I’ll admit, I’ve enjoyed not writing about COVID-19 lately. After almost two years of touching on the subject on a daily basis, it’s been several weeks since I’ve penned a piece dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. That’s obviously because the pandemic is over for all intents and purposes. Vaccines are available for those who want them and the lion’s share of Americans now have immunity via prior infection as well.
That hasn’t stopped the hysterics from desperately clinging to their narratives, though. Doctor Anthony Fauci has returned with more warnings about mask mandates, after being absent from action for the past few days.
NEW: Fauci says it could be “necessary to re-institute restrictions like forced masking pic.twitter.com/IeeA0iayGn
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 17, 2022
Also, there are those who value social media more than being open with others in the medical community.
Repeating something over and over again doesn’t make it true. This is called cultlike thinking. pic.twitter.com/fZdzB6ITuI
— Christina Pushaw 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) March 19, 2022
However, while mask-wearing continues to be promoted as a sign of religious virtue and a way to show your faith, people who believe masks are a crucial part of COVID-spread prevention continue to respond differently to this message. South Korea has provided the most recent evidence of this effect, which will probably be the last nail in the coffin for mask hysteria.
You can understand my reasoning by recalling that South Korea has been long regarded as an example of how to combat COVID-19. The country already had a culture that encourages compliance. However, mask use was widespread in this Asian nation long before the outbreak of the coronavirus. Nearly all South Koreans followed the mask mandates and social distancing was also implemented.
It worked for some time. Whenever someone wanted to down the United States’ response to the coronavirus, South Korea was a favorite comparison to make. As with New Zealand however, the inevitable was delayed by social distancing, which is effective, but also very damaging to people’s physical, psychological, and financial wellbeing.
To illustrate that, you only have to look at what’s currently happening in South Korea. Despite the nation’s best efforts, it is on the verge of catching up to the United States in cumulative COVID cases.
While they still have a long way to go, there will be an collective groan among flummoxed Tweet docs when South Korea surpasses the US’s cumulative case count. pic.twitter.com/4JBdTa2Hpp
— Nick Foy (@TheNickFoy) March 19, 2022
Masks can be very effective or marginally effective in preventing COVID-19 from spreading. Why don’t we see South Korea’s caseload still magnitudes less compared to the United States, where some areas ditched masks over a year ago?
Simply put, masks are not effective in stopping the spread COVID-19. In South Korea, even N95s have not been widely used and embraced by many people. No amount of facial decorations will stop an airborne disease from spreading. For years we have pointed this out through real-world data and studies, but were dismissed as wanting to murder grandma. We were correct, even though we were wrong during the Delta wave, when studies at that time showed little efficacy.
To the hystericsBut, they keep going. They are going to cling to their useless face diapers because there’s power in pushing COVID mitigation. It’s up to the rest of us to ignore them, and if they are elected officials, to vote them out of office.
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