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- Florida anti-maskers went viral after attending a Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners public comment session on face mask mandates.
- The clip shows enraged citizens at the prospect of being forced to wear face masks, invoking some of the silliest reasons to resist the face coverings.
- Florida reported nearly 9,000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, a new daily record. The state never experienced such figures during the lockdowns and has been setting records ever since it reopened.
In the early months of the novel coronavirus pandemic, we were told that face masks won’t offer much protection against COVID-19. The point of it all was to prevent a run on personal protective equipment which healthcare workers and first responders desperately needed, we later learned. It’s not like all countries had enough PPE when the first COVID-19 outbreaks hit, but that’s a different story. As we started understanding this illness better, we saw more and more studies that proved masks could really reduce the risk of transmission. The virus can travel beyond six feet, especially in AC-ventilated indoor areas like grocery stores and restaurants, and that’s where a combination of good hygiene, social distancing, and face masks could work. Face masks then became a thing, and officials started promoting their use. Not all of them were ready to also wear them in public, with President Trump being a prime example of that.
This brings us to present-day Florida, where there’s a vociferous anti-mask community unafraid to explain why face masks should not be imposed on citizens. Now, everybody is entitled to their own opinion about everything, pandemic and face mask included, even if that opinion is wrong. The Florida anti-maskers that you’re about to see defend their right to be infected and infect others with ease are a good reminder of why you should be wearing masks in the first place.
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Watch this insane viral video of Florida anti-maskers screaming at lawmakers originally appeared on BGR.com on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 10:33:54 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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