Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Deleted member 48881]

People have the choice to wear masks if they wish to, especially those who are vulnerable to the flu etc.

But having masks compulsory for everybody once the vaccine is fully available is ridiculous.

yes

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

It doesn't make you ill!!!!!!

It prevents the immune system long term from developing antibodies if you limit the exposure you have.

Even the common cold has a ton of different causes and some of them mutate.

Mate,people in this country have been wearing masks for months, there is ZERO evidence of illness as a result. Surgeons (who know a thing or two) havebeen wearing them at work for decades, nothing has been reported, the people of Asia wear them inthe hundreds of millions EVERY DAY for years, nothing has been reported, I even wore one for 7 hours a day for over a year and.. you guessed it..... nothing happened.

I'll take the evidence over your made up theory I am afraid.

 

[tsubaki]

It doesn't make you ill!!!!!!

It prevents the immune system long term from developing antibodies if you limit the exposure you have.

Even the common cold has a ton of different causes and some of them mutate.

this is an argument against any preventive measures though

 

[grandjoeblue]

Mate,people in this country have been wearing masks for months, there is ZERO evidence of illness as a result. Surgeons (who know a thing or two) havebeen wearing them at work for decades, nothing has been reported, the people of Asia wear them inthe hundreds of millions EVERY DAY for years, nothing has been reported, I even wore one for 7 hours a day for over a year and.. you guessed it..... nothing happened.

I'll take the evidence over your made up theory I am afraid.

I agree masks don't make people ill but where in asia do hundreds of millions wear masks daily?

 

[Kenshin]

Mate,people in this country have been wearing masks for months, there is ZERO evidence of illness as a result. Surgeons (who know a thing or two) havebeen wearing them at work for decades, nothing has been reported, the people of Asia wear them inthe hundreds of millions EVERY DAY for years, nothing has been reported, I even wore one for 7 hours a day for over a year and.. you guessed it..... nothing happened.

I'll take the evidence over your made up theory I am afraid.

Oh so you know how viruses work in Asia? No you don't, none of us do.

Quick Google alone , first site is an article talking about how the flu contributes to excess mortality in china.

And that's the thing, months. Months isn't long term , years is. Same as if you kill absolutely every bit of bacteria around you on a regular basis, it weakens your immune system to anything new. That's literally how it works.

So significantly reducing the human to human spread of any virus prevents us from developing antibodies.

So when you do get sick , it's worse without the antibodies already there from everyday exposure.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Wearing A Mask To Protect Against Covid-19 Coronavirus Will Not Weaken Your Immune System

Some people have suggested that mask-wearing can lower the immune system, but there is no scientific evidence for this claim.

www.forbes.com

Meh, wasn't long ago at all the consensus was masks were not only useless, but cause more harm than good.

I wear them like a good little sheep but not overly convinced on their effectiveness outside clinical environment. I think they switched the narrative on masks as a more a visual stimulus rather than anything else.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

I agree masks don't make people ill but where in asia do hundreds of millions wear masks daily?

yes

 

[COYBL25]

Mate,people in this country have been wearing masks for months, there is ZERO evidence of illness as a result. Surgeons (who know a thing or two) havebeen wearing them at work for decades, nothing has been reported, the people of Asia wear them inthe hundreds of millions EVERY DAY for years, nothing has been reported, I even wore one for 7 hours a day for over a year and.. you guessed it..... nothing happened.

I'll take the evidence over your made up theory I am afraid.

Isn`t mask wearing in Asian countries ( cities) because of their chronic pollution problems - smog, not due to the " prevention " of illness ?

 

[Kenshin]

Mate,people in this country have been wearing masks for months, there is ZERO evidence of illness as a result. Surgeons (who know a thing or two) havebeen wearing them at work for decades, nothing has been reported, the people of Asia wear them inthe hundreds of millions EVERY DAY for years, nothing has been reported, I even wore one for 7 hours a day for over a year and.. you guessed it..... nothing happened.

I'll take the evidence over your made up theory I am afraid.

Oh so you know how viruses work in Asia? No you don't, none of us do.

Quick Google alone , first site is an article talking about how the flu contributes to excess mortality in china.

And that's the thing, months. Months isn't long term , years is. Same as if you kill absolutely every bit of bacteria around you on a regular basis, it weakens your immune system to anything new. That's literally how it works.

So significantly reducing the human to human spread of any virus prevents us from developing antibodies.

So when you do get sick , it's worse without the antibodies already there from everyday

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Oh so you know how viruses work in Asia? No you don't, none of us do.

Quick Google alone , first site is an article talking about how the flu contributes to excess mortality in china.

And that's the thing, months. Months isn't long term , years is. Same as if you kill absolutely every bit of bacteria around you on a regular basis, it weakens your immune system to anything new. That's literally how it works.

So significantly reducing the human to human spread of any virus prevents us from developing antibodies.

So when you do get sick , it's worse without the antibodies already there from everyday exposure.

There is ZERO evidence of this though, not a effing jot! You just have decided it is true with no fact based research.

After decades of wearing them in china in their millions there is NO evidence to back up your "claim"

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Isn`t mask wearing in Asian countries ( cities) because of their chronic pollution problems - smog, not due to the " prevention " of illness ?

Yes but no one has gotten ill as a result...

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Oh so you know how viruses work in Asia? No you don't, none of us do.

Quick Google alone , first site is an article talking about how the flu contributes to excess mortality in china.

And that's the thing, months. Months isn't long term , years is. Same as if you kill absolutely every bit of bacteria around you on a regular basis, it weakens your immune system to anything new. That's literally how it works.

So significantly reducing the human to human spread of any virus prevents us from developing antibodies.

So when you do get sick , it's worse without the antibodies already there from everyday

https://www.forbes.com/sites/victor...ronavirus-will-not-weaken-your-immune-system/

Thanks @Moomin

 

[Deleted member 48881]

I never feel healthy when I'm all alone in a completely sanitised place, seeing touching nobody, going nowhere. I always got sick during those times..When I was in crowded places like stadiums, pedestrian zones, packed classes at uni, was feeling much better, very rarely got sick, socialising mask free (posy pandemic) would do me very good, I never develope the immune system I need, otherwise. For some other people this can work differently, not for me, thats why it should be a matter of choice. Nobody's saying mask wearing should be banned...I also would like to smile (and show it) when I see a cute baby in the subway.

 

[Moomin]

Isn`t mask wearing in Asian countries ( cities) because of their chronic pollution problems - smog, not due to the " prevention " of illness ?

The Japanese wear them if they are ill themselves to stop the spread of germs.

More of attitude thats its good hygiene to wear them.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Isn`t mask wearing in Asian countries ( cities) because of their chronic pollution problems - smog, not due to the " prevention " of illness ?

Its not particularly common anywhere in Asia (pre pandemic). Even in places like Bangkok or Beijing which are densily populated and highly poluted you might see a couple of people per day with masks on.