arewethereyet Wrote:Let's run with the "lockdowns make people poorer". They are alive, right?Well, in many cases, money is life. Especially at the time of this pandemic, when the expensive ventilators can save many people. Not to mention, poor people are much more likely to suffer from nutritional deficiencies. Believe it or not, for many people around the world today, the primary source of protein in their diet is wheat bread. And wheat bread does not contain lysine, the amino-acid necessary for the immune system to function.
arewethereyet Wrote:The hill you plan to die on is your assertion that masks don't work.I don't know if they work or not. If COVID-19 is primarily airborne, then, obviously, masks that are usually worn have no effect. If it is not, then the question gets very complicated (social sciences: how do people behave with masks). From the Danish study, we know they are less than 40% effective. And we know they are not more than 20% counter-productive. And that is all what rigorous science has to say, as far as I know.
The Grand Nudger Wrote:We've known for a bit that covid can go airborne, and that it can linger on a surface, but it remains a fact that the primary method of transmission is exposure to respiratory droplets.So, how is it known?
