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Originally Posted by Aloha1
I also, thank the both of you for a reasoned SCIENTIFIC discussion. I do disagree on one point, that masks reduce cases. That is empirically true initially, however as evidenced by current results in countries that previously had mandatory lockdowns and mask wearing, all it did was delay the inevitable march of the virus.
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Delaying the "march of the virus" saves lives. The medical community gets more time to learn how to treat it, so the death rate is much reduced, and drug companies get time to develop vaccines. Places that got hit early had high death rates (Italy and New York, for example).