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Excellent article, but two things: (1) In Table 1, just wondering why it's diagonally symmetrical - i.e. it suggests that one person masking and one not has the same rate of infection no matter if it's the infected person or non-infected person with a mask on, and the graphic following that table suggests otherwise. I know it's an estimate, but that's always bugged me! (2) One argument you've missed is that, with a mandate, very loud and threatening people will protest, sometimes at school yards, actually yelling at parents and children, and we've seen that police and government sometimes allow that vitriol to continue unfettered. Clearly it's not a good reason not to act to protect children from illness, but it's definitely a factor influencing decision-making. By protecting kids from the virus, will we put them in harm's way from angry parents who remain unconvinced by science?

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Bill doesn't need to mask. His generous (and very beautiful) push-broom mustache will capture all viruses in sight. Imagine the mustache rides Mrs. Comeau gets to take? Yummy.

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I too am in awe of Bill's mustache. I really don't care what he has to say about anything else in life but his mustache is one of the all time greats. If I ever see that mustache I will ask for its autograph. This is unlikely though since Bill hides it behind a mask in public. Only Mrs. Bill gets to see that awesome thing in all its glory.

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That mustache is amazing. And Mrs. C is a very lucky woman.

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Thanks Marie. The second graphic was different, it looked at probability of transmission based on three mask types, none, surgical, and N95 between two people with several examples. It was a simplified private lab graphic that I thought was easy to understand but I have gotten several questions so have removed it to avoid confusion with the first table.

Regarding your second point, I spent some time explaining critical success factors including messaging, education, and summarized with a graphic. I cannot control a lack of leadership or weak security/policing that allows intimidation and threats. I can only lay out the duties of leadership and public health.

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Fantastic resource. Thanks Bill!

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Thank you.

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You are a beacon of light for all people searching for guidance. My family relies on you to obtain truth and clarity in learning how to navigate in these murky Covid waters. No person could ever thank you enough for all your generous work. God bless you!

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Bill is a beacon of light in the land of the PushBroom. I once fought a guy to the death who had a delicious pushbroom stache. I threw a pipe threw his body and told him to "let off some steam". It was amazing.

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We need to make a twitter account just based on Bill's pushbroom stache. It will bring world peace and possibly an end to the covid virus. I know Bill says he always wears a mask in public but is that needed? His mustache is better than any N95 mask ever created. It traps dirt, viruses, food, drinks, dust, etc. in its glorious whiskers. Bill will never get covid even if he walks nude and maskless through the covid ward of every hospital in Canada. That's a testament to the moustache. I leave a final quote from the great William Friedken film Cruising: The blue hankie means blow-job. You have one hanging out of your left pants pocket means you want a blow-job. A blue in the right rear pocket is you give them. The green hankie in your right rear pocket means you're a hustler. The green hankie in your left rear means you're looking to buy. The yellow hankie in your left rear pocket means you give golden shower.

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Thank you Bill. Will be sharing the link to this. Your work is much appreciated.

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You should also link to some of Bill's other great work at PushBroomDaddies.com

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