The "experts" need to make up their minds on the masks.
https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/05/07/dr-michael-osterholm-masks-for-the-general-public-just-dont-help-all-that-much/
When I was at Costco Tuesday, I wore an N99, which of course I had in my "crazy prepper" stockpile from well before the virus.
Once again, its not the odds, it's the stakes.
The good doctor seems to be jumping on the contrarian bandwagon. It's always "cool" to have an outlying opinion, which engenders the "hey looka me" syndrome, noted formally as that "fifteen minutes of fame" coined by Andy Warhol.
I don't know about you, but if something gives me a 1% (or whatever) edge on survival, and it only costs a buck, I'd go for the buck, bearing in mind that the facemask's "one percent" may affect others as well as myself.
It's not the odds, folks. It's the stakes.
And it seems that the "self-determination" and "responsible adult" decision-making BS is just another manifestation of that "fifteen minutes of fame," "hey looka me." syndrome.
Put the friggin' mask on, folks.
And remind me to not make any appointments with Dr. Osterholm.
Terry, 230RN