Anti Mask Demonstrators

[Taiga]

Make sure you are one of the model citizens who walk down the sidewalk, by yourself, wearing a mask. Extra points for those who where their face diapers while driving their cars, by themselves. And the true believers abide all the government mandates and use glory holes because the government is smart and knows what is good for you.

[agstar77]

No sane person will be lining up for the fake covid vaccine, so don’t worry there will be lots for you. Make sure you get 4 or 5 shots, works better I hear.

Nn are your kids vaccinated or you anti vaxer?

[Partners]

Wearing a rag by yourself indicates that person is sick to me and should be at home..

[blackpowder]

Can we at least please return to normal health care??
I have to take my son into the private system after freeze-up.
Myself, I gave up phoning for an appointment.

[rumrocks]

There's definitely a lot of conflicting information bombarding people about this virus.

This article from the US Library of Medicine explains aerosols and droplets sizes regarding virus transmission.

You can get bogged down quickly with eye glze, but #5 tries to explain masks and efficiency against covid-19.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293495/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293495/

My take from this is,
-surgical masks restrict virus transmission from the wearer to others.
-N95 masks restrict the wearer from inhaling the virus from others.

this may be one of the reasons why the infection rate in some Asian countries is lower, if everyone wears a mask, its filtered twice, exhaling and inhaling.

[farmaholic]

This debate reminds me of the "seat belt" dilemma. Not that you wearing a seat belt has alot of bearing on people's safety in other vehicles, but it can mean alot to the safety of other passengers in the same vehicle, and even more safety to yourself.

Everyone knows the masks aren't 100% effective, but if you choose to wear one to help mitigate your risk.... go for it.

If you are required to wear one in certain stores or public transit but refuse.... don't go there.

Who's "rights" are greater? Those who want to be protected from others or those who believe they pose no risk to others?

If you have people in your lives that Covid would likely kill, would you not take some precautions? Are some people that selfish to think that their perceived invincibility gives them the right put other people at risk. Sounds like the mentality of someone who chooses to drive drunk.

Herd immunity or effective vaccine, until then any measures taken are only prolonging the inevitable, but that isn't a license to be careless. Would some people be happier if there was a 10% death rate of Covid infected people.....that would make any measures taken seem so much more worth it.

This too shall pass, but until then.....

[farmaholic]

Gag me with a spoon !

Table or teaspoon?

[malleefarmer]

Table or teaspoon?

Forgotten who was the resident spooning expert

[farmaholic]

Forgotten who was the resident spooning expert

Blaithin

[farmaholic]

Go ahead sit in your basement and self isolate with a mask on !

Not necessary.

I'm on the record of stating I'm sick of it already and would like to get to some semblance of normalcy.