Uh huh.
Link: https://twitter.com/i/status/1488253860477083651
though, I've never believed Magic has HIV.
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If a person feels the need to wear a useless paper or cloth mask, then do so. If a person feels the need to wear a China made KN95 or a suffocating N95, then wear one. It's a personal thing.
your posts are, do you?
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es discredit all mask mandates with their behavior. How can I take any statistic serious when it's obvious those "in the know" leaders don't think Covid is all that serious.
recommendations.
As for Newsom and others, they made a mistake...took their guards down for reasons known only to them.
Omicron is HIGHLY transmissible and responsible for 99% of all COVID cases...even boosted folks have ~30% chance of being infected and thereby spreading the virus to vulnerable, unvaccinated people...that's why masks should be worn in public places where everyone's vaccination status is uncertain...perhaps, Newsom, et al, felt they were all fully vaccinated/boosted and presented no hospitalization threat to each other...still, not the right decision on their part.
btw, how is consistently calling out Newsom for not wearing a mask "Overlooking" political leaders?
something we don't know.
"The Science" and evidence proves otherwise...it's just that simple...but then, if you're thinking purely "Political", then you definitely have something to chew on...Newsom made an "Own Goal" there.
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situations where they are wearing their masks...so, they each deserve a single smack on the wrist with a ruler...hopefully, they'l learn their lesson...follow the CDC guidelines...as I'm sure you do at all times...right?
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out tell their constituents to not only forget masking, but also vaccines?...would you...do you raise your ire and voice to them?
spread.
COVID patients are unvaccinated? (Hint: over 95%)...don't you think there's a connection here?...maybe...just maybe...vaccines have something to do with this?
As for masks...why do medical professionals use them in direct contact with infected patients...and stay uninfected for days...weeks..months...and even years?...if you'd like to become educated on the relative benefits of cloth masks...surgical masks and N95/KN95 masks, read Baron's "MIT Report" that is easily searched for on this forum...it will tell you all you need to know as to how well each one works...(Hint: it's not ZERO for any of them).
There are thousands, if not tens of thousands of peer reviewed studies on each topic, conducted over several decades by intelligent people who have no political purpose to their work, or careers, at all...done for the sole purpose of keeping fellow humans healthy...seems foolish to turn one's back on all that...what's the 'payoff'?
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haven't been keeping up with current events, it would appear...go get your N95/KN95 mask like all the rest of us are doing.
Using N/95 type mask. Most are still the cloth type or knock offs. Get out off yr basement and see what's really happening
I understand that the Gummint' is set to make "free" KN95 masks available soon...that percentage should rise significantly...at least among those who appreciate mask wearing.
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How absurd, given their relative mild reactions to the disease. My 5 year old and 3 1/2 year old grandchildren both got COVID living in the ultra OCD regimes in the DC burbs… and neither had more than the sniffles.
not for mask wearing. That next weekend she was at a wedding reception dancing and hugging people. In the video not one person was wearing a mask.
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In today's world it's possible to google whatever "scientific" opinion fits your current political agenda.
Johns Hopkins concludes that COVID restrictions caused more harm than good.
And it is undeniable that the death rates from all COVID variants have always been heavily skewed toward the elderly with co-morbidities,
KIds have always been our least vulnerable.
Link: https://sites.krieger.jhu.edu/iae/files/2022/01/A-Literature-Review-and-Meta-Analysis-of-the-Effects-of-Lockdowns-on-COVID-19-Mortality.pdf
is a deadly disease that can overwhelm our hospitals...more to that point, there are only a little more than 68K, non-federal Adult ICU beds in the entire U.S. along with finite numbers of staff and specialized equipment...(Google "Society of Critical Care Medicine"...United States Resource Availability for COVID-19)...these are Objective Facts that no amount of Subjectivity can change.
Consequently, it is of utmost importance that we, as a society, use every means available - but judiciously - to "stem the tide" of COVID infections, so as to preserve the viability of our Critical Care resources...otherwise, ALL citizens will be adversely affected...not just the COVID patients...I trust you appreciate this without further explanation.
While it's true that kids are the least vulnerable, they are not immune and needless morbidity or mortality...for want of simple measures like masking, social distancing, or proven safe vaccines...should not be accepted in a rational society...IMHO.
As for the concerns for "Lockdowns", the WHO also recognizes the deleterious effects of such measures and cautions judicious use, while encouraging alternatives, such as widespread testing, and focused isolations...kind of what we're doing right now...so one more lesson learned.
Bottom line...doing nothing is the worst course of action.
Link: https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/herd-immunity-lockdowns-and-covid-19
CDC said recently that cloth masks offer hardly any protection.
And most KN95 masks on the market are counterfeit.
So what's a rational and objective person to believe? Or do?
When the science changes in one direction it's misinformation and de-platforming, when it changes in the other, it's new science.
first hit, and stores were 'denuded' of even toilet paper as a result...Dr. Fauci recognized the critical shortage of surgical and N95 masks for medical personnel and at the time no one was aware that 40-45% of infected people were asymptomatic...that was a major discovery and led to strong guidelines that advised the use of even cloth masks for the original "Wild Type" virus.
Since then, we've experienced more transmissible variants that require even better quality masks (e.g. N95/KN95)...we learn, we adapt...as for counterfeit masks, it's true...they exist and are less effective, so you need to be a careful shopper...there are helpful articles on-line that will show you how to increase the odds that you purchase the right ones...for sure, look for the NIOSH approval notice...expiration date...company/location info, etc....but by all means "try" to find them...and use them.
An analogy that works for me on masking is kids and sunburns...even though it's still possible for kids to grow up and get skin cancer after being slathered with Sunblock (i.e. it's not a PERFECT means of protection)...no reasonable parent would just give up and fail to use it on their kids...because it WILL IMPROVE their odds...so, too, with masks...they're not perfect, but they do make a difference.
If you think the situation requires a mask, you shouldn't be there.
Is that your plan…don’t come out until the case/hospitalization/death rates get to “Endemic” levels?…no middle ground?…really?
Everyone is getting Omicron. Wear a mask if you want, or don't, whatever. If you think the situation requires a mask, you probably shouldn't be there. But don't judge others for their choice.
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