Originally Posted by
DuckFlyer
The science is certainly not settled. Thankfully Sweden has shown us that herd immunity and no mask requirement renders COVID about as dangerous as an above average flu season.
Alaska Airlines and other US airlines are not mandating masks because they are concerned about the spread of COVID, they are doing it to prevent the spread of frivolous litigiousness. For me, I can respect the private mandate for that reason, and will happily comply to help protect one of our nation's most critical industries from financial insolvency.
Whatever gets you to comply, I frankly do not give a **** anymore. It doesn’t matter what mental gymnastics or justification hoops or pseudoscience it takes, whatever it’ll take to get people to wear a mask. And mandates helps. Thanks for wearing a mask.