... since July.
Aside from my wife and me, I saw:
- an old Indian dude with a huge beard,
- a young black lady, and
- an older gentleman in a suit.
Point is, I remember all of the people without face diapers I saw in stores on different occasions over FIVE MONTHS.
This is a travesty of public healthcare. And people are just rolling over and complying.
I can't even. I had to vent...
I can't even imagine how bad it must be in blue states.
From the CDC Guideline for Prevention of Surgical SiteInfection, 1999:
The wearing of surgical masks during operations to prevent potential microbial contamination of incisions is a longstanding surgical tradition. However, some studies have raised questions about the efficacy and cost-benefit of surgical masks in reducing SSI risk. Nevertheless, wearing a mask can be beneficial since it protects the wearer’s nose and mouth from inadvertent exposures (i.e., splashes) to blood and other body fluids.
There is a Guideline from 2017, but it does not mention surgical masks at all, which means this 1999 document is the most up-to-date opinion of CDC on this matter.
