REPUBLICAN, but not conservative logic....

[Bass v 2.0]

"If I become an anti-masker and refuse to wear a mask I am showing and proving to America that I don't want the economy shut down because of serious disease, even if I become infected and put others at risk of being sick."

"If I mask up, I'm sending the message that I want to shut down the economy and jobs."

 

[Oddball]

 

[theHawk]

It’s funny how they try to guilt everyone that you are “putting others at risk”. Aren’t those “at risk” supposed to be isolated?

 

[MisterBeale]

"If I become an anti-masker and refuse to wear a mask I am showing and proving to America that I don't want the economy shut down because of serious disease, even if I become infected and put others at risk of being sick."

"If I mask up, I'm sending the message that I want to shut down the economy and jobs."

Coronavirus Fact-Check #6: Does wearing a mask do anything? Governments around the world are enforcing facial coverings to prevent SARS-Cov-2 infection, but does the science support their use?

Coronavirus Fact-Check #6: Does wearing a mask do anything?

As of two days ago, Boris Johnson’s government announced it will henceforth be illegal to use public transportation in the UK, without wearing a mask. But do masks actually do anything to prevent t…

off-guardian.org

" . . . And as recently as last week, Dr April Baller of World Health Organization said:

“If you do not have any respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough or runny nose, you do not need to wear a mask,”

The common counter-argument to this point is that masks don’t prevent you from getting sick, but rather prevent you from spreading it if you’re infected.

However that is disputed by a paper published just last month, but based on research conducted in late 2019 (before the Covid outbreak),
which found that [my emphasis]:

Disposable medical masks are loose-fitting devices that were designed to be worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patient wounds, and to protect the wearer against splashes or sprays of bodily fluids. There is limited evidence for their effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure. Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza.

In fact, not only is there substantial evidence masks will not prevent you getting sick, there is some evidence they could actually be counter-productive.

A trial of cloth masks in 2015 found that:

Moisture retention, reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in an increased risk of infection.

There’s also the issue of other possible complications, such as hypercapnia, an excess of carbon dioxide in the blood caused by re-breathing your own expelled air. It’s also been shown that mask use can exacerbate chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and perhaps other respiratory issues. There’s also the question of possible psychological harm.

The benefits of mask-wearing are, at best, unproven. The dangers, unknown. You wouldn’t expect this simple scientific question to be in any way controversial.

And yet…

In April, physicist Denis Rancourt published a research review on ResearchGate.com entitled “Masks Don’t Work: A review of science relevant to COVID-19 social policy”.

After receiving over 400,000 views, it was summarily removed for “spreading information that could cause harm”.

Clearly the establishment really wants us to wear masks. What’s less clear is why."

 

[okfine]

"If I become an anti-masker and refuse to wear a mask I am showing and proving to America that I don't want the economy shut down because of serious disease, even if I become infected and put others at risk of being sick."

"If I mask up, I'm sending the message that I want to shut down the economy and jobs."

You seem to be quoting someone but who the hell is it?

 

[my2¢]

I also notice Republicans like to rely on out of date research.

From March:

WHO guidance: Healthy people should wear masks only when 'taking care of' coronavirus patients

The World Health Organization is recommending that healthy people, including those who don't exhibit COVID-19 symptoms, only wear masks when taking care of someone infected with the contagion, a sharp contrast from the advice of American public health officials who recommend everyone wear a mask...

www.foxnews.com

From June:

WHO changes COVID-19 mask guidance: Wear one if you can't keep your distance

The agency previously had recommended that only health care workers, people with COVID-19 and their caregivers wear medical masks.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[RodISHI]

In other words; 'How dare you all keep on living while I am preparing to die under the Red Menace!'

 

[Kat]

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