Coronavirus (No politics)

[davethevol]

I’ve posted this before, but I’ll say it again because it needs to be said: everyone that I know that has had the virus got it while wearing a mask in situations where they were around other people who were also wearing masks. These include kids and county employees in their work environment that are germ freaks. The masks don’t do crap.

 

[ButchPlz]

I’ve posted this before, but I’ll say it again because it needs to be said: everyone that I know that has had the virus got it while wearing a mask in situations where they were around other people who were also wearing masks. These include kids and county employees in their work environment that are germ freaks. The masks don’t do crap.

I still only know one person in my fairly large local network that has been 'positive' and actually had any symptoms, and his went away in about three days (and were minor).

 

[allvol123]

I still only know one person in my fairly large local network that has been 'positive' and actually had any symptoms, and his went away in about three days (and were minor).

I have wondered who is the most notable person to die of Covid. Given all the actors, athletes, politicians, entertainers, etc. that your brain is aware of, you'd think this monster would have clicked off a few highly notable people.

Joe Diffie is the most notable person I can think of.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

I do find it hard to believe that a man who is 68 years old shows zero symptoms if they have covid. I bet it is a false positive.

 

[BruinVol]

I do find it hard to believe that a man who is 68 years old shows zero symptoms if they have covid. I bet it is a false positive.

We all should hope it is and he coaches

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I do find it hard to believe that a man who is 68 years old shows zero symptoms if they have covid. I bet it is a false positive.

My 76 year old dad who is a diabetic, and has bad really heart problems, barely had any symptoms.

 

[KB5252]

My 76 year old dad who is a diabetic, and has bad really heart problems, barely had any symptoms.

I have a nephew who is 24, had it and had a buildup of fluid around the lungs. As a result had a heart attack and has had to wear a "pacemaker vest". Just got out of it. He is currently in a study by a group of regional doctors from various hospitals who want to better understand what happened to him and why.

It's insane how this virus affects people so differently. A friend of mine tested positive after being tested. His only symptoms, loss of smell and taste for a week.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I have a nephew who is 24, had it and had a buildup of fluid around the lungs. As a result had a heart attack and has had to wear a "pacemaker vest". Just got out of it. He is currently in a study by a group of regional doctors from various hospitals who want to better understand what happened to him and why.

It's insane how this virus affects people so differently. A friend of mine tested positive after being tested. His only symptoms, loss of smell and taste for a week.

I almost died in the H1N1 epidemic...crap happens. I mean that is like a 1 in 10,000 something bad luck unless he had underlying health problems, or immune system problems like Vit D defiency

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

"We started on Monday using broadcast game footage evaluating every time a head coach is on camera, is a mask up, yes or no?" he said. "If you don't have that mask in place a super-majority of time ... that puts you in jeopardy of a fine."

Sources: Multiple SEC clubs given virus sanctions

I am so sick of this coronanoia crap...

 

[KB5252]

I almost died in the H1N1 epidemic...crap happens. I mean that is like a 1 in 10,000 something bad luck unless he had underlying health problems, or immune system problems like Vit D defiency

He has a chronic stomach issue like Khrons but that's it.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

He has a chronic stomach issue like Khrons but that's it.

Then just bad luck

 

[beneVOLence]

Such BS over a virus with 99% survival rate plus all the testing they are doing. While your at it let’s get 10 ft microphone poles for the reporters to get further away when doing interviews with masks on.

 

[Vol464]

I do find it hard to believe that a man who is 68 years old shows zero symptoms if they have covid. I bet it is a false positive.

My father in law has an immune disorder and one lung. He is 75. He, my mother in law (asthma) and her brother (previous heart surgery) all tested positive. None of them had symptoms.

 

[KB5252]

Then just bad luck

Seems like it. You just never know.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

For some reason Pruitt thinks wearing a bonnet will keep him and his players safe from the covid. SEC felt otherwise

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Such BS over a virus with 99% survival rate plus all the testing they are doing. While your at it let’s get 10 ft microphone poles for the reports to get further away when doing interviews with masks on.

It's more than 99%..

 

[JohnWardForever]

I remember as a kid in the 80s and 90s looking forward to this game. Like there wasnt another one on the schedule that mattered.

Today. I just hope we figure some stuff out going forward and stay healthy.

Zinc and 32 ounces of tonic water daily. (or some other source of quinine) Add some Natural C & E and You won't even catch a cold.

 

[Go aeiou]

Zinc and 32 ounces of tonic water daily. (or some other source of quinine) Add some Natural C & E and You won't even catch a cold.

Vitamin d, c and zinc? Things that help your immune system.

 

[sjt18]

A now well buried study by the CDC concluded that masks make no difference in infection. A lot of us have questioned them for a long time.

The whole notion is pretty ridiculous.

 

[The Original Fade]

A now well buried study by the CDC concluded that masks make no difference in infection. A lot of us have questioned them for a long time.

The whole notion is pretty ridiculous.

So unbury it for us all

 

[BenGrimm]

A now well buried study by the CDC concluded that masks make no difference in infection. A lot of us have questioned them for a long time.

The whole notion is pretty ridiculous.

Please refrain from spreading misinformation.

The report did not make that conclusion. It was a non-peer reviewed survey of 300 patients. Among other factors such as dining out, public transportation, social gatherings and the like, it asked the simple question on whether the patient had been wearing a mask the two weeks prior to testing positive. It did not follow up to determine if the respondents wore the mask properly (under the nose, on the chin, loose, etc). While the majority of respondents did say they had been wearing a mask, those who tested positive also where nearly twice as likely to have been in close proximity to someone who had already tested positive and/or had dined out at a restaurant where mask wearing is limited.

No conclusions were determined about the efficacy of community mask wearing from the study. Rather, those situations where the mask comes off such as dining out.

But... as has been pointed out on this board many times. YOUR mask only offers you minimal protection. Those infected wearing a mask dramatically lessens their ability to spread it. If both are wearing a mask the viral load is minimized to a point that helps slow community spread. There are plenty of peer reviewed studies that back this up.

 

[QU1ZE]

Please refrain from spreading misinformation.

The report did not make that conclusion. It was a non-peer reviewed survey of 300 patients. Among other factors such as dining out, public transportation, social gatherings and the like, it asked the simple question on whether the patient had been wearing a mask the two weeks prior to testing positive. It did not follow up to determine if the respondents wore the mask properly (under the nose, on the chin, loose, etc). While the majority of respondents did say they had been wearing a mask, those who tested positive also where nearly twice as likely to have been in close proximity to someone who had already tested positive and/or had dined out at a restaurant where mask wearing is limited.

No conclusions were determined about the efficacy of community mask wearing from the study. Rather, those situations where the mask comes off such as dining out.

But... as has been pointed out on this board many times. YOUR mask only offers you minimal protection. Those infected wearing a mask dramatically lessens their ability to spread it. If both are wearing a mask the viral load is minimized to a point that helps slow community spread. There are plenty of peer reviewed studies that back this up.

facts aren’t welcome here

 

[The Original Fade]

Please refrain from spreading misinformation.

The report did not make that conclusion. It was a non-peer reviewed survey of 300 patients. Among other factors such as dining out, public transportation, social gatherings and the like, it asked the simple question on whether the patient had been wearing a mask the two weeks prior to testing positive. It did not follow up to determine if the respondents wore the mask properly (under the nose, on the chin, loose, etc). While the majority of respondents did say they had been wearing a mask, those who tested positive also where nearly twice as likely to have been in close proximity to someone who had already tested positive and/or had dined out at a restaurant where mask wearing is limited.

No conclusions were determined about the efficacy of community mask wearing from the study. Rather, those situations where the mask comes off such as dining out.

But... as has been pointed out on this board many times. YOUR mask only offers you minimal protection. Those infected wearing a mask dramatically lessens their ability to spread it. If both are wearing a mask the viral load is minimized to a point that helps slow community spread. There are plenty of peer reviewed studies that back this up.

Any study that relies on self reported behaviors is not going to be very reliable anyway.

 

[37620VOL]

Any study that relies on self reported behaviors is not going to be very reliable anyway.

Like political polling, side effect reporting in vaccine trials, contact tracing, etc?

 

[sjt18]

Please refrain from spreading misinformation.

The report did not make that conclusion. It was a non-peer reviewed survey of 300 patients. Among other factors such as dining out, public transportation, social gatherings and the like, it asked the simple question on whether the patient had been wearing a mask the two weeks prior to testing positive. It did not follow up to determine if the respondents wore the mask properly (under the nose, on the chin, loose, etc). While the majority of respondents did say they had been wearing a mask, those who tested positive also where nearly twice as likely to have been in close proximity to someone who had already tested positive and/or had dined out at a restaurant where mask wearing is limited.

No conclusions were determined about the efficacy of community mask wearing from the study. Rather, those situations where the mask comes off such as dining out.

But... as has been pointed out on this board many times. YOUR mask only offers you minimal protection. Those infected wearing a mask dramatically lessens their ability to spread it. If both are wearing a mask the viral load is minimized to a point that helps slow community spread. There are plenty of peer reviewed studies that back this up.

Please refrain from spreading misinformation. There has not been a SINGLE study demonstrating that non-symptomatic Covid positive people spread the virus or at what rate compared to those with symptoms. There HAVE BEEN studies of contact traces indicating that asymptomatic carriers rarely if ever spread the virus.

Further, there are NO published or reviewed studies showing that IF non-symptomatic people are capable of spreading the virus then masks are effective in preventing that spread. Even more, there are studies showing that masks were of minimal effectiveness even with other viruses and symptomatic subjects.

Where is the PROOF that a mask magically transforms into an effective barrier to the movement of the virus sometime between the time you inhale and exhale?