Anybody else find it interesting that the same people who think we should use hydroxychloroquine willy-nilly and find it almost offensive that experts say we don't have scientific evidence to support its use are also the ones who insist that we needn't wear masks because there is no scientific proof of their efficacy? Can't have it both ways.
Isn't it self-evident that wearing a mask will necessarily decrease the amount of secretions going out into the air? Do they not understand that if I were to sneeze on their arm it would get covered with droplets and that if I did the same thing but with a mask on they would get far fewer of those droplets on them? Do they really think we need some expensive scientific study to prove that?
Right. For me, I don't need a scientific study to show that if I wear a mask I am less likely to infect other people. It seems obvious from the way masks work. It also seems obvious that countries where wearing masks is routinely done have done far better fighting the coronavirus.
I really don't understand people who feel differently.
Here in upper Northwest DC (I can walk to Montgomery County in less than five minutes), that's good to know. The DC hospital bed situation is similar to Montgomery County.
https://coronavirus.dc.gov/page/coronavirus-data
On the other hand, I would just as soon avoid any visit to the hospital, especially one owing to the coronavirus.
I am really struggling to understand the opposition to wearing masks.
So I've decided to try a new approach:
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Good news: business model looks sound, people will go through multiple masks in a day. Demand will be really high. Price point high.
Bad news: can't get enough of the product past Quality Testing to make it to market.
Yep, the WHO clarified this week that the guidance to not wear a mask unless caring for somebody with COVID-19 is STILL their guidance. Seems like the reason is largely for other countries where people don't have access to masks or they're needed for healthcare workers, not as relevant to the situation in the US.
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/cd...BgxRuroVjmw7mI
The USA death toll on Worldometer is now over 105,000. I am having a hard time fathoming that many deaths in such a short time. We still aren’t done with May either. By the end of June and into the middle of the summer, I cannot even begin to think about how many deaths there may be due to COVID-19.
492000 tests in the US yesterday....
Kyle gets BUCKETS!
https://youtu.be/NJWPASQZqLc
Saw this today at a brewery, thought this thread would enjoy it
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This might have been discussed upthread but I was wondering if anyone could tell me the pros and cons of the nasal test vs the saliva test (other than the obvious discomfort issue)? A friend was discussing using saliva tests on kids before opening camps and/or schools.
If you start from the premise that COVID-19 is a hoax perpetuated by enemies of the current inhabitant of the White House for the purpose of shutting down the economy to hinder his re-election campaign, then it's not hard to connect the dots.
Doesn't apply to everyone refusing to wear masks. But it applies to a lot.
And then there are the folks who simply think they are invulnerable and don't go much past that.
Looks like pangolins back on the endangered species list again:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/healt...udy/index.html
"What is clear is that the coronavirus has swapped genes repeatedly with similar strains infecting bats, pangolins and a possible third species, a team of researchers from Duke University, Los Alamos National Laboratory and elsewhere reported in the journal Science Advances."
[redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.
Damn, was planning on doing pangolin tartare tomorrow. Another recipe gone to hell.