[paulajr]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I will say it for the thousandth time. It isn't fear. It is awareness that causes us to attempt to do all we can not to catch it.

It IS killing real people. Haven't you lost anyone you know or care about???

No...I personally know NO ONE who has gotten really sick or died from COVID. Just the facts.
This whole thing is blown out of proportion. How many people pass away during a year..and how many people passed away this past year?
I bet the number is close.

[Travelhunter123]

Originally Posted by dhdallas

The only protection that really works is a N95 facemask that has been properly fitted, discarded & replaced routinely. All of your homemade cloth & surgical masks are of little to no help and can be potentially harmful. Once you wear a mask, that mask is now considered contaminated and should be discarded or disinfected with a bleach solution. If you touch the outside of the mask and touch your face, you just gave a contaminant a way inside your body. In reusing a mask you are breathing through a petri dish of bacteria and worse being fed with your warm humid exhalations.

Now that many people have been vaccinated or have natural immunity the "mask mandates for all" needs to be changed. Just those who have not been vaccinated or do not have natural immunity should wear a mask but one that works, as in a N95.

People who have been vaccinated or have natural immunity from having COVID (like I have) do not need to be masked; it would be pointless.

- David H. Dallas RN, EMT-P (retired)
I am a retired RN, EMT-Paramedic with an ASN degree graduating summa cum laude, a member of 2 national honor societies, with past American Heart Association certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

Getting erroneous & questionable information from the government and putting together homemade charts is not helping anyone but continuing to feed the hysteria & fear. I worked during the onset of AIDS/HIV and H1N1 and never have I seen such a level of misinformation and a bombardment of articles that focus on rare atypical cases.

You may be right, however in an abundance of caution I will continue to wear a mask as our scientists and president have advised.
I wear a mask to protect myself but more importantly out of respect for others

[Jacob85]

The.experts say that you need to wear a mask after being vaccinated because they do not know if you can pass it on to others even if it doesn’t make you sick. You could give the virus to a loved one or a friend even after being fully vaccinated.

[PJackpot]

If you’re a Kansas City fan, I recommend you stay home. It’s dangerous out there. You could get Covid and die. Sincerely, Tampa Bay/Brady fan.

[jg29566]

I have read that after having the virus you may be immune around 3 mo and after being fully vaccinated around 4 mo. My question is so do we need to go through all of the vaccination steps every 4 months?!?

[Pat2015]

Originally Posted by danglanzsr

No, I haven't.

Nor have I. I don’t deny the virus is real, but my life has continued on mostly as it was before this all started with outdoor activities here and just wearing a mask in the stores. Glad we live in a place that hadn’t been locked down and that the kids here have been in school where they belong.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by paulajr

No...I personally know NO ONE who has gotten really sick or died from COVID. Just the facts.
This whole thing is blown out of proportion. How many people pass away during a year..and how many people passed away this past year?
I bet the number is close.

Is this chart which compares the number of weekly deaths over several years what you are asking about?

[merrymini]

Unrelenting fear mongering from the media is driving this.
I would not listen to the “medical experts” because they do not know which end is up.
Long term effects can happen with a vaccine which was developed 10 minutes ago.
I have know many people, of many ages, who got the virus and fully recovered. It is a flu.
It is good to take precautions.
It is most dangerous for people who or ill or debilitated, if you are not one of these, you should be okay.
Hope you leave lots of money to your grandchildren to pay the debt.
And I am really, really sick of hearing about it.

[J1ceasar]

Just breathing in and out releases germs and tacks and germs to up to 6 ft according to many people. Just because you feel well does not mean you don't have covid germs in your body. And yes I have plenty of things to worry about in the world. Is global warming real, will my money last my retirement, will I have my fifth heart attack will I outlive my wife well some stupid senior hit me with their car tomorrow. So yes there's plenty of life to worry about but I would worry less if you wear a mask, any mask I really don't care at least it's something better than nothing. But the reality is if you'd stay in your house and not go dancing with a thousand other people who would make my life a lot safer and easier. Even with the vaccine they will always be a chance I'm catching covid and dying

[Mikee1]

The original stated purpose of masks was to prevent you from spreading it to others. It was said it would stop spittal, etc from being dispersed into the air. Now folks are saying to wear masks to keep from catching it. A N95 mask has exhaust vent ports built in so it does nothing to stop you from dispersing droplets into the air. The reality the germ is smaller than and filtering provided by any mask. So by who and why did the mask wearing benefit change?

[Villages Kahuna]

Originally Posted by popbaby2

After following many discussions in TOTV, I see there are still lots of COVID deniers. COVID is going down, but not very fast and it is still very much of a threat. ... the 7 day average of new cases, and the trend line. ...Wear your masks, and try social distancing for awhile to see if we can beat this. ... the death rate for us over 65's is 5% and gets higher as you get older.

Thanks for the charts, and particularly for again reinforcing the mask-distance recommendation of virtually every doctor and medical organization. If we get our shots, wear masks and stay apart, we’ll have COVID beaten by the Fourth of July!!

[sooziesoul]

Actually No! I don’t know anyone who died OF COVID !

[haysus7]

So sorry for the loss of your husband. Sincere condolences

[Villages Kahuna]

Originally Posted by Mikee1

So by who and why did the mask wearing benefit change?

The new variants of the virus that are rapidly moving across the country are far more transmissible than the original COVID. That’s why the new recommendations for the more effective N95 or KN95 masks.

[sooziesoul]

Actually we are all dying at some point!!