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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (40667)	6/8/2021 6:06:01 AM
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(‘Masks Are Symbolic,’ say Dr Fauci and The New England Journal of Medicine) This from New England Journal of Medicine May 28 2020 In the past week, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the New England Journal of Medicine have admitted that masks are little more than symbols. Virtue signaling. For those of you who shout “science” like it’s a Tourette tick, this is from the New England Journal of Medicine on May 21, 2020 : We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection. Public health authorities define a significant exposure to Covid-19 as face-to-face contact within 6 feet with a patient with symptomatic Covid-19 that is sustained for at least a few minutes(and some say more than 10 minutes or even 30 minutes). The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic. So, why are we ordered to wear masks? Symbolism. From the same article in NEJM :

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