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RogueInteger t1_j2d6jgj wrote

Reply to comment by Wtf_is_this1234 in Masks will be asked and expected at BPS for 8 school days but won’t be made mandatory. by lucifer0915

Yeah, but reduces his chances of getting a respiratory illness, and if others wear it, further reduces that probability.

Masks are effective ways to reduce the spread of aerial diseases.

I learned this because I lived through a pandemic.

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Wtf_is_this1234 t1_j2d6mvo wrote

Yes, they worked SO WELL during covid that people just stopped getting covid.

/s

We had several waves of covid during the mask mandate era and it doesn't really appear to be any different from the waves we're seeing post mask mandate era.

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RogueInteger t1_j2d76ab wrote

Only siths deal in absolutes.

I'm talking about probability. You're talking about binary outcomes.

Masks are effective in reducing infection. Even before covid you might have noticed their use in sanitary or sterile environments.

There's nothing wrong in wanting to reduce risk.

This is an optional undertaking for students. Stop making this into something it's not.

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meebj t1_j2dpm12 wrote

“only siths deal in absolutes” made me laugh. thank you for that!

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