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Originally Posted by phil235
Fully agree that the science is complex, and I've definitely heard people use "science" (and by that they mean some cherry-picked fact from a media report) to justify some very strange positions. I was more referring to the advice of the Chief Public Officer of Health, and the science advisory table, as they are there specifically to review the science and local conditions and make recommendations based on their expertise in the field. I don't think that they are recommending that we drop the mask mandate yet. In my opinion, the decision on timing of removal of mandates should be as de-politicized as possible.
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Not as relevant in this case maybe but generally you can't only listen to public health we need leaders who weigh mental health, economics and other impacts. Masks seem harmless so there is a lot of why not but we still allow cloth masks which are proven to not work and a large percentage of people are not wearing them properly so in many senses it is false protection.
I agree though we should listen to experts not be give into protestors but also not the sizeable boomer voters who are paranoid and fine with everyone staying home forever. It is certainly these groups Ford is balancing rather than inconvenience of masks vs very small reduction in transmission which is probably the real trade off.
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