Medical personnel wearing scrubs outside of work

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Well, are the Corona/flu/strep/XYZ germs going to grow wings and fly off the scrubs and onto some the guy standing 6 ft away?

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Anonymous wrote:People we are talking about contagion of Covid19 not some yeast infection. There are of course billions and billions of germs...what differentiates each is the infectivity and morbidity of each. Ebola’s mortality rate is high in the 80-90% so many people who contracts it usually die thus the virus dies with them. On the other hand, influenza virus mortality rate is much lower in the teens so virus can propagate and each year comes back. Covid19 being a fairly new virus is both deadly and contagious...the perfect virus for pandemics

Except Covid 19 is actually not that contagious, as we have learned. Virtually all the cases are from people in prolonged close contact with a breathing human, in low circulation places. Not from stuff, or not a brief encounter/passing.

“Not that contagious”. Tell that to the 4 million people infected and the close to 300,000 deaths. Tell that to the International community that now have borders shut down so no travelers allowed in. Tell that to the business owners who were required to close and are now probably going to be bankrupt. Tell that to the children Zooming class from home. I can go on and on. Oh right, Covid19 is NOT that contagious

You missed the point.

Are you rolling around in someone else's scrubs, like a dog snuggles and owner's shirt? If so, stop that. It's rude.

But you're not going to catch covid this way. I understand you're grossed out by "germs" but this is a mental issue, not a risk issue. I'm not sure why you think everyone else is so clean - you cannot identify sickness based on someone's clothing. And even if you could, you being in the same room with someone wearing scrubs is not a risk for covid. For the love of god, gather some perspective and find healthy productive ways to deal with your unbelievable anxiety.

You mean like taking their seat on the bus or subway and then smoothing out your clothes when you get up, then touching your nose? Or accidentally bumping against them in an elevator?

What do you think the point of scrubs is, genius? It's to get some kind of control over the spread of germs. Is it really that hard?

You're going to wash your hands anyways before touching your nose because you're smart enough to know, scrubs or not, that anything you touch out in public may be contaminated and that is the way we all should be operating at the moment. The person whose seat you take on the metro may be an asymptomatic carrier regardless of the type of clothing they are wearing. They also may not have washed their jeans for a week and not wash their hands after they poop.

I'm going to wash my hands on the subway before scratching an itch? No.

Scrubs signify "We work somewhere where we try to keep our outdoor clothes separate from out work clothes." So that's how they differ from run of the mill jeans.

Not anymore.

Nowadays scrubs merely signify “these are super comfortable, dry quickly, and are way easier to grab in the morning than picking out an outfit.” Staff that don’t come within 10 feet of a sick person wear them regularly.

Well now you know how you appear to others -- dirty and lazy. If you wan to continue insisting that's not the case, go ahead. But now you know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, are the Corona/flu/strep/XYZ germs going to grow wings and fly off the scrubs and onto some the guy standing 6 ft away?

Last time I went to the grocery store NOBODY was 6 ft away from me...hell, even the marked lines on the floor do not measure 6 ft. Probably only 3 feet apart...about the size of the shopping cart. Current stores and business establishments are NOT zoned for the 6 ft social distancing requirements. If we did, all stores would be double the footprint of what they are now.

So, no germs are not flying 6ft BUT they are being carried around and they DO glide on the airstreams we all create when walking around. There are published reports on this and that is why runners are getting so much grief over running too close to people

[Anonymous]

This post makes me want to put on my scrubs and go dance through the Giant.

I will take perverse pleasure that the posters in my wake will be breathing into a bag and popping a xanax on their way home.

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Anonymous wrote:This post makes me want to put on my scrubs and go dance through the Giant.

I will take perverse pleasure that the posters in my wake will be breathing into a bag and popping a xanax on their way home.

So you are as nasty on the inside as you are on the outside. Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post makes me want to put on my scrubs and go dance through the Giant.

I will take perverse pleasure that the posters in my wake will be breathing into a bag and popping a xanax on their way home.

If you are a healthcare worker..you are a disgrace to all frontline workers and their families. Furthermore you flaunt this type of behavior and you will be the poster child for what ignorance people have during this time of crisis

[Anonymous]

People wearing scrubs think it’s a badge of honor...guess what, got news for you...it isn’t. It demonstrates the laziness of the wearer and the incompetence they portray by going into public spaces knowing that is exactly what they wouldn’t wear at home near their loved ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People wearing scrubs think it’s a badge of honor...guess what, got news for you...it isn’t. It demonstrates the laziness of the wearer and the incompetence they portray by going into public spaces knowing that is exactly what they wouldn’t wear at home near their loved ones.

I wear scrubs to work. I typically don’t change when I get home. I will sit on my kids beds, sit on the couch, cook in them. It’s not a big deal. At all. I wear PPE when treating patients. No need to worry about the cleanliness of my scrubs. But I know you will - untreated anxiety is a bitch.

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Anonymous wrote:What are everyone’s thoughts on medical personnel wearing scrubs in public places? Yesterday went to a Chipotle for take out and saw some healthcare workers wearing scrubs in line. Nearest medical facility was a block away and is an urgent care center. I respect healthcare workers and front line workers at this juncture of the most unprecedented pandemic in history BUT I am also concerned that wearing scrubs or PPE outside of the workplace is inappropriate. How do we know that their scrubs do not harbor Covid19 viral particles? They should at least change into street clothes. Just my 2 cents on this topic

Not all Medical personnel are engaged in caring for COVID patients. As a result, there’s also risk from
the grocery store workers getting Starbucks and the InstaCart shoppers buying your produce. You just can’t ID them as easily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post makes me want to put on my scrubs and go dance through the Giant.

I will take perverse pleasure that the posters in my wake will be breathing into a bag and popping a xanax on their way home.

I’m with you!! I do it everyday anyway. Maybe we can make it like Mardi Gras but instead of beads we throw out anxiety meds. That should be fun!

[Anonymous]

Wow...the Mardi Gras that caused so many Covid19 infections...wait that actually DID happened in Louisiana.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People we are talking about contagion of Covid19 not some yeast infection. There are of course billions and billions of germs...what differentiates each is the infectivity and morbidity of each. Ebola’s mortality rate is high in the 80-90% so many people who contracts it usually die thus the virus dies with them. On the other hand, influenza virus mortality rate is much lower in the teens so virus can propagate and each year comes back. Covid19 being a fairly new virus is both deadly and contagious...the perfect virus for pandemics

Except Covid 19 is actually not that contagious, as we have learned. Virtually all the cases are from people in prolonged close contact with a breathing human, in low circulation places. Not from stuff, or not a brief encounter/passing.

“Not that contagious”. Tell that to the 4 million people infected and the close to 300,000 deaths. Tell that to the International community that now have borders shut down so no travelers allowed in. Tell that to the business owners who were required to close and are now probably going to be bankrupt. Tell that to the children Zooming class from home. I can go on and on. Oh right, Covid19 is NOT that contagious

You missed the point.

Are you rolling around in someone else's scrubs, like a dog snuggles and owner's shirt? If so, stop that. It's rude.

But you're not going to catch covid this way. I understand you're grossed out by "germs" but this is a mental issue, not a risk issue. I'm not sure why you think everyone else is so clean - you cannot identify sickness based on someone's clothing. And even if you could, you being in the same room with someone wearing scrubs is not a risk for covid. For the love of god, gather some perspective and find healthy productive ways to deal with your unbelievable anxiety.

You mean like taking their seat on the bus or subway and then smoothing out your clothes when you get up, then touching your nose? Or accidentally bumping against them in an elevator?

What do you think the point of scrubs is, genius? It's to get some kind of control over the spread of germs. Is it really that hard?

You're going to wash your hands anyways before touching your nose because you're smart enough to know, scrubs or not, that anything you touch out in public may be contaminated and that is the way we all should be operating at the moment. The person whose seat you take on the metro may be an asymptomatic carrier regardless of the type of clothing they are wearing. They also may not have washed their jeans for a week and not wash their hands after they poop.

I'm going to wash my hands on the subway before scratching an itch? No.

Scrubs signify "We work somewhere where we try to keep our outdoor clothes separate from out work clothes." So that's how they differ from run of the mill jeans.

Not anymore.

Nowadays scrubs merely signify “these are super comfortable, dry quickly, and are way easier to grab in the morning than picking out an outfit.” Staff that don’t come within 10 feet of a sick person wear them regularly.

Well now you know how you appear to others -- dirty and lazy. If you wan to continue insisting that's not the case, go ahead. But now you know.

You've been posting these anti-medical worker rants forever. You sound like an angry drug seeker.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, are the Corona/flu/strep/XYZ germs going to grow wings and fly off the scrubs and onto some the guy standing 6 ft away?

Last time I went to the grocery store NOBODY was 6 ft away from me...hell, even the marked lines on the floor do not measure 6 ft. Probably only 3 feet apart...about the size of the shopping cart. Current stores and business establishments are NOT zoned for the 6 ft social distancing requirements. If we did, all stores would be double the footprint of what they are now.

So, no germs are not flying 6ft BUT they are being carried around and they DO glide on the airstreams we all create when walking around. There are published reports on this and that is why runners are getting so much grief over running too close to people

I had this experience at the Walmart on Georgia Ave in NW. One woman was so insistent on standing closer to me that when I put the cart behind me to separate us, she moved up and stood beside my cart! I have tried to not be confrontational so I said “Oh, I’m such a klutz! I don’t want to accidentally hit you with my cart. Let’s put some more space between the two of us.” And she rolled her eyes. But the man in front of me turned around and said to her “This lady is being too nice. You need to move back. It’s stupid to be right up on her.” and then she looked like she was going to cry.

[Anonymous]

While we're at it, let's ban:

-workout clothes in public
-ponytails - because when a woman wears her hair up in a ponytail, it's SO obvious it's cuz she didn't wash her hair
- clothes with any stains
- your child with a runny nose - HIGHLY infectious

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People wearing scrubs think it’s a badge of honor...guess what, got news for you...it isn’t. It demonstrates the laziness of the wearer and the incompetence they portray by going into public spaces knowing that is exactly what they wouldn’t wear at home near their loved ones.

I wear scrubs to work. I typically don’t change when I get home. I will sit on my kids beds, sit on the couch, cook in them. It’s not a big deal. At all. I wear PPE when treating patients. No need to worry about the cleanliness of my scrubs. But I know you will - untreated anxiety is a bitch.

So stupid, my spouse gets out of scrubs as quickly as possible and always tries to change at work! In general, lots of germs in a hospital everywhere as folks are sick, why would anyone do this is beyond me just basic hygiene! Just like teachers who are always washing hands and keep gallons of sanitizer because they know children are germ carriers in schools and daycares! There is a reason they want you out of hospital as soon as possible when you are well, better to recover at home due to potential of catching germs!