It is shocking that we are having a debate about face masks, when it is well known that it is effective in lowering exposure to the CoronaVirus Pandemic.
And yet, we have a stubborn group of Trumpites and others who refuse to use them, demonstrating they have no knowledge of science and have no concern that they could be spreading the virus to others!
The Surgeon General, Jerome Adams; Dr Anthony Fauci; Dr Deborah Birx; Joe Biden; Nancy Pelosi; Andrew Cuomo; Mitch McConnell; even Sean Hannity, and so many others, all have said face masks should be used!
But Donald Trump worries about how he would look, instead of worrying about saving lives, and setting an example for others!
So Trump, Mike Pence, and other people around Trump are taking the chance of being exposed, as there are people around both Trump and Pence who have become infected with the Virus, including Stephen Miller’s wife!
i don’t follow Your logic, Doc.
It would seem to me that You would positively love it if Trump, Pence, and all their dearly devoted Deplorables DIDN’T wear masks so that that would increase the chances that they would get sick and hopefully die off before November [especially sufficient numbers in those “swing states” to swing them Biden’s way].
If the purpose of the masks is to prevent the wearer from getting C-19, then all those folks going maskless would seem like the best of all possible worlds for You. Just the sort of “divine intervention” You’ve been clamoring for.
Well, at least most of the rioters in Minneapolis and elsewhere seemed to be wearing masks, eh? Altho that was probably more against the tear gas than the virus, at least they were wearing masks. Seems like even looters have more sense than Trump, et al.
The purpose of wearing a face mask is to prevent you from spreading your germs to others around you. It shows that you are being respectful of others close by you.
Exactly, Former Republican!
i find it difficult to believe that all those people without masks at all those church services and lockdown protests or in post-lockdown activities do not “respect” the people they are surrounded by.
And, where has there been a statistically dramatic increase in infection and death rates in those localities where all those UnMaskeds have congregated?
And then there’s this: “Should We All Be Wearing Face Masks? Here’s Why Experts Are So Conflicted” [https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-why-advice-on-whether-you-should-wear-a-mask-is-just-so-confusing ]
He’s obviously never seen the movie Outbreak. In that movie, there’s a scene in a movie theater, which shows how droplets of someone coughing can spread around in the theater.
These terrifying video simulations, showing how the virus spreads, are why I wear a mask to protect people around me, whether in a grocery store, church, hair salon, my office, etc.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11708729/video-shows-spread-coronavirus-droplets-infected-tube/
I just heard on ABC World News that there are new cases because of those pool parties that were taking place during Memorial Day weekend, where nobody were wearing masks.
A choir got infected in March because they were singing and close together.
https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-superspreader-singing.html
The rest of us second that, Rational Lefty.