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Originally Posted by Ammi

...in fairness though...the last time a poll was done and it being that hardly anyone wore one etc...would also factor in when that poll was done...as in, if it was a quarantined time for instance...because many people shopped online and rarely left their homes so a mask wouldn’t have been a consideration...it’s only in the last few weeks that the country is opening up again...



...and this government has been so inconsistent and ‘selective’ in its advice...masks are not effective or necessary because the ones that may have any effectiveness are required by the NHS obviously...so no to masks.../...we want industry to get back and social distance will be impossible in many areas if that happens, so please wear a mask and then proximity can be ignored...

...but yeah, I agree on the whole with what you say...people aren’t ignorant, they’re just confused and confusion leads to fear and anxieties as well...

Yeah but most of us were still going out to the shops every now and then and infection rates were far higher a couple of months ago than they are now, it's just clear that both public opinion and scientific opinion has shifted massively since that time although even now mask wearers are still a minority in this country. It should never be the case that proximity can be ignored tbh, social distancing should still be being maintained in all shops

We're not alone in this confusion tbf, it was only very recently that the WHO changed their advice after saying all through the pandemic that you should only wear a mask if you're unwell or caring for someone. France are also quite recent converts to masks after not recommending it for months, hardly anyone wears one still in Australia and Scandinavia and its caused a big debate in the US as well