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Originally Posted by jfman
You’re still not getting it. There’s nothing 100% effective. If masks are the difference between R being 0.9 or 1.1 that’s huge.
I’m quite sure you understand the concept of collective bargaining.
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The higher the speed of the "projectile", the greater the distance travelled. Again, the maths of basic simple ballistics. A virus particle might sit quite happily on the surface of a mask, but might be sucked in or blown out more easily. Think differences in power in vacuum cleaners. Basic maths and physics. The central point should be, is it an extra unnecessary risk worth taking?
We've already got the agreements in place for a not too dissimilar price. We also have first dibs, rather being last in the EU dictated queue. Firms aren't chasing a profit with this, so collective bargaining isn't relevant, being first in line is. The 100m doses already negotiated would've instead been allocated by the EU. If even we got back that 100m, it would take longer to do so.