The Positive side of COVID-19

[Poor Richard Saunders]

Yes, masks can have varying protection. It all depends on how you wear the mask. Here is some actual testing to show what even a poor mask properly worn can do.

https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/...e-coronavirus/


What CDC said about masks is you are wearing it to help protect others in case you have the virus and are asymptomatic or don't yet have symptoms. The virus doesn't come out on it's own. It is usually attached to the aerosols you are breathing out.

[Doc Dutch]

Yes, masks can have varying protection. It all depends on how you wear the mask. Here is some actual testing to show what even a poor mask properly worn can do.

https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/...e-coronavirus/


What CDC said about masks is you are wearing it to help protect others in case you have the virus and are asymptomatic or don't yet have symptoms. The virus doesn't come out on it's own. It is usually attached to the aerosols you are breathing out.

Agreed that masks used by the public are only good enough to minimize spreading the disease, not prevent a person from getting it themselves. That's why wearing a mask is a common courtesy like zipping up one's pants, avoiding heavy petting in public and not taking a shit in the middle of the street.

[Ralph]

There is so much here that is YOUR FAKE INFORMATION. N95 is called 95 for a reason. It stops 95% of nanoparticles for the wearer if worn properly. An N95 mask protects the person wearing the mask but only if worn properly and removed properly. Have you ever been trained to wear an N95 mask? I am guessing not because you have just spouted so much fake crap. One of the biggest issues with medical professionals is contamination when removing protective gear. It isn't that the masks don't protect when worn properly. In fact many hospitals have instituted a policy for Covid wards where there is one person designated to ensure everyone is putting on and taking off the masks and other protective gear correctly because it is very easy to get the virus on you as you are removing protective gear. Hospitals have long had an issue with getting everyone to follow the proper sanitary procedures and they have spent the last 10 years trying to address that. Quite successfully as they have reduced hospital caused infections by 50% in some cases.

Number 2 is quite correct. I see a lot of people wearing N95 masks when they are out and about and they are not wearing them properly. Before the pandemic I could buy 3M N95 masks for about $1 each. Actually, 3M is suing anyone that is selling them for more than $3 these days.

There is no "model N95 CDC" mask. N95 is a designation that designates whether a mask has meet the standard of blocking 95% of particles. I have been using N95 masks off and on for decades. I have also been using them properly since part of my job in the past has been teaching OSHA required respirator training.

Really? When did I say it was as deadly as Ebola. By the way Ebola is a body fluid pathogen so it is transmitted quite differently from a coronavirus. No member of the CDC would go into a room where someone is being treated for Covid -19 wearing just an N95 mask. Now you are just being stupid.
You just keep thinking that, Ralph. Maybe wishing on your part will make it true. Perhaps you should go get the virus and find out how much of "panic porn" it is.


And you accuse me of being out of touch with reality? 15 battleground states? There are about 7 of them. Trump is trailing by 7 or more points in MI and PA. If he doesn't win those 2 states then he has to win all the other battleground states of which he is currently polling down by 3 in AZ and WI and about tied in NC. Down by 7 or so in NV. The latest polling also has Trump down by about 3 in FL.

Why do I not believe a damn word you are drafting...…...Do you really expect anyone to believe your "left wing" propaganda? http://www.thewashingtonsentinel.com...ground-states/

IN FACT: Trump's approval numbers are at their highest....EVER, and those numbers are better than the two past incumbent POTUSES.....at this point in their presidency before being re-elected to a 2nd term. You might know them as Barry Soetoro aka.....Hussein Obama and the Son of former Clowns In America (CIA) BUSH.....according to that little known pollster group GALLUP. Right @ 49/50%. He won with numbers in the high 30s in 2016.

Gallup recorded these numbers 2x...….once while Trump was being impeached (attempted impeachment....found innocent in Senate)….then again just recently, May 16, 2020.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wa...han-obama-bush


www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKXNeDRPuOY

[Poor Richard Saunders]

Why do I not believe a damn word you are drafting...…...

So, you don't know a damn thing about N95 masks. OK. I thought as much.

[Nordberg]

im sorry coronovirus is a flu virus. facts got you butt hurt?

As usual.wrong. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/art...navirus-vs-flu

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

As usual.wrong. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/art...navirus-vs-flu

fake news.

[/MSG/]

I'm not seeing much 'positive' here.
This Virus is destroying our Way of Life.
Unlike Our Dear Leader, I don't think it's going away.

Because there aren't any. There is no positive outcome that is realistic.

[Hawkeye10]

Because there aren't any. There is no positive outcome that is realistic.

Oh Please.... relearning that life is hard and full of risks, that quality work matters, and that not living in a fantasyland is important are all potential silver linings here.

If we could relearn that trying to be decent towards each other is an important part of a quality society that would be awesome too...

[/MSG/]

Oh Please.... relearning that life is hard and full of risks, that quality work matters, and that not living in a fantasyland is important are all silver linings here.

You'll forgive me for not looking forward to the next Dark Age, I'll unfortunately have to live through it for 30 years (or less if I'm lucky).

[Hawkeye10]

You'll forgive me for not looking forward to the next Dark Age, I'll unfortunately have to live through it for 30 years (or less if I'm lucky).

WOW, I dont often find people who have a realistic idea of the JackPot we are in.

My age and health mean that there is no chance that I will see the end of this Dark Age that we are in, though I did first hear about it in 1994 and I knew that we were in it by 2009, so I was able to warn my kids....I feel good about that.

[/MSG/]

WOW, I dont often find people who have a realistic idea of the JackPot we are in.

My age and health mean that there is no chance that I will see the end of this Dark Age that we are in, though I did first hear about it in 1994 and I knew that we were in it by 2009, so I was able to warn my kids....I feel good about that.

Congrats, you get to watch your children suffer I guess.

[Jack]

Because there aren't any. There is no positive outcome that is realistic.

It's a Big Hit, that's for sure. We're lucky we are in the USA and not some Third World Country.
1. It could be a 'Wake Up' call for many who think 'Life is a Game', rather than 'Life is Survival of the Fittest'.
2. It may force even the most ardent 'Open Border' proponent to rethink his position.
3. It may force a conversation about the 'Haves and the Have-Nots'.
4. It may force acceleration of the 'Automation of Production' and the question of 'Excess People'.
5. It may force a realistic conversation about the 'Role of Government', especially amongst out Right-Wing Toads as they elbow their way to the front of the line for the Free Money.

[Jack]

Congrats, you get to watch your children suffer I guess.

It's called '3 generational housing'.

[/MSG/]

It's called '3 generational housing'.

Whose the 3rd generation? Birth rates are dropping like a stone already. I imagine next year will see a 40% decline.

[Jack]

Whose the 3rd generation? Birth rates are dropping like a stone already. I imagine next year will see a 40% decline.

Parents, Kids, and Grandparents.