Realistically if everyone (literally everyone) were given n95’s used them, and washed their hands any time they touch something someone else touched without touching their faces: we actually could beat things like COVID and the flu.
What makes it unrealistic is that people aren’t that far removed from monkeys, and behave like it.
Not even N95s. If people just did the bare minimum and wore a surgical mask and washed their hands frequently the instant they felt like they might be sick, we would work wonders to reduce spread, morbidity, and lost wages/productivity. We just need the same simple politeness around respiratory illnesses that already exists in some Asian nations.
Realistically if everyone (literally everyone) were given n95’s used them, and washed their hands any time they touch something someone else touched without touching their faces: we actually could beat things like COVID and the flu.
What makes it unrealistic is that people aren’t that far removed from monkeys, and behave like it.
Not even N95s. If people just did the bare minimum and wore a surgical mask and washed their hands frequently the instant they felt like they might be sick, we would work wonders to reduce spread, morbidity, and lost wages/productivity. We just need the same simple politeness around respiratory illnesses that already exists in some Asian nations.
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We literally did beat one of the flu variants due to COVID prevention measures.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/covid-may-have-pushed-a-leading-seasonal-flu-strain-to-extinction/
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Yes, the last line of my comment very clearly addressed why it’s unrealistic.
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