Anonymous wrote:

This is so idiotic. I hope you're proud that you are right in with the mouth breathing inbreds in Michigan.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been exposed several times where I've only been wearing a mask (health care professional). I have been tested several times and have always been negative.

I do think that wearing a mask makes a big difference.

Logic point to it, that's for sure, maybe we should no leave eyes naked but still..

Wondering why the epidemiologists supported NOT wearing the masks at the beginning while they out of all the people should know what the mask is an does and does not. If anything, I think that the mask could help the most at the beginning of the infection when the viral load was huge, when virus was vicious and when not many people were sick.

Now you have end of epidemic, most people got it and done, whoever did not get it, probably has something that make hem immune,
the virus now is mild now and the viral load is probably weak. Plus we have hot summer weather upon us. So that is also goo thing.

Everyone knows this by now. Have you been hiding under a rock? They knew the general population would hoard masks, and we did.

Anonymous wrote:Also a healthcare worker taking care of COVID patients. Masks were not initially recommended for everyone because there were not enough for healthcare workers and I think many, to include myself, underestimated how serious the virus was. Masking has been very effective at keeping transmission rates down. The same is true for the confusion about the WHO recommendation for masking. They are making worldwide recommendations and many places do not have adequate resources for all to be masked, so it is recommended only for those taking care of COVID positive people.

Thanks for this reminder for why the guidance has changed. We had a real shortage of masks a few months ago and the public was encouraged to not wear them. The reason was they needed the masks for frontline workers

Masks work. My sister is a nurse taking care of COVID patients every day. She has more exposure than I can imagine and has not contracted COVID. She has been tested several times.

Also a healthcare worker taking care of COVID patients. Masks were not initially recommended for everyone because there were not enough for healthcare workers and I think many, to include myself, underestimated how serious the virus was. Masking has been very effective at keeping transmission rates down. The same is true for the confusion about the WHO recommendation for masking. They are making worldwide recommendations and many places do not have adequate resources for all to be masked, so it is recommended only for those taking care of COVID positive people.

Masks in hot and humid weather
You add heat, humidity, probably months of more physical inactivity than usual because of social isolation and distancing, and now you mask up, it’s certainly going to make it a lot more difficult to breathe, which can lead to further respiratory complications. You also have a better chance of overheating when you’re wearing a mask when it’s this hot outside. Our body has several methods and mechanisms to help cool themselves down, sweating, etc. But one of them is through breathing out hot air, so if we’re, one, increasing our work of breathing because we’re breathing through a mask in the heat and the humidity, and then we’re unable to exhale hot air, then certainly overheating can occur.

https://thewire.org/2020/06/dangers-of-wearing-masks-in-the-heat-and-humidity/

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Masks make a huge difference for everyone. If everyone wears masks and stay at home when/if they are able to, we will see the disease die out.

And, we also need to test everyone while it is still summer and we are outdoors. If there is an asymptomatic career who is not quarantined...we could see this thing explode once again in Fall, even after the numbers go down during summer.

Praying for a second wave much? It did not happen in China. Check the news.

Anonymous wrote:I have been exposed several times where I've only been wearing a mask (health care professional). I have been tested several times and have always been negative.

I do think that wearing a mask makes a big difference.

Logic point to it, that's for sure, maybe we should no leave eyes naked but still..

Wondering why the epidemiologists supported NOT wearing the masks at the beginning while they out of all the people should know what the mask is an does and does not. If anything, I think that the mask could help the most at the beginning of the infection when the viral load was huge, when virus was vicious and when not many people were sick.

Now you have end of epidemic, most people got it and done, whoever did not get it, probably has something that make hem immune,
the virus now is mild now and the viral load is probably weak. Plus we have hot summer weather upon us. So that is also goo thing.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Masks make a huge difference for everyone. If everyone wears masks and stay at home when/if they are able to, we will see the disease die out.

And, we also need to test everyone while it is still summer and we are outdoors. If there is an asymptomatic career who is not quarantined...we could see this thing explode once again in Fall, even after the numbers go down during summer.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Masks make a huge difference for everyone. If everyone wears masks and stay at home when/if they are able to, we will see the disease die out.

They tried it in Wuhan. Do you think the masks and lock down made hat much of a difference? I am sure some but why the rest of the China did not have that many cases. Just as NYC was our "Wuhan" while the rest of the US was just like the rest of China.. more less.

People can shade the virus through their breaths - so for this masks will help some if there is a carrier out there.
People also can pass the gas hat can easily contain the virus if you have it and unless you wear N95 Underwear

How does it get into another person?
Via mouth - so those who have a mask will be somewhat protected if they have the ight mask, at the right time as we know many people either do not wear t hem at all or from time to time in the crowds or take off to catch a breather. If someone who carries the virus just sneezed and the wind blew on them.. oh well.. you know.

If they are wearing masks religiously.. and someone farted in the crowd.. a carrier sans Anticovid underwear - and the air blows it into their eyes that are door for infection, oh well.. you know.

So that is all the science I could think of the a topic.

Will they get infected? You would need to look back at anti lock down protest and get back to us. How many cases arose from this?
But.. also take the weather into consideration. UV kills this thing and also. I is deeper into the epidemics, more people have been already exposed and done with it so the poor virus is having trouble to find new willing and able hosts.

My vote: there won't be a significant spike in our area. Per any logic of epidemics and virus behavior so far.

Reference points: Florida beaches, Lock Down Protests...

Yes. Masks make a huge difference for everyone. If everyone wears masks and stay at home when/if they are able to, we will see the disease die out.

I have been exposed several times where I've only been wearing a mask (health care professional). I have been tested several times and have always been negative.

I do think that wearing a mask makes a big difference.

I don’t want this to be political, although I fully support the protesters. But from a health perspective, don’t we have a giant test case in terms of how effective the masks are? I see most protesters wearing them. There have to be a symptomatic carriers in the crowds. Do you think there will be huge spikes in a few weeks? I’m hoping not and then we can all start going back to mostly regular life, at least outside, with masks on.