BarnBuster
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Mandatory masks effective yesterday first time ever in my county. State had the 4th highest day of number of probable and confirmed cases last week.
Covid-19
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That's a shame, then when you get a world problem like this it amplifies those divisions.
mysunnyboy
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Thanks brother, I just told my dad to mail my bday card because we would NOT be getting together anytime soon, especially when he nor his wife wear a masks.
He knows that he should believe and trust me, he’s being influenced by ignorance and he’s a smart guy. smh
hillbill
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Brother-in-law lives alone a few miles away 74 and healthy but is bipolar with some lingering cognitive difficulties from alcoholism in years past and he gets lonely but my wife and I trust nobody to be as vigilant and near paranoid as ourselves. I do supply herbal assistance.
mysunnyboy
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I asked my dad why he doesn’t wear one and he said idk they are uncomfortable. I called him a snowflake.
The problem with a test is you only know you were safe before you took the test. You could test positive shortly thereafter.
neosapien
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Yeah we use to be pretty alike and she would listen to me about things. My mom's views started changing about a decade ago when she was trying to garner more acceptance from my uncles at work I think. Unfortunately she didn't realize it didn't matter how alike they thought she was. She was a woman and they are misogynists through and through.
To extend your analogy a respirator enables you to give zero fucks about the trouserless twits out there
Better to be hated for the right reasons than the wrong ones.
DarkWeb
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I know...but I could have just as much or more exposure anywhere. I'm on the fence. I miss them, the kids miss them, and I know they really miss the kids. They can get in the car and do the drive in one shot.
Chunky Stool
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DarkWeb
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Depends on the test. And there is a "false positive" well not false but the antigen test will let you know if you have had or had exposure to it. There was just a "outbreak" 17 tests where positive.......when the PCR test was given to those 17 only 2 actually had it.......sure those 15 shit their pants but didn't need to.
mysunnyboy
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I just swallowed a piece of anemia ice!
DarkWeb
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I thought that was bs when I heard it too.......but those #'s still go through the state before it goes to the feds. At least ours.
shrxhky420
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Face Masks Really Do Matter. The Scientific Evidence Is Growing.
Face masks are emerging as one of the most powerful weapons to fight the novel coronavirus, with growing evidence that facial coverings help prevent transmission—even if an infected wearer is in close contact with others.
www.wsj.com
SH420
The Abbot rapid test has somewhere around a 40-50% false positive rate. PCR is relatively accurate but takes a long time. Antibody tests (ELISA) are a different animal.
DarkWeb
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The concerning part is those 15 people walked around for how long before this? Hopefully they wore masks......shit needs to shut down and tests for everyone. I feel more people have had it than we realize. Still our state is doing very good comparitvely.
That's the problem with an emerging illness. You learn as you go. Also with lowering standards with emergency authorizations those tests with that error rate made it into use. If we had moved slower with a little more caution I think we would be better off today both physically and fiscally.