[Villagerjjm]

Originally Posted by Leadbone1

The W.H.O just said it's 'rare' for asymptomatic people to spread the coronavirus!
So after all the endless guilting that has been done to people that refused to wear masks, because they we’re not sick, and knew that masks were ineffective anyway, we now find out that asymptomatic people rarely spread the disease!
Another major change from what we were initially told!
When are people going to accept that we have been fed incorrect data and supposed facts from the get go?

W.H.O. has retracted the statement as a misprint and amended it to say "it is rare for asymptomatic people to spread the coronavirus when they are wearing a properly fitted mask which is proven to decrease the amount of infectious aerosol particles in the immediate area surrounding the asymptomatic individual."

In other words: Wear A Mask If You Care !!

[La lamy]

I don't understand how people can still believe that "masks were ineffective anyway". Have you seen any health professionals not wear one in the presence of disease? No right? So there's only one sensible conclusion in my book: they are believed to be effective if properly worn.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Lindsyburnsy

Asymptomatic = not infected person with no symptoms
Presymptomatic = an infected person who has yet to show symptoms.

This is incorrect.......

Asymptomatic = an infected person with no symptoms

[Rango]

Originally Posted by Leadbone1

The W.H.O just said it's 'rare' for asymptomatic people to spread the coronavirus!
So after all the endless guilting that has been done to people that refused to wear masks, because they we’re not sick, and knew that masks were ineffective anyway, we now find out that asymptomatic people rarely spread the disease!
Another major change from what we were initially told!
When are people going to accept that we have been fed incorrect data and supposed facts from the get go?

Do you have a link to the WHO statement?
Anything that did not come from the CDC is suspect

[Brondrisek]

You don’t know what you don’t know. It would have been much worse if it was the opposite.

[jet10s]

Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os

Medical professionals have been double masking for months for hours and hours every day. Their brains haven’t been so effected that they cannot treat their patients. I’m not buying the nitrogen/mask reference.

no such thing -- no instructions are valid to double mask -- professionals are using proper ppe -- ridiculous statement

[jet10s]

Originally Posted by La lamy

I don't understand how people can still believe that "masks were ineffective anyway". Have you seen any health professionals not wear one in the presence of disease? No right? So there's only one sensible conclusion in my book: they are believed to be effective if properly worn.

no wrong -- cotton over you face or other such things will not protect you from disease

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by jet10s

no wrong -- cotton over you face or other such things will not protect you from disease

Absolutely. Most people are aware of this. However, Americans are requested to wear masks to protect others. The masks block the droplets that contain the virus. To a lesser degree, the wearer of the mask does have some protection.