Oso planning to go pro
which masks? there are not enough of the n95's and if they weren't expensive 6 mos ago, i'm sure you aren't going to find them on sale now. also, if you aren't infected, the masks aren't going to do anything for you. "Sorrell said there's no reason to use a surgical mask if you're healthy and not infected."The virus itself is so small that it can penetrate the mask," she said. "So it literally does nothing for you.""The only reason to wear a surgical mask is if you're already infected with the virus and are quarantined, according to Sorrell. Hence, if you're staying at home from work or from school, and you're trying not to infect your family members, you should wear a mask.Stanley Perlman, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Carver College of Medicine at University of Iowa and a longtime coronavirus researcher, said surgical masks aren't as good as keeping the virus out because they have larger pores."https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/coronavirus-questions-masks-hand-sanitizers
I work in a hospital and happen to get fit tested each year for 95 masks so let me clarify. The author Is correct in stating the surgical masks will not offer protection against the virus. Surgical masks are used strictlyIn the surgical field and their main purpose is so keep facial hair and large droplets of sweat/saliva from Entering the surgical field. The n95 is NOT a surgical masknor is it used by clinicians while working in the surgical field. The n95 is a respirator rated maskThat shields you from airborn contaminants and pathogens. It is worn by clinicians and staff when entering isolation roomsTo treat patients that are in isolation (think tB patients). This mask will protect you from the virus if it is airborn and worn correctly (hence the fit test each year. If worn incorrectly or with facial hair, the mask loses its ability to offer protection). This mask may not offer 100% protection from the virus, however, I can guarantee you it will protect you a LOT better than a surgical mask. I laugh whenever I see people in public wearing those things because they are not offering any type of protection...
South Koreas numbers today are... not reassuring.
I'm not gonna let this affect my daily life any more than the others did. And in the unlikely event I die or get horribly ill, at least I will have lived my life the best I could.
Here's the CDC Friday transcript. A little light on info. You can tell the message has been, ahem, softened by those above the CDC. But hey, border control!https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/t0228-COVID-19-update.html
We were all gonna die of AIDS if we came near, touched, or even sat on the same toilet seat as someone with HIV.We were all gonna get brains that looked like Swiss cheese if we ate beef. We were all gonna die of Avian Flu, then Swine Flu, than MERS, then SARS, then Ebola.Now we're all gonna die of coronavirus infection, or reinfection.I get that any virus or any novel illness could be a blip on the screen or the end of humanity. But the reaction to this particular one is more extreme than any I can recall since the AIDS crisis. Maybe it's the 25-hour-per-day news cycle or maybe it's the real Armegeddon, but I'm not gonna let this affect my daily life any more than the others did. And in the unlikely event I die or get horribly ill, at least I will have lived my life the best I could.
This is a good topic without the politics.https://youtu.be/39A7Tr-H29E
see hards, you were all good until this-no need to bring politics into this. argue the facts that dr drew brings up-many more influenza cases, hospitalizations and deaths. fact. the dr phil comment further weakened your post. barely a doctor? so what does that mean? he finished near the bottom of his class? doesn't matter if he completed all the requirements, he's a DOCTOR. he's stating what he knows and believes. if it just so happens the present administration has a spot or a need for dr drew, fine. every admin seeks to add people who strengthen their positions regardless the issue, just as the opposing people do the same the media has been beating this issue up. they are creating conversation with others that ad nothing but politics to this and that is the last thing we need right now. ebola, i believe was much more deadly and everything worked out
He is a partisan hack, so I didn't really start this garbage. Don't defend him, nor his claims. You haven't until I said what I said. And since you're saying a person like this should be in the administration, you're a partisan hack as well. See how that works? Doctor Drew is a trash ball... not because of his politics, but because he a self serving moron whose claim to fame is talking about STDs on MTV in the 90s. He as much an expert on this as Joaquin Phoenix is on human rights. He should be ignored.
so anyone who believes different from another is a "partisan hack? interesting...not. medicine is a science, human rights is not. refute dr drews facts, fine. people can choose to believe him or not, just as those who choose to believe the opposite.. that's the beauty of this country. so is name calling i guess.here's a good example- is dr sanjay gupta a doctor? is he a "partisan hack"? yes he is a doctor who happens to believe differently than i do, but i'm not going to refer to him as a hack. you see where i am going with this? no need for the inflammatory/ angry language never said he should or shouldn't be in this administration, i said if...so fluff, how much do you have to practice in order to be a doctor? or how many patients? nice try though. if a woman is 1 or 2 mos. pregnant, she's barely pregnant, right?
I mean it’s not hard. Doctors who don’t spend a lot of time practicing medicine, but use their credentials to pass themselves off as something of an expert, aren’t really doctoring. They’re pontificating. And if you don’t think he’s a partisan hack, that tells me all I need to know about you.
"a lot of time practicing medicine" so what is enough time? i didn't call dr sanjay gupta a "partisan hack" does that tell you anything about me? i didn't even call him "barely a doctor" even though i don't think he spends much time getting his hands dirty as he used to, but uses his credentials to pass himself off as an expert. if we are to get thru this as a country, who can we believe? we need to stop the partisan crap and find a way to combat this virus for all us first, then the rest of the world. just like when the O2 masks fall, we've got to help ourselves first before we can continue to help the others.
I'll take the blame, I started politics with a jab at the CDC transcript appearing to be force fed. Now the rest of you can knock it off.
I was curious about some of the aspects comparing death statistics between influenza and Covid. It is true that those that are elderly are most likely to die (14.8% death rate for people over age 80), but comparing the death rate to influenza shows how much more dangerous Covid is. For those between 10-19. You are 400 times more likely to die if you get infected with the coronavirus than the flu.For those between 20-29. The likelihood is around 300 times more likely.For those between 30-39. 125 times more likely.For those between 40-49. 125 times more likely.For those between 50-59. 125 times more likely.For those between 60-69. 100 times more likely.For those between 70-79. 60 times more likely.For those between 80+. 30 times more likely.So although the overall risk of dying is highest for those that are elderly. The young are hit comparatively harder by Covid.