Mask Paranoia
 

We initially were told by the surgeon general and also some of the doctors on the presidents team that wearing masks was unnecessary and that their only value was primarily psychological. They were not lying to you!
Why did they change this? Who knows... maybe to appease a paranoid population? 99% of the face coverings I see are useless. Viruses are microbial. You can not hide from them. How long is it going to take for this ridiculous paranoia about a virus that is 99% survivable to go away? I am somewhat encouraged as I am seeing more and more folks like myself that have discarded the masks.

I feel very safe here..The Villages is blessed with 120,000 health experts

The Flat Earth Society is always looking for new members.

As more was learned about the virus, things changed. :ohdear:

I am proud to be one of them.😎

Actually, the masks have a useful purpose in the appropriate setting. Yes, viruses are very small, but they are spread in small droplets when a person coughs or sneezes, and even in some cases talking, especially if the spit when pronouncing "P's" The mask will stop them from spreading it to OTHER people. It does little to protect the person wearing the mask

Over 99% of all human to human viral transmission occurs indoors. So wearing a mask when you cannot guarantee 6 foot spacing at all times indoors makes some degree of sense. Outdoors they are basically useless. Yet some rec center rules require them outdoors---probably politics vs. science. Then there are those that seem to live in a mask---driving their car, cart or bicycle, walking, etc. That's fine if it makes them happy, not as fine if they feel obligated to say something to other people not wearing a mask, who clearly have a better understanding of epidemiology than they do.

Personally, I wear a mask at grocery store and retail store, if only out of respect to those who are a bit afraid. I never wear it outdoors since the facts show it is unnecessary. But I don't think anyone should summarily dismiss masks all together.

How so???? Your OP would seem to indicate otherwise.

No. When Dr Fauici and the CDC told us to skip the mask they already knew the virus spread by droplets from sneezes, coughs etc This has been known about viruses for a long time, before this current pandemic. Nothing changed except they reversed course.

Cute But irrelevant. You just expose yourself as part of the problem. Enjoy your paranoia

Just playing along with the sarcastic Original statement. 😎

From the very beginning, it was recommended that those who were infected wear masks to help prevent the spread to others. Health experts have always unequivocally stated that anything other than properly fitted N95 masks will not block the virus.

When it became clearer that asymptomatic people could still be contagious, the thinking evolved that everyone should be masked as a precaution. Wearing a mask helps limit the spread of larger droplets that are emitted when we speak, sneeze, and cough. Outbreaks like the choir practice in Washington show what can happen.

Mask wearing doesn't need to be 100% effective for me to think it's a good idea, nor does it cause me any harm to do so. I also have no issue with other mandatory health and safety codes, OSHA regulations, airport security screening, non-smoking ordinances, or private businesses establishing rules for wearing shirts and shoes.

But then, I'm a rule follower by nature. On a macro level, "live free or die" holds little appeal. On the positive side for those who disagree, my non-confrontational and introverted personality also means I would never speak up to chide someone else in public.

Well, what I was wondering about in regards to masks and gloves is that if they’re so effective why can’t we just issue them to our prison populations instead of letting them back into society? They could social distance unless they,re cell mates.

(The letters and punctuation are not coming out right.)

To be a bit more precise, from the very beginning it was requested that those who had the infection SELF QUARANTINE for 14 days---no going out even with a mask

NOT paranoia. Simply a measure of safety, in case I AM infected, and a 'carrier' to others. The mask simply inhibits (to a degree) MY exhaling/coughing/sneezing from affecting others around me. period. There are so many studies showing this.

My 'exposure' as you say is a simple attempt to lighten things up - not a "problem'. I respect all views - but please don't impact others if you have a chance, as small as it might be, to infect others around you. I happen to be smack in the middle of the High Risk group - so please stay more than 6' away.

If you choose NOT to wear a seatbelt...OK - your choice, and it MAY kill you, as well as increase avg car insurance. If you drink and drive...it affects all others on the road.
Your choice, but...

The most intelligent and sensible post on this subject I have read on TOTV.

TY, Father Sanducci

a short video showing mask vs. no mask>


Wearing mask vs not wearing mask - YouTube

Aha, You Tube----the DEFINITIVE source authority for all medical information :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Because prisoners don't get room service or curb-side pickup. Because prisoners don't get their exercise in any of dozens of public parks where it's easy to spread out. Because prisoners don't get to use their own personal living room to watch TV, use a computer, or even use a telephone. They don't even get their own shower.

Prisoners are in prison. A lot of people all bunched up together. Doing things as groups.

The change regarding masks was a result of newer information about the virus.

Thanks for looking out for us :(

On the Today show this morning; 5/14/20 there was an interview with a physician.
 

The interview with this physician, Dr. Joseph Fair, who is a contributor to NBC was conducted from his hospital bed on Today, today.. He is 42, a runner and in good health. He was just released last night from intensive care and still has a way to go to recover.. Here you can hear his views on masks etc. He says Covid-19 can enter through the eyes too. He also says that he has been tested four times and each time got a false negative. He treated himself at home for five days after getting sick after a flight. On the fifth day he had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital because he was having difficulty breathing. See here;

Dr. Joseph Fair: ’Best guess’ is I got coronavirus through my eyes

Sorry. He was interviewed also by Savannah and Hoda and in that interview he said more about masks.

I say wear them. Unless you want to have a bigger chance to die. That is it, pure and simple.

That's why they warn people to wear disposable gloves, SANITIZE their gloves if they can't dispose of them immediately after use, and to use sanitizer and wash their hands regularly, and NOT touch their eyes.

You get the virus on your hands, and then rub an itch in your eye, and you could easily transfer the virus to your eye.

That is the #1 way conjunctivitis is spread; someone with pink-eye rubs their eye - it gets on their hand, they shake your hand, you rub an itch on your eye, and boom. You now have conjunctivitis.

Here is the interview with Dr. Joseph Fair that I think gives more info.
 

As more is learned about this new virus guidelines have and will continue to change.

The mask is not to protect you from the virus but to protect others from getting it from you. That is why at first they said you did not need it. They then discovered that you could be infectious without symptoms so recommended everyone wear a mask. So you are basically saying to everyone screw you I don’t care if you get the virus by not wearing the mask.

You do not need to wear the mask unless you are going to be in close contact with others. Is it really such a big deal to show respect to others by wearing a mask?

Trump doesn’t wear a mask but everyone that comes in contact with him does.

You can believe the scientists and medical experts or others who have their own agenda and may bend reality to accomplish it. That's your choice. But remember, you may be betting your life on it.

Oh. Like groups at the grocery, or groups at the dog parks, or groups at the pools. I see.

I will continue to wear a mask in public to protect my neighbors, their kids and grandkids IN CASE I'M INFECTED AND NOT SHOWING SYMPTOMS. Imagine if I happened to infect one of your grandchildren...… I would feel terrible.

If I am showing symptoms, I will stay at home for at least two weeks or until they are gone. (Or I die) The simple masks do little to nothing to protect the person wearing them. People who are not wearing masks in public are putting the rest of us at risk.

Wow. A voice of reason. So many of the posters on this subject make me cringe.

Go for it. I prefer to try that extra layer. By me wearing the mask, I’m protecting you. How about you wear one and protect me?
And why did they say it’s just the flu and it’ll be gone? It’s not gone....

Personally, I wear a mask at grocery store and retail store, if only out of respect to those who are a bit afraid.

I concur.

spot on!!!

We’re on the same page. Totally ridiculous to be out walking or riding a bike with a mask or even in a store for that matter.

It seems the MANDATE now in the White House all should wear a mask except when at their desk. That is except the President.
Everyone working or VISITING the executive offices are tested daily.
I will continue to wear a mask until I feel comfortable in enclosed areas. No resturant, theaters or squares and NO I'm not even thinking about a cruise or flying.

If someone coughs or sneezes in front of you, would you rather they cough into a mask or without a mask? No mask is perfect but lots of droplets that spray out, will get trapped into a mask. Why such an aversion to wearing them? It’s not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of consideration of others.

my wife and I put on our masks whenever we go into any retail store...what's the big deal?

I got into the habit of always buckling up the seat belt whenever I started up the car way before it became the law....because it made sense and it saves lives

my dad led the Safety Initiatives for a large heavy manufacturing company for most of his professional career...as a kid topics dealing with safety and accidents caused by unsafe actions/conditions and how those accidents changed people's lives forever were often the conversation around the dinner table

I haven't completely emptied my 'bucket list' yet, but I intend to...I'm not scared of this virus, but I choose to play it safe...wearing a mask right now in public makes sense to me...on a number of levels

the experts still don't know what they don't know about this virus

I believe they changed when it became known that people can be infected but asymptomatic.

So you disagree with wearing a mask while driving a car or golf cart?:bigbow: