03-05-2020, 02:55 AM
The surgeon general tweeted “Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS! They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!”
There is a shortage of masks, even the tweet touches on that as fact. I think that’s a valid reason not to stockpile masks when the medical community might have an immediate use for the masks.
My problem with this is the insinuation that masks wouldn’t be useful in preventing virus transmission (clearly depending on the type of mask and it’s proper use there is variety) then the direct opposite statement that they are useful so doctors need them...
It’s a well documented medical fact that the right type of mask is necessary to prevent transmission of disease - that’s why the tweet also indicates they will be necessary for medical staff.
I’m just pointing out the juxtaposition of these two statements and the implied cognitive dissonance.
There is a shortage of masks, even the tweet touches on that as fact. I think that’s a valid reason not to stockpile masks when the medical community might have an immediate use for the masks.
My problem with this is the insinuation that masks wouldn’t be useful in preventing virus transmission (clearly depending on the type of mask and it’s proper use there is variety) then the direct opposite statement that they are useful so doctors need them...
It’s a well documented medical fact that the right type of mask is necessary to prevent transmission of disease - that’s why the tweet also indicates they will be necessary for medical staff.
I’m just pointing out the juxtaposition of these two statements and the implied cognitive dissonance.