home. I have the right to participate in society without catching a dangerous disease from you.
If your mask is uncomfortable, then try some different ones. I use masks made by Burlway [4]. They are very soft. They fit my face perfectly and haven't stretched or shrunk. I have 10 of them. I keep clean ones in a drawer near the door. My going out ritual is now "keys mask phone wallet."
[0] https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-announces-stat...
[1] https://vtdigger.org/2020/07/24/scott-orders-mask-mandate/
[2] https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/coronavi...
[3] https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areasRegional=uswa&area...
[4] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DXY4TBS