The coronavirus

lindamarie73 said:

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bbiggs said:

I was thinking about the impact this will have on the state that I live in (IL).  We were at, or near, the bottom for the entire country in terms of budget deficit prior to the virus.  One of the highest taxed states in the country.  Hard to imagine how bad it will get from here.

Hey, me too.....And Guess who runs Illinois, and everything in Shitcago (80 years worth) who controls that state???  DEMOCRATS....Go Figure.  People are moving away from Illinois in record numbers....we are not far behind.  

How those Republicans Deep South states been doing? 

It isn't the fault of any political party.  No in this country anyway.

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lindamarie73 said:

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brianlux said:

lindamarie73 said:

bbiggs said:

I was thinking about the impact this will have on the state that I live in (IL).  We were at, or near, the bottom for the entire country in terms of budget deficit prior to the virus.  One of the highest taxed states in the country.  Hard to imagine how bad it will get from here.

Hey, me too.....And Guess who runs Illinois, and everything in Shitcago (80 years worth) who controls that state???  DEMOCRATS....Go Figure.  People are moving away from Illinois in record numbers....we are not far behind.  

Dear Linda,

I'm one hungry little bastard.  I'll chew through the lungs of anyone, be they Democrat or Republican.  I  love 'em all!  Yummy yummy!

Love,

COVID-19

That is disgusting and totally inappropriate.  Was that supposed to be some sort of joke?? What the heck is wrong with you??  I hope nobody else on here knows someone who has died from this virus like me....He was a Fireman too.  

How dense are you, exactly?

Hi! said:

It was interesting in the store today. Probably about 200 shoppers and I’d say about 20% were wearing masks. I had a mask, gloves, and  wiped down my cart. I didn’t really like wearing the mask in the store and had this “I’m overdoing it” feeling.  It is strange, especially if you’re in the minority, and honestly, if it weren’t for some of the stories and things I read in here,  I don’t know if I would. Reading from those working in hospitals or live in New York, I feel like I’m doing those precautionary things out of respect to them, not necessarily because I’m concerned for my own safety. I don’t think a lot of people in rural areas have the understanding or respect of how it is in more densely populated cities.

Same story for me yesterday.  I wore a mask for the first time.  Made it out of a shirt.   I wasn’t wearing because of myself but like you said I felt like I should out of respect to people that work at the store.   Who knows if it would make a difference if I was sick but we can all look a little silly for a while on the chance it could save someone else.

i told my family via group text and got three quick responses saying I didn’t need to do that.  Very frustrating that people choose to believe they are smarter than the people who are trained in the area of viruses and medical care.

lindamarie73 said:

That is disgusting and totally inappropriate.  Was that supposed to be some sort of joke?? What the heck is wrong with you??  I hope nobody else on here knows someone who has died from this virus like me....He was a Fireman too.  

I'll delete the post since you are so offended but maybe stop with the blame game.  Democrats are not responsible for this fucking virus which I happen to hate as well and for which I am in a high risk group. 

Smellyman said:

We get 9 masks a week in Taiwan.  Everybody wears them, very small minority of people don't wear them, but everybody does indoors.

A few white expats are the ones usually not wearing them.

Taiwan had 3rd day in a row no new cases of covid.

Excellent!

Professional and home-made face masks reduce exposure to respiratory infections among the general population.
Governments are preparing for a potential influenza pandemic. Therefore they need data to assess the possible impact of interventions.
Face-masks worn by the general population could be an accessible and affordable intervention, if effective when worn under routine circumstances.
We assessed transmission reduction potential provided by personal respirators, surgical masks and home-made masks when worn during a variety of activities by healthy volunteers and a simulated patient.
All types of masks reduced aerosol exposure, relatively stable over time, unaffected by duration of wear or type of activity, but with a high degree of individual variation.
Personal respirators were more efficient than surgical masks, which were more efficient than home-made masks.
Regardless of mask type, children were less well protected. Outward protection (mask wearing by a mechanical head) was less effective than inward protection (mask wearing by healthy volunteers).
Any type of general mask use is likely to decrease viral exposure and infection risk on a population level, in spite of imperfect fit and imperfect adherence.
Personal respirators provide most protection.
Masks worn by patients seem to offer less protection against aerosol transmission.