(08-08-2020, 01:26 AM)jeffster Wrote: tops doctors were arguing the effectiveness of masks, and that the general public shouldn't use them, as they offered little protection
Were they not simply advising people not to use them or seek sources of them because we were not sure to what extent hospitals were going to be hit, and so, they wanted to ensure that the general public was not panic buying them? I mean...people rushed out to buy toilet paper, bananas and meat within a week of the WHO declaring the virus a pandemic. People were also panic buying masks, sanitizer, soap and chemical disinfectants. That really worried hospitals, especially because we saw that in certain places (like NYC) they were quickly running out of PPE supplies for those who needed them.