The issue isn't a lack of vaccinations, the issue is people not getting vaccinated. Big difference there. We have a surplus of vaccines in the US, so much so that hundreds of thousands will expire before they can be used.
The disappearance of the flu says quite differently.
Right. And that's why we ask people to cover their mouth when they cough and wash their hands frequently during flu season. It reduces spread but doesn't stop it. Masks are just a more persistent method of covering one's mouth. It's hard to cover one's mouth all the time when working so face masks are a compromise between some protection and not socializing at all.
If masks didn't work, then why didn't we see a huge spike in infection rates and deaths among the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who were treating the infected and hospitalized?
Correct... it's a lack of people GETTING vaccinated...?
I wonder if the people who rail against masks started out when they were younger complaining about having to use Kleenex or a handkerchief when they sneezed in public.
The problem isn't strictly that, there's a lot of anti-vax idiots on both sides. Furthermore our cases in California are increasing, but they're still nowhere near the level of other states. Look at Florida, they account for 1 in 5 of all covid cases in the US. That's pretty significant.
None of the vaccines are 100 percent effective. At best, it's 94 percent. I have a feeling you're aware of this but you're choosing to ignore it.
Funny thing is, there is some evidence that blowing one's nose actually increases infection risk and extends the duration of infection. There were CT scans that showed that people blow out of both nostrils and this causes backpressure into the sinuses. Once viruses get in them it's a lot harder for the immune system to clean them.
Because we spread droplets breathing and talking.
To protect the unvaccinated. That’s the only reason I still wear one in stores. I certainly don’t wear them when I’m at a restaurant or bar since along with everyone else I’m eating and drinking. If I was concerned about getting seriously ill after the vaccine I wouldn’t be going to those places. But if I am anywhere else in public I don’t want to be Typhoid Mary.
Overwhelmingly, but not exclusively.
www.npr.org
www.wsj.com
calmatters.org
Well, not everyone who goes into an Apple store is vaccinated and not everyone who is vaccinated is protected from the novel and emerging strains. So, as this article mentions, Apple is having its employees wear masks to protect those who need extra protection.
The funny thing is if you took all those same people who claimed COVID was a hoax and instead told them there was a disease causing people to become zombies they would all believe it.
But that’s the whole point. You’re vaccinated, so you’re protected. You may still be able to transmit to others yes, but at this point, if those people aren’t vaccinated, it’s because they don’t want to be.
There is a small population that can't be vaccinated. Which is fine, so long as those that can do get vaccinated. Right now we don't have the vaccinated numbers high enough that those people are safe. So, those that are not vaccinated by choice are basically celebrating their drunk driving as they put others at risk.
I’m not going to where it forever. But since I have the masks already and I barely notice it when I wear it I just wear it in closed public settings just for the purpose of cooperation.
