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Kid Berwyn

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24. Wearing masks universally might knock off 4/5 cases. 80%.
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 02:45 PM
Jul 2020
Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus

By Nina Bai
UCSF, June 26, 2020

Excerpt...

How many people need to wear masks to reduce community transmission?

“What you want is 100 percent of people to wear masks, but you’ll settle for 80 percent,” said Rutherford. In one simulation, researchers predicted that 80 percent of the population wearing masks would do more to reduce COVID-19 spread than a strict lockdown.

The latest forecast from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation suggests that 33,000 deaths could be avoided by October 1 if 95 percent of people wore masks in public.

Even if you live in a community where few people wear masks, you would still reduce your own chances of catching the virus by wearing one, said Chin-Hong and Rutherford.

Source: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent
Trump wants America to die. [View all] Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 OP
He and Moscow Mitch are probably under direct orders from Putin on how to handle this plague. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2020 #1
Based on reality, yes. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #3
I would add as number 8: thucythucy Jul 2020 #2
That might be #3. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #7
I've been wondering what he, and the Republicans really want. I think chaos is their goal. If people jalan48 Jul 2020 #4
Yes, that is very possibly the agenda. A side benefit to them would also be killing off old people, RKP5637 Jul 2020 #10
Disaster for Democracy Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #19
+1 She makes more sense than 99% of the pundits today. Instead of just reporting the panic (it's jalan48 Jul 2020 #21
Absolutely. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #22
I dispise republicans I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #23
At the minimal, absolute minimal, could be a national strategy on masks. We need national RKP5637 Jul 2020 #5
Wearing masks universally might knock off 4/5 cases. 80%. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #24
K&R!!! And it makes logical sense! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2020 #26
"If I can't have you, nobody can!" gratuitous Jul 2020 #6
+1 2naSalit Jul 2020 #14
The Divine Right of Morons Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #25
Collecting bounties is hard work. GeorgeGist Jul 2020 #8
We are all Puerto Ricans now. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #27
Yup. We don't love him enough, so we deserve to be punished. RockRaven Jul 2020 #9
That's it exactly. We should be thanking him, his words. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2020 #12
That is exactly it and he said so at the very same time 2naSalit Jul 2020 #15
That sentiment is fully endorsed by: Newest Reality Jul 2020 #11
That picture makes me think 2naSalit Jul 2020 #16
He does want us to die. StarryNite Jul 2020 #13
I don't think he puts enough thought into it to "want" it JHB Jul 2020 #17
Narcissistic Devaluation alittlelark Jul 2020 #18
Exactly! nt Andy823 Jul 2020 #20
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