American Elites Still Don’t Understand How COVID-19
Works
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/americas-bipartisan-covid-19-illiteracy/617368/
Derek Thompson notes:
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads most efficiently among unmasked adult speakers who spend time together in close, unventilated indoor spaces. The virus can also spread through nonverbal activities. Sneezing and coughing obviously produce virus-encased globs of spit, and even heavy breathing—especially during a run or a set of pull-ups—can spray aerosolized droplets that can linger in the air before slipping inside a person’s nose or mouth. The virus does not seem to spread reliably via surfaces. Put simply, COVID-19 is mostly a talking disease—one that could be brought to heel with universal mask wearing, a national campaign that emphasizes quiet in public spaces, and harsh laws about indoor gatherings”.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/americas-bipartisan-covid-19-illiteracy/617368/
Derek Thompson notes:
“The SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads most efficiently among unmasked adult speakers who spend time together in close, unventilated indoor spaces. The virus can also spread through nonverbal activities. Sneezing and coughing obviously produce virus-encased globs of spit, and even heavy breathing—especially during a run or a set of pull-ups—can spray aerosolized droplets that can linger in the air before slipping inside a person’s nose or mouth. The virus does not seem to spread reliably via surfaces. Put simply, COVID-19 is mostly a talking disease—one that could be brought to heel with universal mask wearing, a national campaign that emphasizes quiet in public spaces, and harsh laws about indoor gatherings”.
Skip the Useless Covid-19 Rules, Please
The Logic of Pandemic Restrictions Is Falling Apart
Masks and mandates: How individual rights and
government regulation are both necessary for a free society
https://theconversation.com/masks-and-mandates-how-individual-rights-and-government-regulation-are-both-necessary-for-a-free-society-150819
https://theconversation.com/masks-and-mandates-how-individual-rights-and-government-regulation-are-both-necessary-for-a-free-society-150819
Those who tell us what to do during the pandemic must earn our trust
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/26/pandemic-earn-trust-facts-vital-covid
Rick Santelli and the Dangers of Flouting Covid-19 Facts
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-12-07/rick-santelli-of-cnbc-embodies-danger-of-flouting-covid-19-facts
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/26/pandemic-earn-trust-facts-vital-covid
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-12-07/rick-santelli-of-cnbc-embodies-danger-of-flouting-covid-19-facts