No More Masks?

Same here, Jim. All medical settings require masks. In many other public places, it's now optional, although some theatres and meeting rooms seem to still require them.
 

chic said:
For one thing it says right on the package that it doesn't protect the wearer from viruses. 🤔

That's true....for the most part. However, it's a Misconception to think that a mask is designed to protect you....Instead, it is a means to help protect others from You. You can be carrying the virus, without any symptoms, and cough, thus spreading Your germs to others. The mask helps limit the distance and velocity of whatever you "spew" into the surrounding air. Wearing a mask when around others in close proximity is a matter of "personal responsibility" that should Not be downplayed.
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Don M. said:
True... to some extent. Unless a person is wearing a "hazmat" suit and mask, they are at risk of catching whatever a nearby cough or sneeze aims in their direction. However, Any mask limits the amount and distance that such "sputum" travels. The cheap paper masks that some stores pass out for free offer minimum protection, but the more expensive N95 masks are much better. Virtually All masks act kind of like a "muffler", and slow down the distance and speed of whatever a person "ejects".

The "environment" a person finds themselves in is the most important factor. Anyone riding a crowded city bus or subway is at far more risk than someone faces if they are just doing some shopping at a local store with only a few customers present.

It all boils down to just being careful and observing the surroundings.
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Don, sounds like you know about proper sterile procedures to avoid exposure. Then you must also know the full protocol for wearing and using masks. If a mask does in fact capture some droplets with the virus as you suggest, then touching that mask will infect and potentially pass the virus to others via your hands. That is why protocol says, never touch your mask, without sterilizing your hand after touching your mask or by wearing a rubber glove and then throwing it away after touching the mask. Then you have to sterilize this mask to wear it again or put on a new sterile mask. ect., ect., ect....so as you surely know, this protocol and the rest of it...too lengthy to post here, must be followed every time you mask up or mask off...or my original comment that 'Masks don't work' still applies and using them and not following sterile technique will actually increase the odds of being infected and/or infecting others...or both!
 
I would still be in favor of allowing to remove masks while onboard aircraft. If passengers are permitted to take off the mask to eat and drink, which can take some people a half hour and the air purification system being used onboard is considered to be among the best, why wear a mask? Even if the airlines only allowed fully vaccinated people to remove their mask would be a step forward.
 
jimintoronto said:
Prove what you claim. Facts please. JImB.
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Jim, seems on this post, that Canadians seem to take issue with the 'masks don't work' comments. As I recall, your media is ran by the government unlike in the USA. Perhaps in America, we get a broader view of what is going on in our country, which leads us to different conclusions and even to researching things that are questioned in our media. I don't have facts to back this up, but it is a possibility.
 
Timewise 60+ said:
Jim, seems on this post, that Canadians seem to take issue with the 'masks don't work' comments. As I recall, your media is ran by the government unlike in the USA. Perhaps in America, we get a broader view of what is going on in our country, which leads us to different conclusions and even to researching things that are questioned in our media. I don't have facts to back this up, but it is a possibility.
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Why would you think Canadian media is run by their government?
 
Pinky said:
We're pleased to see that many people have chosen to continue wearing masks in public places - including us. Since the mask mandate was dropped on March 21st, there is already a rise in Covid cases. Personally, I think the mandate was lifted too soon. There is the new variant to be concerned about.

Statistics for Ontario:
https://www.google.com/search?q=how...me..69i57.19699j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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State and local mask mandates have also been lifted here. Even so, DH and I, and our children and grands, continue to wear N95 masks in grocery stores and other public places. By observations it appears roughly 60% of others are also continuing the practice. Medical services continue to require masks.

We don't find it burdensome to mask up in grocery stores. Having had Covid before vaccinations and high quality masks were available to non-medical personnel, my family is very cautious about avoiding a second go-round.
 
chic said:
The greatest scam ever pulled on humanity was to convince healthy people they are sick and somehow a threat. 😖

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How I wish that were true; we would not be mourning the deaths of our loved ones. What do you attest to those thousands that died? Just last week my best friend lost her husband. Before that she lost her mother and a brother...all to Covid.

All were not vaccinated.

I didn't join in to debate but rather to see if you have any medical answers to support your reasoning.
 
PamfromTx said:
How I wish that were true; we would not be mourning the deaths of our loved ones. What do you attest to those thousands that died? Just last week my best friend lost her husband. Before that she lost her mother and a brother...all to Covid.

All were not vaccinated.

I didn't join in to debate but rather to see if you have any medical answers to support your reasoning.
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I'm so sorry for all those losses in your friend's family. Like you, I have friends who lost family members to Covid.
 
Don M. said:
I looks like the CDC, and most States have virtually ended the recommendation to wear masks. I just hope that the "authorities" aren't becoming overly optimistic as a result of the decrease in serious cases with Omicron, compared to Delta. Winter weather has limited the number of large gatherings, but that will all change in a couple of months as Spring/Summer arrives.

I'm a bit "skeptical" of many of the government positions....on almost everything. Personally, I intend to remain vigilant in coming months, and will be a bit surprised if there isn't another Spike or Variant by mid-Summer.
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"safe and effective" ---n.e. ks =we can play ball but still elect the usual run of the mill aholes to represent us.
 
PamfromTx said:
How I wish that were true; we would not be mourning the deaths of our loved ones. What do you attest to those thousands that died? Just last week my best friend lost her husband. Before that she lost her mother and a brother...all to Covid.

All were not vaccinated.

I didn't join in to debate but rather to see if you have any medical answers to support your reasoning.
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safe and effective
 
chic said:
The greatest scam ever pulled on humanity was to convince healthy people they are sick and somehow a threat. 😖
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Chic, you are in denial about a deadly disease that has killed millions all over the world. Most of us have been personally affected by it, either by ourselves or someone close to us getting it, or by knowing someone who died of it.

Now, you're probably getting ready to say that that was not what you meant, you were referring to the unnecessary masks and vaccines (which you seem to be deadly afraid of) being inflicted on perfectly healthy people. You obviously have the right to believe any nonsense you want, but most people who have not been sold a bill of goods would sadly disagree with you, and say, as PamfromTx said, if only your take on it were true. All those loved ones who are gone, thanks to Covid, would still be with us.
 
tortiecat said:
Was not aware that our media is run by the government!
Where does this information come from!
Please backup your claim instead of making comments
without knowing anything about Canadians!!!
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Not meaning to upset anyone, I saw an article that led me to thinking that. At the time I saw a couple of listings, but I could only find this one...

How Trudeau bought the media
Through a long process of regulation, licensing, and cash handouts, Trudeau has managed to bring nearly the entire Canadian media under government supervision.
Western Standard,
Published October 10, 2020, by Derek Fildebrandt
 
PamfromTx said:
What do you attest to those thousands that died?
Just last week my best friend lost her husband. Before that she lost her mother and a brother...all to Covid.
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People die all the time, from many different causes, none of them from a virus.
Did they choke to death on a ventilator? Were they starved by injections of antibiotics?
Did they die in a car crash, from being shot or run over by a tractor? <-- all counted as virus deaths, good grief. :rolleyes:
Were they tied down to hospital beds, not able to move and tubes crammed down their throats without their permission?
"A virus" is not a cause of death. There has to be a logical reason. "A virus" is just a random two words, like "an apple, or "a pear."
If they were in a hospital and/or being treated by medical doctors trained by big pharma for more profits, then there is your answer.

Sunny said:
Chic, you are in denial about a deadly disease that has killed millions all over the world.
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Actually she's quite aware of the deadly clot shot disease, but even with all the information you've been given, you're not.
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