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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm disappointed in our health authorities not taking advantage of the end of mandatory masking to promote facemasks as a non-mandatory social norm. In Japan, it's considered a societal duty to wear a facemask if you're sick so that you don't spread disease to others near you. Thousands of people in the US die each year of less dangerous but still potentially fatal contagious diseases like the flu. The CDC is missing a golden opportunity to educate people and help save lives.[/quote]

I’m not sure if you can necessarily equate Japan’s lower influenza rate (about 3 times lower than the USA) solely to mask wearing. They have lower risk factors than the US does (lower obesity rates, heart disease, etc.).

I’d have to see a study on this before I became convinced masks were the operative factor here.

I mean, I have no problem with people wearing masks, but I’m not going to do it unless it’s required or someone can really prove to me that it makes a measurable difference. [/quote]

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