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Originally Posted by jfman
This was never genuinely the case. Having seen every idiot and their dog stockpile toilet roll they were keen to ensure that appropriate PPE was prioritised to healthcare settings.
The science clearly supports masks. It always has. The British public couldn’t be trusted to be asked not to stockpile. So they downplayed the evidence.
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You have a wonderful imagination.
https://assets.publishing.service.go...420-sage24.pdf
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This review found mixed and low quality evidence on the use of face masks to prevent community transmission of respiratory illness
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https://theconversation.com/coronavi...idarity-138461
this article is well balanced but still show the science is not 100%, and therefore does not "clearly support masks"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...virus-science/
As i said, the introduction of masks was purely a mental placebo, that would make people not as scared to venture out.