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Did you mean mass confusion?
Both apply, just looking for clarification...
Or, you can just let both apply...
I'm not the one who is a major stakeholder in the mask discussion as I'm retired and don't shop much. But one thing that confuses me is the science of wearing masks outdoors. The only science I've heard is that you're 13 times more likely to contract covid indoors than out. But experts continue to recommend social distancing (6 feet) and wearing a mask when you're outdoors.
If your 13 times less likely to catch covid outdoors, why are we even wearing masks -- outdoors? Also, shouldn't we have some intelligence about particulate travel outdoors and wind dispersion?
I get what you're saying and I believe that is why so many people are resisting the masks. I see people riding down the road by themselves with a mask on and I'm wondering what good that is doing?
When recommendations and policies don't make sense people get disillusioned. When local and state leaders say one thing and do another it makes matters worse. If everybody got all of their information from, say, the CDC and drew conclusions solely based on that information then you'd see more buy-in. When people consider the guidance from the CDC and compare it with other sources of information and what they see with their own eyes, they may not buy-in. Is that a bad thing? Potentially, but I think it is more likely a good thing.
I only wear a mask when I'm out shopping and will come in contact with other people. At home or in my car, there's no way a mask is going on. Those things are too suffocating to wear all of the time.
Since we're talking about masks; there's been a handful of times I've seen a couple (husband/wife) out in public with one wearing a mask while the other one is not...
Doesn't make much sense to me. lol
FWIW I went to 2 stores the other day and kept the mask on while travelling between stores as I didn't want to risk contaminating my hand by taking the mask off and on (I also wear 1 glove to handle goods that could be contaminated leaving the non-gloved hand to handle my personal items such as credit card, keys etc.).
I have a mask in my wallet.
I wear it if I am out and obviously gonna be close to people. That's it.
50% of my motive is to make others feel better.
50% of my motive is to not make them sick if I happen to be asymptomatic.
Let's s be honest. I am a teacher. 95% chance I get exposed to this - and every other germ in America - as soon as school starts back. Every teacher will. That's part of it. Anything less than a hazmat suit does me no good. Hopefully my immune system will bow up and continue to impress me.
Watch for that stat in September - rate of infection in older teachers. That's a sucky inevitably, my friends.
That seems reasonable. Maybe that is the same logic employed by all those I see driving alone and wearing a mask.
@Denmen185 Time to revisit this?
42,339
I assume we'll have some that have yet to be reported which will count for May. Pretty good line set by Denmen. He may have a future in Vegas.
Kudos go to @GrayDawg . Total for May reported by Johns Hopkins was 41,364.
FWIW Line for June is 30,055 (assumes Tx, Ga and Fl do not get caught).
So much for tracking new cases based on gradual re-openings .....
2 more weeks! ;)
Techie hubby just sent me this. I was afraid of stuff like this...😞
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29257870/oklahoma-state-amen-ogbongbemiga-tests-positive-coronavirus-tulsa-protest