Just trying to understand....what is so difficult about wanting to live?
Would like opinions on why or why not....let’s try and not attack the poster but instead giving reasons for or against...
Viejo, go and read about viruses and infectious diseases Read from real experts not our public health people who are all compromised or have an agenda
Doctors and epidemiologists who have done this their who career and see what they say protocols on handling this should be
Educate yourself.
I am going to say many people don't wear it for medical reasons. Constitutional reasons. It does pretty much nothing to be honest.
Wearing a mask is unhealthy for you to begin with. Go do some research on that...
If masks are so ineffective then why does everyone in the medical field wear one:think2: You think these doctors and epidemiologists you speak of would not wear one when dealing with a patient that has Covid?
Educate yourself.
I am going to say many people don't wear a mask for medical reasons. Constitutional reasons. It does pretty much nothing to be honest.
Wearing a mask is unhealthy for you to begin with. Go do some research on that also...
Everything we are doing is accomplishing nothing in the end. sheltering in place, closing businesses, wear masks
All of it unproven, has no scientific data supporting any of it..
We are going to kill more people the way we are doing it than just the Covid 19
VD, I have been wearing a mask in public, in stores anyhow, out of respect for my son and daughter-in-law and the desire to see my grandchildren. Going to see them next weekend for a 4th birthday party.
They said that's a must do, I won't lie to them.
My opinion on masks.
1) They're more about preventing the sick from spreading the illness than they are about preventing healthy people from getting sick. I'll elaborate on this in a moment
2) If I'm coughing or sneezing, I'll absolutely wear a mask if I went yet. Better yet however, I won't go out in those situations, especially nowadays
3) If you're healthy and wearing a mask and happen to be in the vicinity of the airborne virus, it can and does infect people through your eyes. So even if your face mask prevents you from breathing the virus, it's not good enough to prevent the virus from entering your body, you need air tight goggles as well. As far as protecting healthy people is concerned, a face mask is merely cosmetic with respect to this virus in many if not most environments
4) If you're around sick people, which you shouldn't be by choice, then I suppose the need to wear one increases exponentially, but so does the need to cover your eyes
5) If you live in a crowded urban area, the need to wear a mask also increases, as opposed to living in the suburbs or rural areas. Chances are some bozo is walking around coughing and sneezing
If a healthy person chooses not to wear a mask, that shouldn't bother anyone.
If a person is couching and sneezing and wailing away, that person should be wearing a mask or avoiding other people simply out of respect for other people
Make wise decisions, wash your hands, protect the higher risk demographics, and most of us can go on living our lives. We really have no alternative IMO
I was against wearing a mask back in February...I listened to all the experts on what they had to say and read anything I could about the Virus...because of my age and the fact that I am over weight I decided to follow the rules set forth by Thailand....the weather here is hot and humid but everywhere I go it seems that over 95% here are wearing masks in public...the country took it seriously back in March and the numbers show...will continue to wear a mask until it is not required...
I have relatives that still live in South Jersey...hoping they do the same....my brother and sister are in their late 60s and I have a niece in her 30s...they say they are wearing masks and I hope they continue to wear them...I worry about my brother because he doesn’t like being told what to do just as some here...
I just hope that those in charge open gradually depending on the area that you are in....everyone should not be treated like those in large cities...shouldn’t be a crime to open up earlier than a large metropolitan city...
VD, I think we agree on more issues than we disagree on my friend.
I have a question for you, hearing about how strict Thailand is on "crimes", what's the punishment for NOT wearing a mask? I'm guessing it's a whole lot worse than anywhere in the states
I'm also going to suggest that Asians in general are more socially adjusted to wearing masks, they've already been down this path a few times before and they tend to have more overcrowded urban areas than we do in the states
Dont know about the fines for not wearing a mask but the first three Thais that broke the curfew of 10pm were sentenced to three years in prison...that’s right, three years, not months...