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LAS14

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 10:17 AM Jun 2020

Masks like this would give people control over their own safety.... [View all]

Consequently, we need masks for the general population that block the virus from coming in and going out similar to what high-filtration surgical or N95 masks do for health workers. Masks like this would give people control over their own safety, a greater incentive to wear them, and the confidence to resume economically important activities.


The Harvard Business Review isn't exactly mainstream media, but this did show up in Google News. I've been waiting and waiting for a strong movement to get everyone masks that protect THEM, not just others.

https://hbr.org/2020/06/we-need-better-masks
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