Augie RayJan 11, 2023

If you are the kind who says, “You know, I'd mask on flights if WHO or the CDC said I should,” I guess you can now start masking on flights.

WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new #COVID19 variant spreads. #wearamask

https://www.reuters.com/world/whoeurope-backs-travel-checks-us-given-spread-latest-omicron-variant-2023-01-10/

WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads

Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday.

Reuters
Show threadRenée

@augieray No, they'd mask if the WHO or CDC said they *need to.* "Urges" isn't strong enough -- I urge people to do a lot of stuff, that is a plea, not a rational statement of requirement. "Should be advised to--" NO. "SHOULD BE TOLD TO WEAR MASKS."

Why are these agencies so bad at scicomms after so many years. Sigh.

Jan 12, 2023 at 7:31amWeb