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> obligatory masks for all

States struggle to get enough masks for medical staff, diverting any for the general public doesn't seem smart. And self made masks will have so little effect that they could be detrimental if people decide to be less careful because they wear a masks.

To the other points, education about hand washing and behavior in public is the one thing governments have all done for weeks now. It just seems that this isn't nearly enough.

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This mentality is just false. If more people of the general populous have masks, how does that not reduce transmission therefore flatten the curve?

Now I understand the logic behind there being shortages. But saying that the general populous shouldn't wear masks because it doesn't do anything doesn't sound accurate.

Without training it is very hard to wear PPE correctly. Even if you change masks regularly, it is hard not to touch the outside (hot side) of the mask with your hands. Reusing masks makes this even more likely.

Most people don't get a good fit of the mask either. Respirators are a bit easier but nowhere near enough of them.

Practically speaking all it does is burn through a small supply of masks.

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