While I appreciate people like Dr. Fauci being clear about it being time to put our masks back on now, the truth is it was never a good idea to stop masking in the first place. Persistently high transmission is the reason these waves are coming at us faster than ever.
The thing about the #KeepMasking situation is:
1) If we're wrong...lots of folks will still be alive and healthy
2) If they're wrong...lots of folks will be dead and sick
And right now, the data suggest that there is a risk of them being wrong
#MaskMandate
Noticing the lack of protection during COVID19, Sal Chaudhry wanted to create masks to better protect the community, and his #TedRogersMBA provided him with the entrepreneurial focus to do it. Read the full story about his company @getMaskwell here: https://t.co/wAIfIpB5lX
Los Angeles County will reinstate its mask mandate regardless of vaccination status starting this weekend amid a rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations https://t.co/JVrCqXVAmB
A lot of people going 'well YOU can still wear one'. Yes, I know. I suspect most don't actually care to learn but just in case: mask-wearing is primarily about preventing you from spreading, not about protecting you from catching https://t.co/gDUmpGStNm
Disposable non-medical #Masks help slow the spread of #COVID19, but they create a lot of plastic waste.
Choose a reusable non-medical mask whenever you can and be sure to discard disposable masks safely. Learn more:
https://t.co/Zd3s58qc77
#ProtectNature