My brother told me early on that wearing a mask, even off it wasn't N95, was better than nothing in terms of protection for the wearer.
It's the sort of thing that's very difficult to prove or disprove, I guess, but since it's advisable anyway, then it's just one more reason for people to do what they should already be doing.
This is a major concern.... something else I really wonder about is if we'll see a whole generation with greatly increased birth defects. I don't think we have any good data on pandemics of the past to know if they typically cause such effects. If there is one thing I learned from back when I used to work in medical management it is that almost ANYTHING can increase the risk of birth defects...
Given the blood clotting and scarring, I wonder whether there will be an increase in men's infertility. Probably just wishful thinking on my part....
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That NY Times article overstates the concession made by the WHO.
They say the issue needs to be studied but do not concede the point that we must assume it is spreading in this manner and act accordingly.
Man hater! LOL. I'm hopeful that a combination of factors reduces the human impact on the climate... But we'll see!
www.theguardian.com
