Friday, December 2, 2022

History of Mask Controversy

 The New Journal of Medicine just posted a video of the history of mask wearing. It's just 12 minutes:

Unfortunately, they conclude that masks have always been controversial, so will likely always be controversial, and it's even worse in more atomistic, partisan, polarized countries that focus on the individual over the community. 

You can see more about the history of the Spanish Flu, which killed one in five people, here. One in five, and they still fought against wearing a mask!! 

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