• BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I sometimes feel like I’m the last person masking in the world, but obviously the government is on the side of capitalism in terms of public health so I’ll continue masking. I like not getting sick.

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      9 months ago

      This is the issue. You wearing the mask protects you like 10% of the way (even the really good masks). It’s people who are sick wearing the mask that is the other 90%. If people wore a mask when they felt gross, that would be basically all that is needed.

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      9 months ago

      There is actually a promising cancer treatment that uses a genetically modified poliovirus strain, but it’s still in its trial phase.