same cases determined by PCR test the CDC quietly pulled last Friday.

What is the size of the virus in microns compared to the size of microns a cloth disposable mask capable of filtering?

Everything I have read and heard from expert doctors on my television claim that vaccinated people do not have enough viral load to infect others, vaxxed or un-vaxxed. Isn’t this why CDC guidelines for vaccinated people state they do not have to quarantine after an exposure to a KNOWN Covid positive person UNLESS they are symptomatic for Covid. That means a vaccinated person is no threat to anyone unless they are symptomatic for Covid.

I have not seen or heard that this guideline has changed. If it has, will someone kindly post a link to the new guideline. Thanks.

The virus does not travel by itself. The virus is encapsulated in droplets and/or aerosols. Those droplets and aerosols are HUGE compared to the minuscule size of the virus. THIS is why universal masking with NON N95 masks are effective for source control. Those non N95 masks are not effective for protecting the wearer. Hasn’t this been established already for well over a year? Why in the world are we even discussing this at this point in time of this pandemic? Oh, I know. It is because of your comment about the size of the virus particles.

The elephant in the room is how to get/force vax/mask compliance??? Won't happen in the permissive everything world of today!

Let the non vax pandemic seek it's own level of acceptable new cases/hospitalizations/deaths.

There is no sense what so ever in appealing to the vaccinated to mask up to help protect those who will not get the vax or mask up to help themselves!

Unless you plan on spitting ONTO a mask, it really doesn't matter what size they are. The point of the mask is to reduce risk, not become an impenetrable barrier against moisture.

Virii mutate when they have a sizeable segment of hosts with which to mutate. The more people who are vaccinated, the smaller the segment of hosts. The smaller the segment of hosts, the less likely the virus is capable of surviving long enough to mutate at all.

And the less likely it is to mutate, the more likely vaccinated people are to not get the new mutated virus, which the vaccine is NOT created to combat.

A very small % happens like that. Too small to even mention or affect anyone's decision whether or not to get the vaccine. Perfection can NOT be expected from ANY vaccine.

Florida brought this "covid capital distinction" on itself. We have become the nation's laughingstock.

Ya think the MSM helped just a little bit?:pray:

I am tired of the incubators who walk among us.

I am tired of those who will not apply simple risk vs. benefit thinking to their vaccine decision. (Yes. I am capable of making exceptions for those who cannot take the risk because of certain medical conditions.)

I am tired of those who cannot seem to comprehend that we protect children by vaccinating adults. Why do adults who refuse to be vaccinated for no real reason not realize they are robbing children of their childhoods?

I am tired of Facebook Zombies who think they are so much smarter than us vaccinated people — and so much smarter than doctors and scientists. (Of course, there are the “doctors and scientists” who are making big bucks by reeling them in.)

I am tired of churches that actually discourage vaccinating, whether it be outright or insidious anti-vaccine messages. . .

If they think they can pray away the virus, they need to hear that old joke about the guy who dies and asks God why he did not save him from drowning when he prayed to be rescued. God answered him, saying, “ Geez, who do you think sent the guy on the shore with the rope, and then the boat and then the helicopter?”

I am tired of thinking about how insurance premiums are going to become even more ridiculous to cover the cost of vaccine deniers who get sick. We all know insurance companies do not lose money. (Check their stocks if you do not believe me.)

I am tired of seeing that our economy is going to suffer extensively from this thing that is so obviously preventable. But as long as there are those who are allowing themselves to be played as pawns in the game of power, we’re all going to be hit economically, in one way or another.

And I am tired of a year-plus of wearing a mask — that could start all over. This upcoming possibility of going back to that is like one of those stupid class-punishments that some teachers use. (I taught secondary ed for a hundred years and never, ever used one of those.)

I am tired of the fact that Pogo was absolutely right.

I gotta get outa here now and do something useful. Why oh why can’t I stop looking at these threads. . .

Boomer

You're not the only one that's tired!

The question that you ask brings up an age-old, deep philosophic question - "are we our brother's keeper"? Many of the UNvaccinated are young people that feel invulnerable to pain and death. Society has a responsibility to educate young people and spare them any chance of experiencing unnecessary CV pain and death. In the wild most mammals like deer, bears, and dogs protect their young. Human behavior can be more complex and not governed by instinct. And in the current situation, people can be overwhelmed by the cross-currents of information and misinformation.

They must not have understood the part about spike protein toxicity...hardly debunked. That is why it was posted.

Let's just do a hypothetical......Let's say every single vaccinated person on the planet can still spread Covid if they get infected. Of those vaccinated people who become infected, hospitalizations and death of those vaccinated infected people are minuscule compared to the total amount of fully vaccinated people.

So.....any "smart" un-vaccinated person should make a B-line to the nearest vaccination center and get themselves vaccinated. I said "smart" but don't know how "smart" they are if they aren't vaccinated yet.That Delta variant is sure to get ya. LOL.