Originally Posted by
Duffman
According to my fiance's mother, who has a PhD in Epidemiology and is a professor at an Ivy League school, the 6' rule exists because that's roughly how far you expel aerosols while speaking at normal conversational volumes. Masks bring that down to less than a foot. You need a draconian one-size-fits-all policy because distancing, along with masks, do work and you have to draw the line somewhere, unless you think there should be distance rules for all situations, based on airflow, face coverings, type of coverings, etc. I elect one simple guideline.
So why do we need to wear masks
and be 6 feet apart?
There's a huge credibility issue now, caused by presenting hypotheses as truths, providing intentionally false or dramatically overstated information in order to achieve certain behaviors, and generally considering the public as ignoramuses that need to be manipulated. Even if the intentions are pure and the facts are correct, this will now have to be overcome.