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During the Spanish Flu Pandemic, wearing a face mask was eventually a mandatory measure to stop the spread. Given that people can react to phenomena in many kinds of ways, were there any instances where people debated or were persistently reluctant to follow protocol for certain reasons?

by /u/sammyjamez in /r/AskHistorians

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