Medical personnel work in close proximity to obviously sick patients and particularly surgeons work close to open wounds. None of the medical professionals are children, they are trained to use their PPE and take care of it. Mask use in Asia may have more to do with protection from particular air pollution. There is no evidence that people in Asia are less susceptible to pathogens.
Pre-COVID, Asian students in my classes sometimes wore masks, presumably when they were sick and didn’t want to spread infection. We could train kids to use masks, it’s not that complicated. “No evidence” means we should generate evidence because of the massive amount of harm that pathogens cause, probably more than its generally realized because of their possible role in causing some cancers and lower some IQ scores.
Medical personnel work in close proximity to obviously sick patients and particularly surgeons work close to open wounds. None of the medical professionals are children, they are trained to use their PPE and take care of it. Mask use in Asia may have more to do with protection from particular air pollution. There is no evidence that people in Asia are less susceptible to pathogens.
Pre-COVID, Asian students in my classes sometimes wore masks, presumably when they were sick and didn’t want to spread infection. We could train kids to use masks, it’s not that complicated. “No evidence” means we should generate evidence because of the massive amount of harm that pathogens cause, probably more than its generally realized because of their possible role in causing some cancers and lower some IQ scores.