All things Corona Virus

[Dashinka 24,513]

I posited this question before, and quite honestly it makes sense.  The N95 mask is meant to protect the wearer, not protect those around the wearer.  I see folks wearing these as well as more substantial respirators all the time at stores, etc.  Kind of selfish of them.

 

These N95 masks aren't likely to stop coronavirus, health experts say

 

Face masks with exhalation valves, instead of blocking particles that could spread COVID-19, actually allow the wearer’s germs to spread, according to health experts. Their ability to release large respiratory droplets in the air has some worried, including San Francisco health officer Dr. Tomás Aragón, who even signed an order in May warning of the potential dangers of these particular masks.

"Any mask that incorporates a one-way valve (typically a raised plastic cylinder about the size of a quarter on the front or side of the mask) that is designed to facilitate easy exhaling allows droplets to be released from the mask, putting others nearby at risk," the order reads.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/these-n95-masks-arent-likely-stop-coronavirus

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

U.S. reports over 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time since May

 

https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-deaths-thousand-may-a10e174a-9cdc-4148-93e1-dfe55c1f03e4.html

[NikLR 13,227]

If the kids I work with complain about having to wear a mask one more time, Imma send the ##### home.  He's like I don't care if I get sick.  The mask isn't FOR YOU!  It's to keep the old people in our store healthy when they're trying to buy some dang auto parts. 

[yuna628 9,676]

4 hours ago, Dashinka said:

I posited this question before, and quite honestly it makes sense.  The N95 mask is meant to protect the wearer, not protect those around the wearer.  I see folks wearing these as well as more substantial respirators all the time at stores, etc.  Kind of selfish of them.

 

These N95 masks aren't likely to stop coronavirus, health experts say

 

Face masks with exhalation valves, instead of blocking particles that could spread COVID-19, actually allow the wearer’s germs to spread, according to health experts. Their ability to release large respiratory droplets in the air has some worried, including San Francisco health officer Dr. Tomás Aragón, who even signed an order in May warning of the potential dangers of these particular masks.

"Any mask that incorporates a one-way valve (typically a raised plastic cylinder about the size of a quarter on the front or side of the mask) that is designed to facilitate easy exhaling allows droplets to be released from the mask, putting others nearby at risk," the order reads.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/these-n95-masks-arent-likely-stop-coronavirus

My sister wears an N95 at work, and this is additionally covered by another mask on top of that. The rest of the employees wear typical paper masks, however they constantly have negligent behavior so it's no surprise they're the ones getting sick. N95 will offer good protection for the wearer but not necessarily everyone else around them - still if everyone was wearing some kind of proper face covering + using good hygiene, this would drop risk significantly.

[Dashinka 24,513]

54 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

My sister wears an N95 at work, and this is additionally covered by another mask on top of that. The rest of the employees wear typical paper masks, however they constantly have negligent behavior so it's no surprise they're the ones getting sick. N95 will offer good protection for the wearer but not necessarily everyone else around them - still if everyone was wearing some kind of proper face covering + using good hygiene, this would drop risk significantly.

I don’t disagree, but I am seeing a lot of folks wearing N95s that include the breathing valve with no other covering.  This is not what is meant by masking up.

[Neonred 3,564]

2 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

U.S. reports over 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time since May

 

https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-deaths-thousand-may-a10e174a-9cdc-4148-93e1-dfe55c1f03e4.html

1000 ICU beds just opened up

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

42 minutes ago, Neonred said:

1000 ICU beds just opened up

Ever the optimist 😀 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

I don’t disagree, but I am seeing a lot of folks wearing N95s that include the breathing valve with no other covering.  This is not what is meant by masking up.

The virus itself can go thru cloth masks like water thru a screen door.  The same with the vents on masks.  However, I would say the benefit is limiting the saliva spray that most folks offer up without a mask on.  Just talking, many people spray saliva several feet thru the air, and this is at least minimized by any face covering.

 

But if a person has covid, every time they exhale thru 93.249% of the masks in use today, their breath vapor goes around the mask, particularly just below the eyes (people who wear glasses know this well).  So the virus IS getting around too.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

I guess all those scam fake positives have lead to a bunch of fake deaths 

 

 

Coronavirus: Florida records highest one-day COVID-19 death toll

 

https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-coronavirus-deaths-july-23/33404536#

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 hour ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I guess all those scam fake positives have lead to a bunch of fake deaths 

 

I went back several pages, and you seem to be the only member who refers to covid as a scam or fake.  Why is that?

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Delta Airlines bans over 100 passengers for refusing to wear a mask.

 

https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-mask-policy-enforcement/

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

1 hour ago, Voice of Reason said:

I went back several pages, and you seem to be the only member who refers to covid as a scam or fake.  Why is that?

What is a scamdemic?

 

 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

9 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

What is a scamdemic?

 

 

A group of people taking advantage of a pandemic for political reasons.

Edited July 23, 2020 by Voice of Reason

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

2 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I guess all those scam fake positives have lead to a bunch of fake deaths 

 

 

Coronavirus: Florida records highest one-day COVID-19 death toll

 

https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-coronavirus-deaths-july-23/33404536#

Florida reported

173 new coronavirus-related deaths

The state also reported

10,250 new cases

1.68%

 

Quote

 

According to the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration, hospital bed availability statewide stood at 21.58 percent on Thursday morning. Miami-Dade, one of the hardest-hit counties, comprising 24 percent of the state’s total cases, reported 18.58 percent hospital bed availability on Thursday morning.

While several hospitals across the state are reporting no adult ICU bed availability, the statewide availability stands at 15.78 percent.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) addressed the rising concerns over ICU bed availability this week, reminding the public that ICUs tend to run around 88-90 percent capacity.

“An ICU is not a fixed product,” the governor explained. “If there’s expanded need then they can expand those types of services.”

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/23/floridas-hospital-bed-availability-over-21-surge-cases/

 

What's the bad news again?

 

In a normal world, this is good news.