Diary 250

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Diary 250

Monday, November 23rd

South Dakota, a no-mask state by order of Kristi Noem, its governor, is surging with Covid cases.

Some people claim masks don’t do anything.

I’m not qualified to say whether masks are effective or not.  All I can say is that when people are expected to wear masks then they tend to think more carefully about social distancing, about washing their hands more often, about what they touch and how they gather or don’t gather. A mask on its own is only going to be as effective as its user, and its user will only be as sensible as the local laws require.