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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
It is good news and a good move in the right direction, what do you think of it, that from today face masks are not mandatory? I am not sure, but I did hear that supermarkets are still asking their customers to wear one, do you know more about it? |
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I hope that like last year, when they first became not mandatory, that the majority see the good sense in wearing them, to help to reduce the levels of infection.
For nany, they are a minimal effort, to help us to protect others.
They continue to be mandatory where I am and I shall wear then on my return to the UK, until the summer, in all likelihood. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Even better, data/evidence now shows booster jab of vaccine gives 95% protection from death.
More enthused about that than not been required to cover my face. Probably stick with the mask as im used to it now and its no big deal (for me) |
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"It is good news and a good move in the right direction, what do you think of it, that from today face masks are not mandatory? I am not sure, but I did hear that supermarkets are still asking their customers to wear one, do you know more about it?"
You are contradicting yourself. In your first sentence you are saying, 'It is good news and a good move in the right direction', then in your second sentence, you are saying, 'I am not sure'. Your post isn't making any sense to me. Just my thoughts...xx |
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"It is good news and a good move in the right direction, what do you think of it, that from today face masks are not mandatory? I am not sure, but I did hear that supermarkets are still asking their customers to wear one, do you know more about it?
You are contradicting yourself. In your first sentence you are saying, 'It is good news and a good move in the right direction', then in your second sentence, you are saying, 'I am not sure'. Your post isn't making any sense to me. Just my thoughts...xx"
No contradiction, states it’s good news removing mask mandate then they are not sure if supermarkets were asking customers to wear one. |
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"I hope that like last year, when they first became not mandatory, that the majority see the good sense in wearing them, to help to reduce the levels of infection.
For nany, they are a minimal effort, to help us to protect others.
They continue to be mandatory where I am and I shall wear then on my return to the UK, until the summer, in all likelihood. "
Keep that mantra going …
See the good sense, help protect others, the majority… |
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"It is good news and a good move in the right direction, what do you think of it, that from today face masks are not mandatory? I am not sure, but I did hear that supermarkets are still asking their customers to wear one, do you know more about it?
You are contradicting yourself. In your first sentence you are saying, 'It is good news and a good move in the right direction', then in your second sentence, you are saying, 'I am not sure'. Your post isn't making any sense to me. Just my thoughts...xx
No contradiction, states it’s good news removing mask mandate then they are not sure if supermarkets were asking customers to wear one."
You are absolutely correct @_ommenhim. Sorry Shag, I skim read  xx |
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"Will continue to wear one when shopping and public transport . Party Boy wasn't following the science he was deflecting from his actions. "
In deflecting from his actions I presume you mean he removed restrictions contrary to scientific reasoning ? If so the scientists advising would surely be taking whatever steps necessary to advise the public of the governments error ? |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"It is good news and a good move in the right direction, what do you think of it, that from today face masks are not mandatory? I am not sure, but I did hear that supermarkets are still asking their customers to wear one, do you know more about it?
You are contradicting yourself. In your first sentence you are saying, 'It is good news and a good move in the right direction', then in your second sentence, you are saying, 'I am not sure'. Your post isn't making any sense to me. Just my thoughts...xx
No contradiction, states it’s good news removing mask mandate then they are not sure if supermarkets were asking customers to wear one."
That is right as I meant the not sure bit for the supermarkets |
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"It is good news and a good move in the right direction, what do you think of it, that from today face masks are not mandatory? I am not sure, but I did hear that supermarkets are still asking their customers to wear one, do you know more about it?"
Yes it is!! The Omicron variant has peaked and cases have, thankfully fallen. I’m glad we do not have to wear masks, but obviously, it’s up to the individual  |
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Of course I'll continue to wear a mask.
1. Protect myself
2. Protect others
I personally do not want to be responsible for getting infected and harming another innocent poor sod. Who may go on to die or suffer long covid. Or infect others.
Making me patient 0 in that particular chain. And all the people I could have infected, and harm caused.
I'll carry on wearing, thank you very much. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Definitely a good move. People need to build up their immune system. It's a fact that anyone who caught the common cold had immunity to the omicron virus. Wearing masks hinders your natural immune system. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Definitely a good move. People need to build up their immune system. It's a fact that anyone who caught the common cold had immunity to the omicron virus. Wearing masks hinders your natural immune system."
*Some immunity to the omicron |
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"Mask are completely pointless unless you are going to wear the correct ones and dispose of them after every use and wash your hands accordingly "
Not totally true. Even just wearing a face covering works
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By (user no longer on site)
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Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ? |
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"Of course I'll continue to wear a mask.
1. Protect myself
2. Protect others
I personally do not want to be responsible for getting infected and harming another innocent poor sod. Who may go on to die or suffer long covid. Or infect others.
Making me patient 0 in that particular chain. And all the people I could have infected, and harm caused.
I'll carry on wearing, thank you very much."
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I have to keep mine on at work, and in all likely hood I'll keep wearing them for a while atleast.
What angers me is when people stand too close to me. "
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"They somehow managed to demonise coughs a sniffle and having no symptoms at all…
But normalised strokes, blood clots, neurological disorders and ‘died suddenly’ "
The horrendous symptoms, including lasting severe ones, from Covid infections, can be avoided for others, if people do the decent, simple thing, by continuing to wear masks.
Shag - will you wear a mask, now it's optional? |
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"They somehow managed to demonise coughs a sniffle and having no symptoms at all…
But normalised strokes, blood clots, neurological disorders and ‘died suddenly’
The horrendous symptoms, including lasting severe ones, from Covid infections, can be avoided for others, if people do the decent, simple thing, by continuing to wear masks.
Shag - will you wear a mask, now it's optional? "
It’s certainly stopped infections so far! |
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"It is good news and a good move in the right direction, what do you think of it, that from today face masks are not mandatory? I am not sure, but I did hear that supermarkets are still asking their customers to wear one, do you know more about it?
You are contradicting yourself. In your first sentence you are saying, 'It is good news and a good move in the right direction', then in your second sentence, you are saying, 'I am not sure'. Your post isn't making any sense to me. Just my thoughts...xx"
No he isn't. He's saying isn't sure about some supermarkets still requiring face masks to be worn, not that he isn't sure that face masks not being mandatory is a good thing.
Just take 5 more seconds to read things |
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?"
You're like a stuck fucking record  why do you care what some stranger in a park wears on their own face? Bit weird if you ask me. |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"They somehow managed to demonise coughs a sniffle and having no symptoms at all…
But normalised strokes, blood clots, neurological disorders and ‘died suddenly’
The horrendous symptoms, including lasting severe ones, from Covid infections, can be avoided for others, if people do the decent, simple thing, by continuing to wear masks.
Shag - will you wear a mask, now it's optional? "
I will just wear one where you have to and you? |
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?"
Shall we start telling surgeons to stop wearing "face nappies" when they are performing surgery? What harm is it to you if someone is wearing a mask while walking around maybe like me they have forgotten to take it off or maybe it's because it keeps their face warm in the cold. |
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"I have to keep mine on at work, and in all likely hood I'll keep wearing them for a while atleast.
What angers me is when people stand too close to me. "
And cough over you... Like we've learned nothing in the last 2 years... |
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By *otMe66Man
over a year ago
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?"
The way you reference nappy to signify a mask is very revealing..... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?
Shall we start telling surgeons to stop wearing "face nappies" when they are performing surgery? What harm is it to you if someone is wearing a mask while walking around maybe like me they have forgotten to take it off or maybe it's because it keeps their face warm in the cold. "
Considering surgeons don’t actually put on the mask due to the approach at keeping in line with sterility then they are wearing for a valid reason in a “correct” manner. No reason for term face nappy in that context. Not wearing one because dad/ prime monster/ police/ so called scientists said you must to keep everyone safe adding fact that many not new clean unused etc. I can see the reason people choose to see it in the manner of a face nappy. I’m sure it’s no harm to anyone in the moment. But I don’t see what harm it is pointing out the absurdity of anything.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It is good news and a good move in the right direction, what do you think of it, that from today face masks are not mandatory? I am not sure, but I did hear that supermarkets are still asking their customers to wear one, do you know more about it?"
For my own peace of mind I will still wear one |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Cloth Masks don't prevent the spread of covid, that's a scientific fact.
Its purely virtue signalling and a now a way for people to feel morally superior to others and signal their smug adherence to corporate compliance culture.
What these people lack in intelligence they make up for in virtue signalling |
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By *ovebjsMan
over a year ago
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?"
Face nappy  |
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By *I TwoCouple
over a year ago
PDI 12-26th Nov 24 |
It's absolutely incredible that in 2022, two years into the pandemic and with literally dozens of studies going back over 20 years that people still think cloth face coverings don't work.
Incredible |
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"Cloth Masks don't prevent the spread of covid, that's a scientific fact.
Its purely virtue signalling and a now a way for people to feel morally superior to others and signal their smug adherence to corporate compliance culture.
What these people lack in intelligence they make up for in virtue signalling "
You mean like the one you're wearing in your picture from December last year? Or was your face cold indoors
I know someone who has a respiratory condition that mean they had to shield. They would often have 2-3 chest infections a year require iv antibiotics to treat. Since coming out of shielding and wearing face masks they have not had 1 chest infection. Is this simply a coincidence? (they didn't have one through shielding but I knew someone would try to be smart and point out that they wouldn't have seen anyone. Since shielding ended they have returned to the office full time and go about their regular day to day life). |
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"It's absolutely incredible that in 2022, two years into the pandemic and with literally dozens of studies going back over 20 years that people still think cloth face coverings don't work.
Incredible"
It’s not that they don’t work - it’s that they’re doing nothing to stop the pandemic at this point. They’re not enough.
Look at France, you’re required to wear a mask everywhere, even outdoors, and on Wednesday they had their highest number of cases ever. Even more than the U.K. by quite a big margin.
So there’s no point wearing a mask any more - especially now that the virus is milder (for whatever reason) and immunity is high. |
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"It's absolutely incredible that in 2022, two years into the pandemic and with literally dozens of studies going back over 20 years that people still think cloth face coverings don't work.
Incredible"
I don't think it's so incredible. If you remember 2 years ago... When the world was searching for ppe, there were many "scientific" studies, peer reviewed and all that, that concluded they made little difference to the spread. Now whether there was a coincidence between those reports and the lack of ppe who knows... But it was only 2 years ago and there was plenty of so called "evidence". So, like much of the mixed messaging around this episode it doesn't surprise me at all that folks believe what science they want to believe. |
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By *aussageMan
over a year ago
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Cloth and surgical face masks never did anything anyway. The science of this has been looked at for decades in hospitals and medical personal. If they did masks would have been mandated for health care workers a long time ago. Most viruses are spread in vapor, not droplets .. which pass straight through almost all masks. The only masks that offered any statically significant protection were n95 masks, and people were specifically told not to wear them because generally they have an unfiltered exhaust valve.
Masks were all about visual propaganda and physiological manipulation, and not about science. The WHO and CDC all said originally not to wear masks, then they flipped and said wear them not due to the science changing in a matter of weeks, it changed due to political pressure. Then said recommended 2 masks lol. Now the CDC is saying that cloth and surgical masks offer very limited protection if any, and that people should be wearing n95 masks. Wow who could have guessed? |
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"It's absolutely incredible that in 2022, two years into the pandemic and with literally dozens of studies going back over 20 years that people still think cloth face coverings don't work.
Incredible
It’s not that they don’t work - it’s that they’re doing nothing to stop the pandemic at this point. They’re not enough.
Look at France, you’re required to wear a mask everywhere, even outdoors, and on Wednesday they had their highest number of cases ever. Even more than the U.K. by quite a big margin.
So there’s no point wearing a mask any more - especially now that the virus is milder (for whatever reason) and immunity is high."
Why on earth do masks have to meet the threshold of stopping the pandemic before they're worth while?
Baffling that people think a tool has to be 100% effective, or it isn't worth it.
And to state the obvious, omicron isn't mild for every one. If you have covid without knowing it, wearing a mask could stop you passing it on to someone vulnerable. Or starting a chain of infection that leads to someone vulnerable.
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"It is good news and a good move in the right direction, what do you think of it, that from today face masks are not mandatory? I am not sure, but I did hear that supermarkets are still asking their customers to wear one, do you know more about it?"
I'll still wear one in supermarkets and on busy trains.
Don't really care what others do, it's up to us all individually now, more than enough information for an adult to make a decision.
Let's hope this virus will wither away and just hang around in the background.
Just booked a couple of holidays before the prices go through the roof.  |
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By *I TwoCouple
over a year ago
PDI 12-26th Nov 24 |
"Cloth and surgical face masks never did anything anyway. The science of this has been looked at for decades in hospitals and medical personal. If they did masks would have been mandated for health care workers a long time ago. Most viruses are spread in vapor, not droplets .. which pass straight through almost all masks. The only masks that offered any statically significant protection were n95 masks, and people were specifically told not to wear them because generally they have an unfiltered exhaust valve.
Masks were all about visual propaganda and physiological manipulation, and not about science. The WHO and CDC all said originally not to wear masks, then they flipped and said wear them not due to the science changing in a matter of weeks, it changed due to political pressure. Then said recommended 2 masks lol. Now the CDC is saying that cloth and surgical masks offer very limited protection if any, and that people should be wearing n95 masks. Wow who could have guessed?"
In your opinion, I work with facts
You're obviously not interested in facts so I'll end my input |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cloth and surgical face masks never did anything anyway. The science of this has been looked at for decades in hospitals and medical personal. If they did masks would have been mandated for health care workers a long time ago. Most viruses are spread in vapor, not droplets .. which pass straight through almost all masks. The only masks that offered any statically significant protection were n95 masks, and people were specifically told not to wear them because generally they have an unfiltered exhaust valve.
Masks were all about visual propaganda and physiological manipulation, and not about science. The WHO and CDC all said originally not to wear masks, then they flipped and said wear them not due to the science changing in a matter of weeks, it changed due to political pressure. Then said recommended 2 masks lol. Now the CDC is saying that cloth and surgical masks offer very limited protection if any, and that people should be wearing n95 masks. Wow who could have guessed?"
Well said |
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"It's absolutely incredible that in 2022, two years into the pandemic and with literally dozens of studies going back over 20 years that people still think cloth face coverings don't work.
Incredible
It’s not that they don’t work - it’s that they’re doing nothing to stop the pandemic at this point. They’re not enough.
Look at France, you’re required to wear a mask everywhere, even outdoors, and on Wednesday they had their highest number of cases ever. Even more than the U.K. by quite a big margin.
So there’s no point wearing a mask any more - especially now that the virus is milder (for whatever reason) and immunity is high.
Why on earth do masks have to meet the threshold of stopping the pandemic before they're worth while?
Baffling that people think a tool has to be 100% effective, or it isn't worth it.
And to state the obvious, omicron isn't mild for every one. If you have covid without knowing it, wearing a mask could stop you passing it on to someone vulnerable. Or starting a chain of infection that leads to someone vulnerable.
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They’re not even slowing down the pandemic either - which is what I meant. The impact is negligible now that omicron is so contagious. And yes it’s not mild for everyone but it’s mild for the vast vast majority of people including the elderly and vulnerable |
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Well mandatory or not I will still be taking the common sense approach to things and wearing a mask in crowded shops ect and doing everything else I can to reduce the risk of me catching any variant of covid for two very simple reasons, firstly I am asthmatic and dont need any form of respiratory infection as I suck at breathing already, and secondly to protect my mother for whom i am a full time carer as she is not only asthmatic, but has also lost 1/3rd of one lung to cancer, is diabetic and has had two heart attacks so is considered to be extremely vulnerable to the virus. |
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It remains good practice
I will continue to wear a mask in enclosed crowded places, as I would unselfishly like to continue to help protect those who maybe can’t, and those who choose not to; it’s a good job the majority are perhaps unselfish!
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?
Shall we start telling surgeons to stop wearing "face nappies" when they are performing surgery? What harm is it to you if someone is wearing a mask while walking around maybe like me they have forgotten to take it off or maybe it's because it keeps their face warm in the cold.
Considering surgeons don’t actually put on the mask due to the approach at keeping in line with sterility then they are wearing for a valid reason in a “correct” manner. No reason for term face nappy in that context. Not wearing one because dad/ prime monster/ police/ so called scientists said you must to keep everyone safe adding fact that many not new clean unused etc. I can see the reason people choose to see it in the manner of a face nappy. I’m sure it’s no harm to anyone in the moment. But I don’t see what harm it is pointing out the absurdity of anything. "
By so called scientists I'm assuming your talking about the Facebook and fab scientists that know nothing other than what foil hat weekly tells them, or the fully trained PHD scientist that are the leaders in the respected fields of science. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Have to wear a mask as an NHS Nurse, also enjoy winding up those who claim they’re freedoms are being curtailed by having to wear their so called nappies |
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"Have to wear a mask as an NHS Nurse, also enjoy winding up those who claim they’re freedoms are being curtailed by having to wear their so called nappies "
They only call them nappies as they reduce the amount of shit they talk, I think that's what upsets them so much |
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"Have to wear a mask as an NHS Nurse, also enjoy winding up those who claim they’re freedoms are being curtailed by having to wear their so called nappies
They only call them nappies as they reduce the amount of shit they talk, I think that's what upsets them so much "
Ha ha |
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I will still wear a mask at least until the end of the flu season. Just because things are better does not mean the pandemic is over. The situation is still fluid, the omicron sub variant seems to take over from the omicron cases. In other countries cases keep on creeping up and there is no certainty that there won’t be other variants stronger/more infectious than Omicron. I can get on with life but wherever I can I will take precautions. |
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"Have to wear a mask as an NHS Nurse, also enjoy winding up those who claim they’re freedoms are being curtailed by having to wear their so called nappies "
Or maybe these folks who post actually do wear a nappy as mummy has never let them grow up. |
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"Have to wear a mask as an NHS Nurse, also enjoy winding up those who claim they’re freedoms are being curtailed by having to wear their so called nappies
Or maybe these folks who post actually do wear a nappy as mummy has never let them grow up. "
Hey no kink shaming |
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"I'll keep wearing one on public transport and supermarkets, and particularly as it keeps my face warm...its been bloody freezing out there! "
Mine has been cracking at stopping my asthma kicking off if I have to go out on really cold mornings so agree completely with you there lol |
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"We will still be wearing them...numbers of positive cases in Wiltshire are at the highest at the moment, its the sensible thing to do 
Nilly
Being Sensible? That will never wash! "
Sadly very true |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I rarely wore one when they were compulsory, so this doesn't change things much for me.
I'll be riding the train to work, as usual, telling Sadiq to go fuck himself. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I rarely wore one when they were compulsory, so this doesn't change things much for me.
I'll be riding the train to work, as usual, telling Sadiq to go fuck himself. "
Yes I wish Sadiq would fuck himself and agree with your comments |
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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago
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"i know someone who has a respiratory condition that mean they had to shield. They would often have 2-3 chest infections a year require iv antibiotics to treat. Since coming out of shielding and wearing face masks they have not had 1 chest infection. Is this simply a coincidence? (they didn't have one through shielding but I knew someone would try to be smart and point out that they wouldn't have seen anyone. Since shielding ended they have returned to the office full time and go about their regular day to day life). "
This! I see the inside of a hospital at least once per year normally for some form of respiratory infection and even being back at work, socialising, going to sporting events and gigs etc...
Not one infection. No antibiotics, no steroids |
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?"
Perhaps wearing a face nappy would help catch the shit that comes out of covidiots mouths? |
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"Never wore a mask anyway! "
Do you think this has had an impact on folks meeting you as notice no verifications.
Just as a thought.
If you met a couple and they said they had followed the rules and acted like sheep, worn a mask, wash hands, socially distanced etc.
Would you express your views on the meet. |
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By *otMe66Man
over a year ago
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"Not in scotland  Lets hope it gets there soon too Indeed. I've not worn a mask this whole time. The science behind mask wearing has been very weak from the start."
Ah the science, but what do you think because that's what counts, right? |
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"i know someone who has a respiratory condition that mean they had to shield. They would often have 2-3 chest infections a year require iv antibiotics to treat. Since coming out of shielding and wearing face masks they have not had 1 chest infection. Is this simply a coincidence? (they didn't have one through shielding but I knew someone would try to be smart and point out that they wouldn't have seen anyone. Since shielding ended they have returned to the office full time and go about their regular day to day life).
This! I see the inside of a hospital at least once per year normally for some form of respiratory infection and even being back at work, socialising, going to sporting events and gigs etc...
Not one infection. No antibiotics, no steroids "
That’s great for you and the person above. However there is far more at play than masks in this scenario. For example, people are mixing less. More people are working from home. Venues have had limits on capacity and changes in service to remove close contact. Most pleases even now are mainly table service. The number of people transport is a fraction of what it was. The amount of seasonal viruses such as cold and flu are a fraction of what they normally are due to worldwide and national restrictions, and finally - there’s evidence that suggests the covid vaccine offers some protection against other respiratory viruses.
So, it’s not really cut and dry that it’s anything to do with masks. I’m glad you’re feeling better though |
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"I rarely wore one when they were compulsory, so this doesn't change things much for me.
I'll be riding the train to work, as usual, telling Sadiq to go fuck himself.
I'm sure he's quaking "
It's an instruction, not a threat. The only reason he'd be "quaking" is if he's planning on fulfilling the instruction AND his Johnson is bum-rippingly big. |
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By *estivalMan
over a year ago
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?
Perhaps wearing a face nappy would help catch the shit that comes out of covidiots mouths?"
perhaps it will also catch some of the shit that comes out of the pro lockdown and vax worshippers mouths also |
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over a year ago
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"I rarely wore one when they were compulsory, so this doesn't change things much for me.
I'll be riding the train to work, as usual, telling Sadiq to go fuck himself.
I'm sure he's quaking
It's an instruction, not a threat. The only reason he'd be "quaking" is if he's planning on fulfilling the instruction AND his Johnson is bum-rippingly big. "
When you are sitting on the train with no mask on, do you feel empowered? I'm curious as to the motivation and reward aspects. What is it that made you think, no? |
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?
Perhaps wearing a face nappy would help catch the shit that comes out of covidiots mouths?perhaps it will also catch some of the shit that comes out of the pro lockdown and vax worshippers mouths also"
It's an aggression. A rather unecessary one really. |
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?
Perhaps wearing a face nappy would help catch the shit that comes out of covidiots mouths?perhaps it will also catch some of the shit that comes out of the pro lockdown and vax worshippers mouths also"
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?
Perhaps wearing a face nappy would help catch the shit that comes out of covidiots mouths?perhaps it will also catch some of the shit that comes out of the pro lockdown and vax worshippers mouths also
It's an aggression. A rather unecessary one really. "
I'm curious as to how the wearing of a mask by someone can be seen as being aggressive to someone who is not wearing a mask? The one wearing a mask is trying to reduce the emission of any harmful biological material through their respiration, and will also be doing their very best to keep distance from others. The one who does not wear a mask is making no attempt to keep any bacteria or virus that they might be infected with to themselves, and also does not attempt to keep distance from people.
I absolutely fail to see how somebody retreating from you and trying not to breathe on you is being aggressive. Aggression is when somebody moves towards you, breathes, coughs, sneezes, and in extreme cases spits on you. Aggression is when somebody tells you that you are not allowed to protect yourself against their bodily emissions, insults you for wearing a mask, and in extreme cases even pulls off your mask. The defensive efforts of medically vulnerable people to avoid contracting and spreading infectious diseases are the opposite of aggression.
The only people I can see being aggressive here are the ones that campaign AGAINST disease prevention measures.
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?
Perhaps wearing a face nappy would help catch the shit that comes out of covidiots mouths?perhaps it will also catch some of the shit that comes out of the pro lockdown and vax worshippers mouths also
It's an aggression. A rather unecessary one really.
I'm curious as to how the wearing of a mask by someone can be seen as being aggressive to someone who is not wearing a mask? The one wearing a mask is trying to reduce the emission of any harmful biological material through their respiration, and will also be doing their very best to keep distance from others. The one who does not wear a mask is making no attempt to keep any bacteria or virus that they might be infected with to themselves, and also does not attempt to keep distance from people.
I absolutely fail to see how somebody retreating from you and trying not to breathe on you is being aggressive. Aggression is when somebody moves towards you, breathes, coughs, sneezes, and in extreme cases spits on you. Aggression is when somebody tells you that you are not allowed to protect yourself against their bodily emissions, insults you for wearing a mask, and in extreme cases even pulls off your mask. The defensive efforts of medically vulnerable people to avoid contracting and spreading infectious diseases are the opposite of aggression.
The only people I can see being aggressive here are the ones that campaign AGAINST disease prevention measures.
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its not always down to goverment like the scrapping of visting rules on monday coming for carehomes we have wrote to all the families over the last week saying that we will be carrying on as we have with 99% support of staff / residents/familys ...our strict rules are staying for a while longer that 5 care homes in our group and been chatting to others in other groups who are doing the same...
outside of work i shall continue with my mask in hotspots i think that is also the same with most i know ..common sense is all thats needed ...what others do is down to them |
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"I rarely wore one when they were compulsory, so this doesn't change things much for me.
I'll be riding the train to work, as usual, telling Sadiq to go fuck himself.
I'm sure he's quaking
It's an instruction, not a threat. The only reason he'd be "quaking" is if he's planning on fulfilling the instruction AND his Johnson is bum-rippingly big.
When you are sitting on the train with no mask on, do you feel empowered? I'm curious as to the motivation and reward aspects. What is it that made you think, no?"
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"It's absolutely incredible that in 2022, two years into the pandemic and with literally dozens of studies going back over 20 years that people still think cloth face coverings don't work.
Incredible
It’s not that they don’t work - it’s that they’re doing nothing to stop the pandemic at this point. They’re not enough.
Look at France, you’re required to wear a mask everywhere, even outdoors, and on Wednesday they had their highest number of cases ever. Even more than the U.K. by quite a big margin.
So there’s no point wearing a mask any more - especially now that the virus is milder (for whatever reason) and immunity is high.
Why on earth do masks have to meet the threshold of stopping the pandemic before they're worth while?
Baffling that people think a tool has to be 100% effective, or it isn't worth it.
And to state the obvious, omicron isn't mild for every one. If you have covid without knowing it, wearing a mask could stop you passing it on to someone vulnerable. Or starting a chain of infection that leads to someone vulnerable.
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That’s just it mask won’t stop you spreading it . They never did and they never will lock downs didn’t work either . If they did then why are we still even talking about the fucking thing . Look if you wish to wear a nappy on your face go ahead if it gives you a false sense of security then go ahead . But don’t look down on people for not wearing them . |
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"It's absolutely incredible that in 2022, two years into the pandemic and with literally dozens of studies going back over 20 years that people still think cloth face coverings don't work.
Incredible
It’s not that they don’t work - it’s that they’re doing nothing to stop the pandemic at this point. They’re not enough.
Look at France, you’re required to wear a mask everywhere, even outdoors, and on Wednesday they had their highest number of cases ever. Even more than the U.K. by quite a big margin.
So there’s no point wearing a mask any more - especially now that the virus is milder (for whatever reason) and immunity is high.
Why on earth do masks have to meet the threshold of stopping the pandemic before they're worth while?
Baffling that people think a tool has to be 100% effective, or it isn't worth it.
And to state the obvious, omicron isn't mild for every one. If you have covid without knowing it, wearing a mask could stop you passing it on to someone vulnerable. Or starting a chain of infection that leads to someone vulnerable.
That’s just it mask won’t stop you spreading it . They never did and they never will lock downs didn’t work either . If they did then why are we still even talking about the fucking thing . Look if you wish to wear a nappy on your face go ahead if it gives you a false sense of security then go ahead . But don’t look down on people for not wearing them . "
There is one thing that absolutely does not stop the virus being spread - that is all the people that refuse to do anything to even attempt to slow it down. Mask wearing does not stop the spread - but it does slow it. Social distancing does not stop the spread - but it slows it. Vaccines do not stop the spread - but they slow it down. Lockdowns WOULD stop the spread - but only if everybody did them properly.
The only options that are available are to do a lot of things, each of which slows the spread a bit, in the hope that together they manage to slow the spread a lot, to give enough time for the eventual development of better treatments without millions of people having died first.
Or to do absolutely nothing, and just let people die.
In the times of plague, there is no neutrality. Anybody that does AT LEAST ONE THING to help slow down the disease is working on the side of humanity. Anybody that does NOTHING is actively working against humanity. |
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some ill informed people around if mask dont work then why do we wear them when in hospitals care homes science settings mask have a role or they would not be used .... i will say this 50% of people wearing them just as well not as the dont wear them correctly and all those ebay mask offer little protection but when you keep touching your face ajusting your mask thats where the infection will get you not the fault of the mask just the fault of the person wearing them ...
i understand some dont like them thats ok but nappies on face ??? are they nappies on face when your in hospital trying to help you or members of your family ?? nah they are only nappies on faces when it suits you
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"Almost a quarter of the entire population has had covid. Slowing the spread has catastrophically failed. We might as well just except everyone will get it at some point and move on with life."
That's very true and expected.
But slowing the spread has meant the vaccine could be produced and rolled out and hospitals ICU although stretched to the limited have coped.
In my humble opinion without the vaccine rollout JCBs would be needed to dig graves in public parks.
Thank god for the recent and historical work in vaccine development. |
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"some ill informed people around if mask dont work then why do we wear them when in hospitals care homes science settings mask have a role or they would not be used .... i will say this 50% of people wearing them just as well not as the dont wear them correctly and all those ebay mask offer little protection but when you keep touching your face ajusting your mask thats where the infection will get you not the fault of the mask just the fault of the person wearing them ...
i understand some dont like them thats ok but nappies on face ??? are they nappies on face when your in hospital trying to help you or members of your family ?? nah they are only nappies on faces when it suits you
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They do work against Covid, the blue ones not tremendously well, but the surgical white (FP3?) ones very well. Else, surgeons would dispense with them. Even if one accepts they are of dubious value for Covid, they are useful to lower the spread of lots of other germs in winter. Flu continues to be at record low levels.
One guy in my office has bad breath and for that reason alone, I am glad he's an avid fan of wearing his mask |
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"Glad it’s a choice now, personally (Luke) I will not be wearing a face nappy in shops or on public transport. What I (Luke) don’t get is why people wear them outside in fresh air, even seen some nut job in a park on his own (20 feet from anyone) wearing one. Brainwashed? Cult member? Who knows ?
Perhaps wearing a face nappy would help catch the shit that comes out of covidiots mouths?perhaps it will also catch some of the shit that comes out of the pro lockdown and vax worshippers mouths also
It's an aggression. A rather unecessary one really.
I'm curious as to how the wearing of a mask by someone can be seen as being aggressive to someone who is not wearing a mask? The one wearing a mask is trying to reduce the emission of any harmful biological material through their respiration, and will also be doing their very best to keep distance from others. The one who does not wear a mask is making no attempt to keep any bacteria or virus that they might be infected with to themselves, and also does not attempt to keep distance from people.
I absolutely fail to see how somebody retreating from you and trying not to breathe on you is being aggressive. Aggression is when somebody moves towards you, breathes, coughs, sneezes, and in extreme cases spits on you. Aggression is when somebody tells you that you are not allowed to protect yourself against their bodily emissions, insults you for wearing a mask, and in extreme cases even pulls off your mask. The defensive efforts of medically vulnerable people to avoid contracting and spreading infectious diseases are the opposite of aggression.
The only people I can see being aggressive here are the ones that campaign AGAINST disease prevention measures.
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"Almost a quarter of the entire population has had covid. Slowing the spread has catastrophically failed. We might as well just except everyone will get it at some point and move on with life.
That's very true and expected.
But slowing the spread has meant the vaccine could be produced and rolled out and hospitals ICU although stretched to the limited have coped.
In my humble opinion without the vaccine rollout JCBs would be needed to dig graves in public parks.
Thank god for the recent and historical work in vaccine development. "
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"They somehow managed to demonise coughs a sniffle and having no symptoms at all…
But normalised strokes, blood clots, neurological disorders and ‘died suddenly’
The horrendous symptoms, including lasting severe ones, from Covid infections, can be avoided for others, if people do the decent, simple thing, by continuing to wear masks.
Shag - will you wear a mask, now it's optional? I will just wear one where you have to and you?"
I'm overseas, where we have to. When I return to the UK. I will wear a mask, even though optional there. If it helps to stop me infecting other people, I'm happy to experience a little discomfort |
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?
Or maybe until their personal assessment of risk changes?"
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over a year ago
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?"
I base my decision on a number of factors….number of people in the shop, indoor or outdoor, do I have any potential non covid illness such as a cold that I wouldn’t choose to give others, the number of covid cases nationally, if I have potentially had some limited contact with a positive case.
When I consider that I then choose. Hope that answers your question |
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?"
Quite an assumption to make isn't it.?stop now or carry on forever.?
It's a surprise so many people are so concerned what others choose to do. Wear a scarf and coat in winter? When will you ever stop if not now?
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?
Quite an assumption to make isn't it.?stop now or carry on forever.?
It's a surprise so many people are so concerned what others choose to do. Wear a scarf and coat in winter? When will you ever stop if not now?
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Not comparable really is it. The point they were trying to make was clear - what’s going to make you change if it’s not enough being triple vaccinated, having a very low chance of serious illness, and having virologists, experts and the government telling you it’s ok to no longer wear a mask ?
If anything we’re at the safest point we’ll ever be right now. While the boosters are actively working. |
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?
Quite an assumption to make isn't it.?stop now or carry on forever.?
It's a surprise so many people are so concerned what others choose to do. Wear a scarf and coat in winter? When will you ever stop if not now?
Not comparable really is it. The point they were trying to make was clear - what’s going to make you change if it’s not enough being triple vaccinated, having a very low chance of serious illness, and having virologists, experts and the government telling you it’s ok to no longer wear a mask ?
If anything we’re at the safest point we’ll ever be right now. While the boosters are actively working. "
Not sure where you found all those words in the post to which I was replying. I wouldn't presume to know what others are thinking beyond what they write. However, if we are now in the habit of wearing masks when we have an illness, to reduce the risk of it spreading to others when in busy public spaces... That might be a good thing for this illness and for the ones that come in the future. It can easily be removed once it's purpose is served. |
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Working in a shop we have the right to not accept the notes that we see the customers licking trying to get them out of their wallets/purses.
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"Almost a quarter of the entire population has had covid. Slowing the spread has catastrophically failed. We might as well just except everyone will get it at some point and move on with life.
That's very true and expected.
But slowing the spread has meant the vaccine could be produced and rolled out and hospitals ICU although stretched to the limited have coped.
In my humble opinion without the vaccine rollout JCBs would be needed to dig graves in public parks.
Thank god for the recent and historical work in vaccine development. "
Graves in public parks oh please . It’s a wonder a person like your self comes out of the house let alone swings . |
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Wearing seatbelts, not sitting in a cafe breathing in someone's exhaled cigarette smoke are all things that have changed societally..
If people in this country decide to wear a face mask in an environment that they deem necessary for whatever reason perhaps others who choose not to might just accept it.
Just a thought.. |
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"Almost a quarter of the entire population has had covid. Slowing the spread has catastrophically failed. We might as well just except everyone will get it at some point and move on with life.
That's very true and expected.
But slowing the spread has meant the vaccine could be produced and rolled out and hospitals ICU although stretched to the limited have coped.
In my humble opinion without the vaccine rollout JCBs would be needed to dig graves in public parks.
Thank god for the recent and historical work in vaccine development.
Graves in public parks oh please . It’s a wonder a person like your self comes out of the house let alone swings . "
They were doing something similar to that in New York at one point, digging mass graves on Hart island at the start of the pandemic. |
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"Almost a quarter of the entire population has had covid. Slowing the spread has catastrophically failed. We might as well just except everyone will get it at some point and move on with life.
That's very true and expected.
But slowing the spread has meant the vaccine could be produced and rolled out and hospitals ICU although stretched to the limited have coped.
In my humble opinion without the vaccine rollout JCBs would be needed to dig graves in public parks.
Thank god for the recent and historical work in vaccine development.
Graves in public parks oh please . It’s a wonder a person like your self comes out of the house let alone swings .
They were doing something similar to that in New York at one point, digging mass graves on Hart island at the start of the pandemic. "
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?
I base my decision on a number of factors….number of people in the shop, indoor or outdoor, do I have any potential non covid illness such as a cold that I wouldn’t choose to give others, the number of covid cases nationally, if I have potentially had some limited contact with a positive case.
When I consider that I then choose. Hope that answers your question "
It does answer my question. See you in 10 years still testing for covid every trip the cinema and theatre |
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?
Quite an assumption to make isn't it.?stop now or carry on forever.?
It's a surprise so many people are so concerned what others choose to do. Wear a scarf and coat in winter? When will you ever stop if not now?
Not comparable really is it. The point they were trying to make was clear - what’s going to make you change if it’s not enough being triple vaccinated, having a very low chance of serious illness, and having virologists, experts and the government telling you it’s ok to no longer wear a mask ?
If anything we’re at the safest point we’ll ever be right now. While the boosters are actively working.
Not sure where you found all those words in the post to which I was replying. I wouldn't presume to know what others are thinking beyond what they write. However, if we are now in the habit of wearing masks when we have an illness, to reduce the risk of it spreading to others when in busy public spaces... That might be a good thing for this illness and for the ones that come in the future. It can easily be removed once it's purpose is served. "
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?
Quite an assumption to make isn't it.?stop now or carry on forever.?
It's a surprise so many people are so concerned what others choose to do. Wear a scarf and coat in winter? When will you ever stop if not now?
Not comparable really is it. The point they were trying to make was clear - what’s going to make you change if it’s not enough being triple vaccinated, having a very low chance of serious illness, and having virologists, experts and the government telling you it’s ok to no longer wear a mask ?
If anything we’re at the safest point we’ll ever be right now. While the boosters are actively working.
Not sure where you found all those words in the post to which I was replying. I wouldn't presume to know what others are thinking beyond what they write. However, if we are now in the habit of wearing masks when we have an illness, to reduce the risk of it spreading to others when in busy public spaces... That might be a good thing for this illness and for the ones that come in the future. It can easily be removed once it's purpose is served.
Key - “when we have an illness”. Not just randomly wearing one all the time "
Some people will have got used to wearing a mask and maybe used to not getting so many colds and decide to continue to wear them.
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?
Quite an assumption to make isn't it.?stop now or carry on forever.?
It's a surprise so many people are so concerned what others choose to do. Wear a scarf and coat in winter? When will you ever stop if not now?
Not comparable really is it. The point they were trying to make was clear - what’s going to make you change if it’s not enough being triple vaccinated, having a very low chance of serious illness, and having virologists, experts and the government telling you it’s ok to no longer wear a mask ?
If anything we’re at the safest point we’ll ever be right now. While the boosters are actively working.
Not sure where you found all those words in the post to which I was replying. I wouldn't presume to know what others are thinking beyond what they write. However, if we are now in the habit of wearing masks when we have an illness, to reduce the risk of it spreading to others when in busy public spaces... That might be a good thing for this illness and for the ones that come in the future. It can easily be removed once it's purpose is served.
Key - “when we have an illness”. Not just randomly wearing one all the time "
Don't think we are out of the woods yet.
Hope I'm wrong but we may see a spike in late spring, early summer.
What business it is of anyone's if some decides to wear a mask is beyond me, you may find it strange or differing from your point of view but I'm sure lots of people may find asking strangers on an internet site to have sex with their wife or attending a party or club for casual sex is somewhat out of the ordinary.
Before you judge others, take a quick peek in the mirror.
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?
I base my decision on a number of factors….number of people in the shop, indoor or outdoor, do I have any potential non covid illness such as a cold that I wouldn’t choose to give others, the number of covid cases nationally, if I have potentially had some limited contact with a positive case.
When I consider that I then choose. Hope that answers your question "
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But normalised strokes, blood clots, neurological disorders and ‘died suddenly’ "
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A quarter of the population has had it ice the course of 2 years? That is proof that slowing the spread was achieved. Without restrictions a quarter of the population would have had it in the first few months, with a ton more deaths.
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"If anyone still wears one i presume they will keep wearing one forever in public places ?
If you dont stop now why would you ever stop?"
Hi. Millions of people in the country still have covid.
I will stop wearing a mask in confined crowded spaces like shops when less people have covid.
Also, if negative test results are still required for international travel, I will definitely be wearing masks in the lead-up to any trips that I have planned. I’m not bollocksing up a holiday because I can’t be arsed to wear a mask in the supermarket, or because I think I’m being a rebel. |
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By *otMe66Man
over a year ago
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"Almost a quarter of the entire population has had covid. Slowing the spread has catastrophically failed. We might as well just except everyone will get it at some point and move on with life.
A quarter of the population has had it ice the course of 2 years? That is proof that slowing the spread was achieved. Without restrictions a quarter of the population would have had it in the first few months, with a ton more deaths.
Remember those graphics at the start? About slowing the spread so that the nhs would cope? "
(real time assessment of community transmission)
REACT study by Imperial College London
Surveyed 100K people who had tested positive for covid between the 5th and 20th of Jan and asked them if they had previously been infected with covid. 65% of people confirmed they had covid previously, only 35% of the 100K surveyed were new cases.
A good statistician could probably workout the number of people who have had covid, instead of the number of cases of covid. That would be interesting to see, is it a quarter of the population or a lot less than that? My small brain thinks it could be less people catching it numerous times. |
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