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According to Business Insider Bill Gates doesn't understand why people resist wearing masks. He made the comment on the first episode of his new podcast with actress Rashida Jones. What are these, like nudists?" the Microsoft founder said. "We ask you to wear pants. No American — or very few Americans — say that that's like some terrible thing." Gates said experts first based recommendations on what they knew about other respiratory viruses. However, he said COVID-19 turned out to be much different.
Face masks have been a contentious issue across the US as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. That reality was unchanged at polling sites on Election Day, reports Business Insider. Many jurisdictions have chosen not to enforce mask mandates at polling places. They have done so as not to discourage people from voting or cause people to stay home. At some polling sites, disputes over masks led to long lines. Some voters felt intimidated and unsafe by those who chose not to wear them.
Business Insider reports the White House said, "we are not going to control the pandemic." However, Dr. Anthony Fauci disagrees and fresh scientific evidence is on his side. The evidence shows we already have the tools at our disposal to get the virus under control. Fauci told JAMA on Wednesday that universal mask-wearing "really, really does" make a difference. This backed up a recent article he and his colleagues wrote regarding masks. However, mask-wearing needs to be nationally mandated and worn above the nose to work.
As coronavirus cases surge worldwide, Russia has introduced a national mask mandate. Citizens must wear masks in public places, including parking garages, elevators, and public transportation. Business Insider reports research has shown that masks prevent coronavirus transmission. The US has yet to issue a nationwide mask mandate, though public-health officials suggest it. Anthony Fauci has recently called for one once again, but Trump is yet to call for it. Global COVID cases have hit record daily highs, with the highest numbers coming from the US.
America's coronavirus deaths could surpass 511,000 by the end of February. According to Business Insider, the staggering number comes from a new University of Washington model. The model also found that nearly 130,000 of those lives could be saved if 95% of Americans wore masks. The problem officials found is that only 60% of Americans say they always wear a mask in public. Researchers found that mask-wearing could also delay the need for lockdowns. According to Business Insider, health experts say that wearing masks could also mitigate the worst of the fall-winter surge.
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