Tell me again why we're all wearing masks?

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CarolfromTX

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This article says that asymptomatic people are most likely NOT spreading the virus. Huh. Seems like just last week when they were telling me I could unknowingly be spreading the disease. This is sort of similar to the directive to wipe down your groceries and wash your veggies one week, and then the next week you can just put the groceries away. When I go out, I see fewer and fewer people wearing masks. Don't get me wrong -- I'm still going to be washing my hands frequently. But as things gradually open up, I'm going to open up too. And my anxiety level has dropped dramatically.

https://www.ibtimes.com/covid-19-tr...c-individuals-not-key-pandemic-spread-2990517
 

Wearing a mask stops people from picking their noses, spitting, smoking, and other public disgusting behaviors by adults, teenagers, and children. Finally children can stop eating their snot. It may keep you from catching the common cold, the flu, and perhaps the virus.

Keeps the dust out of your lungs, bugs out of your mouth, and when talking to someone, combined with social distancing, spit off your face from people who spit when they talk. All in all, I may never go without a mask again in public.

When I think of the fact that I didn’t think I could do it, I have to laugh. I love the masks. 😁
 
Aneeda72 said:
Wearing a mask stops people from picking their noses, spitting, smoking, and other public disgusting behaviors by adults, teenagers, and children. Finally children can stop eating their snot. It may keep you from catching the common cold, the flu, and perhaps the virus.

Keeps the dust out of your lungs, bugs out of your mouth, and when talking to someone, combined with social distancing, spit off your face from people who spit when they talk. All in all, I may never go without a mask again in public.

When I think of the fact that I didn’t think I could do it, I have to laugh. I love the masks. 😁
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I have never seen anyone picking their nose or spitting in public - at least not in the U.S. If I saw that frequently, I'd consider moving.
 
We're all wearing masks because it appeared to be the safest way to avoid spreading this virus.

Good scientists follow the data without remaining egotistically or emotionally attached to previous hypotheses and leads that eventually turn out to have been red herrings.

Rather than scorning doctors and epidemiologists for getting some of this wrong, I admire their continued pursuit of understanding this virus, and their willingness to share their findings with the rest of us.
 
StarSong said:
Public nose-picking is rare in humans over the age of 4. Spitting isn't as rare, though we see it in So Cal far less often than in areas where chewing tobacco is a common habit.

Spitting grosses me out.
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Yes, it is so ugly. I see someone spit ever time I got out 🤮. Now if there were only a mask for butt crack. 🤣
 
Me and my 'Ostrich' neighbor were discussing this report yesterday. She pointed out to me that the WHO is usually wrong in many cases. I then retorted with, and do you think the FDA gets it right? To which I pointed out the damage that we humans have suffered at some of their recommendations and drug approvals.

I'm still an advocate of the precautions that common sense tells me are good.
 
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But here's the thing. WHO now says, after telling us for months that we could all be Typhoid Marys, asymptomatic carriers who could spread the disease, that it's RARE that anyone who is asymptomatic could spread it. So if I don't have any symptoms, then wearing a mask is moot. The point is that the story changes, dramatically. Be interesting to see if spikes in the virus numbers correspond to the areas where there has been protesting. Or not. Is WHO lying to us AGAIN? Possibly. I just don't trust anyone anymore.
 
CarolfromTX said:
But here's the thing. WHO now says, after telling us for months that we could all be Typhoid Marys, asymptomatic carriers who could spread the disease, that it's RARE that anyone who is asymptomatic could spread it. So if I don't have any symptoms, then wearing a mask is moot. The point is that the story changes, dramatically. Be interesting to see if spikes in the virus numbers correspond to the areas where there has been protesting. Or not. Is WHO lying to us AGAIN? Possibly. I just don't trust anyone anymore.
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Once again, the WHO official who reported that asymptomatic spreading was rare has walked back from that position. According to the report in the NY Times scientists at other organizations objected to her statement and provided a link to another widely cited paper https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0869-5 published in April that estimated that 44% of new infections were from asymptomatic people.

I agree that that was April and we're in June now, so things may have changed. However with the walk back by the official I'll be waiting for more reports before relaxing my efforts to improve my chances of not spreading it and not getting it.

Science is often an iterative process and I myself am not bothered by statements which contradict previous statements. It's all part of the way we gain knowledge about new things and situations.
 
win231 said:
I have never seen anyone picking their nose or spitting in public - at least not in the U.S. If I saw that frequently, I'd consider moving.
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Drive through tobacco country or Appalachia. Chewing tobacco and snuff are common there. Both require frequent spitting and many users are not discreet .
 
We all need to sift through the information and do what we feel is best for our own situation.

The good news is that the region I live in has an infection of 1.4% of people tested.

The bad news is that I have no way of knowing who the 1.4% are so I'll continue to social distance and wear a mask when I leave my little apartment.
 
CarolfromTX said:
But here's the thing. WHO now says, after telling us for months that we could all be Typhoid Marys, asymptomatic carriers who could spread the disease, that it's RARE that anyone who is asymptomatic could spread it. So if I don't have any symptoms, then wearing a mask is moot. The point is that the story changes, dramatically. Be interesting to see if spikes in the virus numbers correspond to the areas where there has been protesting. Or not. Is WHO lying to us AGAIN? Possibly. I just don't trust anyone anymore.
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Yes, and their B.S. causes unnecessary fear & stress. And ridiculous changes in habits & personal relationships.
 
CarolfromTX said:
But here's the thing. WHO now says, after telling us for months that we could all be Typhoid Marys, asymptomatic carriers who could spread the disease, that it's RARE that anyone who is asymptomatic could spread it. So if I don't have any symptoms, then wearing a mask is moot. The point is that the story changes, dramatically. Be interesting to see if spikes in the virus numbers correspond to the areas where there has been protesting. Or not. Is WHO lying to us AGAIN? Possibly. I just don't trust anyone anymore.
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I don’t think WHO or the FDA lie as much as they just guess wrong. 🤣
 
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