[blueash]

Originally Posted by mlmarr

still believing the nonsense and the stick from China for testing.. so sad a simple cold / flu bug will test postive with the chemical stick ..

Still posting nonsense. So sad that a simple flu bug will absolutely not test positive on a covid antigen test. Ignorance to post such garbage here. You are being lied to by some source. And that same source is certainly lying to you about many other topics.

Google search suggestion... Does influenza produce a positive Covid test ... HERE

Are you up to date on the influenza data?

Now google search suggestion ... Does the common cold produce a positive Covid test.... HERE

See how easy that is to debunk what you wrote and disprove those bald faced lies.

[Byte1]

I'm prepared now. No more colds(aka COVID) for me.

[I'm Popeye!]

Originally Posted by RedChariot

A freaking cold???? Tell that to the over 3 million people who died worldwide from this virus.

Can you tell us how many people died from the flu or cold that year, NO!, They were counted as dying from COVID...

[I'm Popeye!]

Originally Posted by blueash

Maker, then please explain to me... Why do surgeons wear "face diapers" ? Are they wearing it to not breathe in germs from the patient on the table? You just educated me that masks are only worn to block incoming air. Or are you just spouting nonsense because you can on this website?

I will eagerly await your well thought out reply.

Could this be the reason why....

[Maker]

Originally Posted by blueash

Maker, then please explain to me... Why do surgeons wear "face diapers" ? Are they wearing it to not breathe in germs from the patient on the table? You just educated me that masks are only worn to block incoming air. Or are you just spouting nonsense because you can on this website?
I will eagerly await your well thought out reply.

Surgeons do not wear "face diapers". I never said anything like that because it's a stupid statement. If that was your take-away, please re-read the post.

The primary purpose surgeons wear PPE to reduce the likelihood of getting biological contamination from the patient.

Masks are used to prevent transfer of airborne biological pathogens. That would be n95 or better. They wear face shields to prevent liquid splatters to their face where their mucous membranes are located, again to try to prevent contamination from blood and other infectious tissue.
They also wear gloves to prevent direct contact with infectious material and blood.

There are other higher levels of PPE worn when the risks demand better protection. Think of a patient with ebola, or who has an unknown toxic exposure. Also for researchers working on gain of function experiments with deadly toxic substances.

[eyc234]

Originally Posted by Maker

Surgeons do not wear "face diapers". I never said anything like that because it's a stupid statement. If that was your take-away, please re-read the post.

The primary purpose surgeons wear PPE to reduce the likelihood of getting biological contamination from the patient.

Masks are used to prevent transfer of airborne biological pathogens. That would be n95 or better. They wear face shields to prevent liquid splatters to their face where their mucous membranes are located, again to try to prevent contamination from blood and other infectious tissue.
They also wear gloves to prevent direct contact with infectious material and blood.

There are other higher levels of PPE worn when the risks demand better protection. Think of a patient with ebola, or who has an unknown toxic exposure. Also for researchers working on gain of function experiments with deadly toxic substances.

But you said mask do not work, so how do they stop pathogens that are smaller than SAR's and as you can see from your photo it really is not fitted correctly.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by I'm Popeye!

Can you tell us how many people died from the flu or cold that year, NO!, They were counted as dying from COVID...

The flu numbers have been published and are non-zero.

[Escape Artist]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Boston waste water upticking and its still summertime in the NorthEast!

What does that indicate? Also, are your friends who are I’ll in need of hospitalization? In other words, is it severe?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by eyc234

But you said mask do not work, so how do they stop pathogens that are smaller than SAR's and as you can see from your photo it really is not fitted correctly.

Did you read the post you responded to? It said nothing about "pathogens that are smaller than SARs"...

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

That's your judgement, i reported facts only. .
There was no judgment of the sky is falling in the factual post, and the facts suggest a change in hospital environment to minimize employee shortages. .

Not sure you would prefer employee shortages when you need hospital care, correct?

Most everyone in the US and especially Florida wants to put COVID "in the rearview mirror". And for some insane and low-cognitive reason, some people want to PRETEND that it never happened (pretending that all those deaths in the Midwest never happened). But, COVID disease itself has other ideas - it wants to mutate and spread.
........This summer in Fl. and elsewhere in the US, it is HOT and humid, especially in the large cities. If you take a general HEAT stress and you add in COVID, then you have a LETHAL cocktail of health problems.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by eyc234

But you said mask do not work, so how do they stop pathogens that are smaller than SAR's and as you can see from your photo it really is not fitted correctly.

Are you using personal experience on this mask. As a procedure mask, it’s tied correctly, over nose, with no gap, and under chin, goggles are fitted over the mask, other than the blood on the outside, one can’t see the snot from the sneeze inside the mask. It much more entertaining when you sneeze wearing a clear mask

Wore same mask for 45 years, he is better than some I have seen

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

The flu numbers have been published and are non-zero.

According to the CDC, there were only 5K Flu Deaths in the 2020-2021 Flu Season.

That's less than 1/5 of a light year (25K deaths) and about 1/10 of a regular year (50K deaths)

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Are you using personal experience on this mask. As a procedure mask, it’s tied correctly, over nose, with no gap, and under chin, other than the blood iron the outside, one can’t see the snot from the sneeze inside the mask. It much more entertaining when you sneeze wearing a clear mask

I always hated it when that happened!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by fishon

Thread of the year.
That’s some funny stuff right there!

I don't see the humor in the fact that COVID is still with us and is KILLING some Americans. And since The Villages is made up of OLDER citizens who are demographically the ones most affected, then it becomes even less humorous.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I always hated it when that happened!

Me too, snot is so much worse than a blood soaked mask and gown.