
Originally Posted by
Aloha_Shooter
Oh but it did -- in areas where the mask wear was implemented effectively (Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, etc.). I've noted ad nauseam that the measures in those locales went against American constitutional protections and some values but the fact remains that general mask wear is effective against respiratory viruses and it's precisely the asymptomatic infected population that needs to exercise it the most. The problem with an infectious agent is that it doesn't take a lot of people ignoring the protocols to render them ineffective (the same thing holds for computer security protocols BTW).