Should You Be Wearing a Mask?

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🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The CDC could soon be changing its guidelines on whether the American public should be wearing masks to combat the spread of COVID-19. What does the data say about mask usage? And how do we calculate the answer for ourselves? Guest: Aaron E. Carroll, professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. He blogs at a website called The Incidental Economist. He’ll also answer your coronavirus questions on YouTube. His channel is Healthcare Triage. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dad, I'm hungry!
0:01.6	Right, what do I cook for tea?
0:03.0	Errr, McCain chips. These will be good.
0:05.2	You know they'll come out nice and crispy if you cook them in a rye fryer?
0:08.2	Just say, Alexa, open McCain, and Alexa will help you.
0:12.2	What? You mean if I say Alexa, open McCain, Alexa will open the bag of chips for me?
0:16.4	Not literally open the bag of chips for your dad, but Alexa can tell you how to cook them and give you ideas for tea.
0:21.8	Okay. Alexa, open McCain.
0:24.6	Well done, Dad. Such a tech wizard.
0:26.6	Chip, chip hooray.
0:27.6	Crispy air fryer perfection with McCain.
0:34.6	I called up Aaron Carroll, a doctor and writer in Indianapolis,
0:38.6	because I was trying to figure out how to feel about masks.
0:42.6	And I knew he'd have opinions.
0:44.6	And it's now recording. Okay, yep.
0:47.6	To be clear, I wasn't sure if I was going to agree with Aaron's opinions.
0:51.6	Okay, so Aaron Carroll, you're a doctor.
0:56.6	I'm going to ask you a question, and I want you to be honest.
1:00.6	How many masks do you have in your house?
1:03.6	Literally zero.
1:05.6	Really? Literally zero.
1:07.6	When Aaron told me this, I was surprised.
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