There was definitely an anti-mask bias in the US at the policy level, because cloth mask use has limited effectiveness and triggers a pretty visceral reaction. A lot of the weird “muh freedom” and antivax nonsense was a pivot from anti-mask.
COVID hit at the worst time, our federal government was reeling from the insanity of the last administration, and key early measures weren’t taken. A reaction similar to what happened in China in the NY Metro region and a few other places early on would have blunted this, and protocols had been developed and left on the shelf due to the political implications.
COVID hit at the worst time, our federal government was reeling from the insanity of the last administration, and key early measures weren’t taken. A reaction similar to what happened in China in the NY Metro region and a few other places early on would have blunted this, and protocols had been developed and left on the shelf due to the political implications.