CDC COVID study found that 70.6% of the cases in their study came from people who report “always” wearing a mask, 14.4% from those who report only sometimes wear a mask, 7.2% for those who rarely wear one and only 3.9% of cases came from people who report never wearing a mask.
Dean says
As Trump said
But the main news media dispute this information as
False
MJM says
I am not a Dr.
I do believe that there is no impenetrable defense in public against the covid19 virus. I believe that we are quite susceptible to contracting the covid19 virus even while taking as many precautions as possible, such as wearing any of the popular masks.
By the same token I also believe that we can reduce the amount of transmissions by wearing a mask in public. It seems to be a disease that we have to learn to live with and to find a vaccine.
Paul Plante says
COVID-19 is a predator that is learning its prey and adapting accordingly.
Or, hey, maybe it is just an accident of nature.
It is a variant of the common cold, afterall, and we all know how common that is, so yes, we all should get used to COVID and do the best preventative that we can, which is to keep our immune systems as strong as possible to keep the predator at bay.
Paul Plante says
AstraZeneca shares closed 1.2% lower after Brazilian health authorities said on Wednesday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by it and Oxford University died, according to Reuters.
Ctnc says
This is exactly what we’d expect to see when wearing a mask protects others, not yourself. It is unfortunate that the researchers missed an opportunity to ask a more effective question “were you in situations where you were exposed to people who are not wearing a mask?” I would expect the results of that survey question to be quite different.
Stuart Bell says
I choose to wear a mask to help protect others from the a$$ whipping they would receive by accosting me for not wearing one. It is the kindest thing I can do for them.
Paul Plante says
Well said, Stuart Bell!
You’re a true humanitarian thinking that way about protecting your fellow humanity!
Dean says
What I like about everyone wearing masks
I don’t have to be a receipient of others coughing, sneezing on and or around me even if there’s no pandemic .
Stuart Bell says
Their halitosis still seeps thru…
Paul Plante says
A lot of people’s looks are vastly improved by their masks, as well.