Wearing of Masks: Something to think about. . . .

Flying Three Loc: Berthoud, CO

Something to think about. . . .

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Tinkwmobile

Hardly an analogy. Been wearing masks in surgery for decades. Has nothing to do with people who choose not to wear a mask they don't believe is effective (read warnings on commercially available masks).

DelRae Loc: Oregon

Tinkwmobile wrote:

Hardly an analogy. Been wearing masks in surgery for decades. Has nothing to do with people who choose not to wear a mask they don't believe is effective (read warnings on commercially available masks).

Kozan Loc: Trenton Tennessee

Flying Three wrote:

Something to think about. . . .

I'm continually amazed at how stupid some people can be. People will deny science, but believe in magic. Why wouldn't one believe the epidemiologist who has statistics that shows wearing masks prevent the spread of Covid-19 and even the flu?

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

I wear my mask religiously but, you also need to keep in mind who is funding these epidemiologist and scientist. Sometimes these professions are influenced by politics.

Ollieboy

Tinkwmobile wrote:

Hardly an analogy. Been wearing masks in surgery for decades. Has nothing to do with people who choose not to wear a mask they don't believe is effective (read warnings on commercially available masks).

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bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

whfowle Loc: Tampa first, now Albuquerque

Reminds me of my years living in Tokyo. It was a rare day when you didn't see anywhere from 10-25% of the people wearing masks. Especially during flu season. It was common practice in their culture to want to protect others from catching whatever they were sick from.

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

whfowle wrote:

Reminds me of my years living in Tokyo. It was a rare day when you didn't see anywhere from 10-25% of the people wearing masks. Especially during flu season. It was common practice in their culture to want to protect others from catching whatever they were sick from.

Yes, but here being free is more important than being smart.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Wear the damn mask, period.

wireloose

Japan with 1/3 of our population has had 1520 COVID deaths. Korea’s rate is similar. I don’t think their hospitals are better, but wearing a mask if you might be unwell is the norm. I don’t see anyone arguing that freedom means DUI should be allowed. My colleagues in Korea and Japan and China are all back at work and business is normal. We are now getting classed with third world countries, people in Asia are asking how could this happen.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Kozan wrote:

I'm continually amazed at how stupid some people can be. People will deny science, but believe in magic. Why wouldn't one believe the epidemiologist who has statistics that shows wearing masks prevent the spread of Covid-19 and even the flu?

FREEDOM!!!

That makes sense, right? Everyone has the right to decide whether to get sick and get others sick.

Are masks effective? We might as well discuss whether or not gravity is a real thing.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

phlash46 wrote:

Yes, but here being free is more important than being smart.

... or alive.

On the tombstone: "He exercised his right to die."

srt101fan

For those of you that argue against wearing masks to reduce the spread of coronavirus: Please read this and take me up on my challenge to show me where my thinking is wrong.

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-656094-1.html#11402347

ddetloff Loc: Fair Haven, MI

Tinkwmobile wrote:

Hardly an analogy. Been wearing masks in surgery for decades. Has nothing to do with people who choose not to wear a mask they don't believe is effective (read warnings on commercially available masks).