WHO issues new mask guidelines (again)

[Darth Omar]

So, this is it folks. It's now multiple choice. Wear it, don't wear it, do or don't wear it if you're sick or healthy,
do or don't wear it indoors or outdoors, etc. Who knows how, when, where and why because the WHO and CDC each have
their own opinions. Many other doctors and scientists also have THEIR own thoughts as well.

So, when anyone says that they'll do what "the experts" say, just nod your head, go on your way
and do what you yourself feel is best because even "the experts" don't entirely agree.

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Healthy people should wear masks only if caring for coronavirus patients, WHO says
May 28, 2020 | 11:22pm
https://nypost.com/2020/05/28/health...ents-who-says/

The World Health Organization is recommending healthy people, including those who don’t exhibit COVID-19 symptoms, only wear masks when taking care of someone infected with the contagion, a sharp contrast from the advice given by American public health officials who recommend everyone wear a mask in public.

“If you do not have any [respiratory] symptoms such as fever, cough or runny nose, you do not need to wear a mask,” Dr. April Baller, a public health specialist for the WHO, says in a video on the world health body’s website. “Masks should only be used by health care workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms of fever and cough.”

The recommendation differs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which urges individuals to wear a mask or face covering in public settings, regardless of infection, to limit the spread of the virus.

“We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms (‘asymptomatic’) and that even those who eventually develop symptoms (‘pre-symptomatic’) can transmit the virus to others before showing symptoms,” the CDC mask guidance says. “In light of this new evidence, CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.”

Baller noted that masks can give people a “false feeling of protection” and noted that sick individuals should wear one to prevent transmitting the virus to others.

It’s taken a minute, but all but the CDC has come around to adopting my stance on masks.

That’s going to drive some people crazy lol.

[BartenderElite]

It’s taken a minute, but all but the CDC has come around to adopting my stance on masks.

That’s going to drive some people crazy lol.

You're not doing enough reading.

It's being reported this morning that WHO is issuing this statement out of pragmatism. While masks are now readily available in the U.S., quite a few countries still do not have enough for all of the population, and if everyone uses them it makes them scarce for healthcare professionals.

"Doc."

[Mason Melchizedek]

Dehumanizing people is what white libs do.

Since you're not a human,but a steaming pile of shit. "Dehumanizing" isn't an issue

[Bigdog]

Remind me again where you got your medical degree?

From the party that claims there are 57 genders? ... and a man is really a woman?

[Bigdog]

Since you're not a human,but a steaming pile of shit. "Dehumanizing" isn't an issue

White libs like you call this woman a chimpanzee.

[anonymoose]

I know people who died. As a matter of fact, my doctor died from Corona He was 62. Now I await a message from his clinic to find where we go from here. Another is a Michigan politician who my family knows quite well.
I wear a mask when i go out and I try to avoid going out.

Probably depends on where one lives. I know one person who got infected. A physician from Boston , works at Mass. General Hospital. Sees a lot of patients. He's 64, symptoms were chills, achy, no fever.
I live in Alaska and don't know anybody who knows anybody here that got infected.
Where are you?

[Bigdog]

I'd like to survey at random people wearing masks.
Q: Do you personally know anyone who has died from Covid19?
Q: If not, do you personally know anyone who has been infected by the coronavirus?

No and no.

Not even a friend of a friend has caught it.

[Stretch]

That says it all.

Hey, no worries, Stretch. You & Fox won - masks are now seen as signs of "oppression," and besides, they're just such a huge, huge inconvenience.

You guys win. To fight a global pandemic, we will do absolutely nothing. No masks, no distancing, very little testing. It's a great plan.

Sarcasm directed YOU for NOT "paying attention to current news, guidelines and procedures."

[Stretch]

You're not doing enough reading.

It's being reported this morning that WHO is issuing this statement out of pragmatism. While masks are now readily available in the U.S., quite a few countries still do not have enough for all of the population, and if everyone uses them it makes them scarce for healthcare professionals.

"Doc."

Well look who's being all......"Oh, yay - another issue where democrats can pretend to be doctors..."
You shouldn't offer YOUR medical opinions on what YOUR particular favorite doctors and medical idols happen to be either.
You should either be open to discussing ALL news in the medical/science/research fields as we come across them or NONE at all. Hypocrite!

[anatta]

So, this is it folks. It's now multiple choice. Wear it, don't wear it, do or don't wear it if you're sick or healthy,
do or don't wear it indoors or outdoors, etc. Who knows how, when, where and why because the WHO and CDC each have
their own opinions. Many other doctors and scientists also have THEIR own thoughts as well.

So, when anyone says that they'll do what "the experts" say, just nod your head, go on your way
and do what you yourself feel is best because even "the experts" don't entirely agree.

*************

Healthy people should wear masks only if caring for coronavirus patients, WHO says
May 28, 2020 | 11:22pm
https://nypost.com/2020/05/28/health...ents-who-says/

The World Health Organization is recommending healthy people, including those who don’t exhibit COVID-19 symptoms, only wear masks when taking care of someone infected with the contagion, a sharp contrast from the advice given by American public health officials who recommend everyone wear a mask in public.

“If you do not have any [respiratory] symptoms such as fever, cough or runny nose, you do not need to wear a mask,” Dr. April Baller, a public health specialist for the WHO, says in a video on the world health body’s website. “Masks should only be used by health care workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms of fever and cough.”

The recommendation differs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which urges individuals to wear a mask or face covering in public settings, regardless of infection, to limit the spread of the virus.

“We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms (‘asymptomatic’) and that even those who eventually develop symptoms (‘pre-symptomatic’) can transmit the virus to others before showing symptoms,” the CDC mask guidance says. “In light of this new evidence, CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.”

Baller noted that masks can give people a “false feeling of protection” and noted that sick individuals should wear one to prevent transmitting the virus to others.

the WHO is a laughable joke of Chinese apologizing an inconsistencies to name a few.
Trump rightly told them to go to hell

[Stretch]

the WHO is a laughable joke of Chinese apologizing an inconsistencies to name a few.
Trump rightly told them to go to hell

[Walt]

I'd like to survey at random people wearing masks.
Q: Do you personally know anyone who has died from Covid19?
Q: If not, do you personally know anyone who has been infected by the coronavirus?

I do not know personally anyone who has died, but I do know people who have lost family members. I also know people who were infected.

I am somewhat upset that one person testing positive was withheld from me. They decided that I had just been tested, so they thought I would know. It took a week for the results to get to me, so I spent a week possibly infecting people and not knowing it.

[BartenderElite]

Well look who's being all......"Oh, yay - another issue where democrats can pretend to be doctors..."
You shouldn't offer YOUR medical opinions on what YOUR particular favorite doctors and medical idols happen to be either.
You should either be open to discussing ALL news in the medical/science/research fields as we come across them or NONE at all. Hypocrite!

Not Democrats. The CDC and America's leading healthcare professionals, though.

[Bigdog]

Not Democrats. The CDC and America's leading healthcare professionals, though.

Why do you dismiss the WHO medical experts? ... after all, you're a globalist.

[Stretch]

Not Democrats. The CDC and America's leading healthcare professionals, though.

Birx doesn't agree with all of CDC directives. Pick one.