re: Masks required in Jefferson Parish

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What if I told you it won't?

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The overwhelming medical literature disagrees. When used together, mask usage, mass testing, social distancing, and contact tracing can dramatically slow and even snuff out large pockets of this virus.

I get the aversion to mandated masks. I really do. Truth be told I'm not happy about it either, but here we are. Anytime the government mandates something, it's an uneasy feeling.

The Chinese failed to nip this thing in the bud when they had a chance and fricked the rest of us. Once it got to the US, leaders on both sides jumped at the crisis/opportunity to gain better footholds. So much conflicting information was flying from the get-go and it somehow turned into an us vs them thing, which is ludicrous.

Since then more research has come out. Yes, it's not as bad as we originally thought. Yes, more people have had it than we knew about. Yes, it turns out masks actually do slow the spread of it. Yes, the Falcons still blew a 28-3 lead.

People on both sides are guilty of failing to rationally look at this thing. Let's just all do our part, get through this shite, and go back to hoping a meteor takes out DC.