[ExI] the science might be wrong

[spike at rainier66.com]

...> On Behalf Of BillK via extropy-chat
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SFGate has an article -
Did shutting down outdoor dining contribute to California's COVID-19 surge?
<https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/California-outdoor-dining-ban-COVID-19-surge-worse-15882565.php>
Quote:
>..."I do know that people were far less compliant with this last order,"
she said. "The state had less of an understanding that people were going to gather, and not because they weren't worried, or because they didn’t believe in COVID, but they believed they had a knowledge base from the media about what keeps us safe. With outdoor dining closed, they said, 'Let’s go inside with masks and distancing.' Of course, not everyone stuck to their masks and distancing plans once they went inside. You obviously have to take your mask off to eat, and the virus spreads much more easily indoors."
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>...The old 'unintended consequences' again.


BillK

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With masks in particular, data accumulates showing they don't really do much, if anything.  We are seeing plenty of evidence in Florida, comparing counties which require masks with those which do not.  It isn't at all clear they help slow infection rates.

Given that governments insisted on the mask mandates, then we find out they don't really help, there is little incentive to believe them if they tell us do exactly as they demand or hundreds of millions will die.  We call bullshit on their silly claims.  We refuse their request for unconstitutional power on disease control.  They were a collective flop in this go-around.  The science might be wrong.

spike