Robert said "surgical and N95 masks". N95 masks are pretty unusual but surgical masks are everywhere, I think they're probably the most common type of mask? (View Post)

I think the masks and the lockdowns are different things. In Japan masks have been a common countermeasure for a long time - if you have a cold, you wear a mask when you go to work to avoid giving it… (View Post)

I feel like signalling virtuous behaviour is one of the jobs the government has, like if it's useful for people to wear masks indoors, MPs should be setting an example by wearing masks indoors, … (View Post)

I don't see how you can do that against a candidate with at least 40% (at an absolute minimum) under the primary rules. If you've got a bunch of guys all attacking one guy who's on 40%… (View Post)

Just to add, this gave Edo-era Japanese pharma insanely great data, they had a database showing them exactly what each household was suffering from at what times of the year. (View Post)