weldoninhio wrote: » Magic.
weldoninhio wrote: » Masks help stop the spread “IF” you are infected. If you aren’t infected they are absolutely pointless.
is_that_so wrote: » As do drivers on the road but once we're past them we shouldn't care. I'm inclined to think at this stage, that this obsession with others and their behaviour during COVID is one of the mental health side effects. The only people we should care about is ourselves and people we are tasked to care for.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Oh Jesus I just realised all the anti-maskers are going to turn into anti-vaxxers. weldoninhio, would you like to grace us with a glimpse of that future? Why are Covid-19 vaccines bad? Pointless? etc. Hit us with it so we know what sort of relentless shlte we should be expecting.
is_that_so wrote: » I'm inclined to think at this stage, that this obsession with others and their behaviour during COVID is one of the mental health side effects.
McGiver wrote: » Smarty pants. Influenza virus - estimated 50-75% asymptomatic cases Coronavirus - estimated 30-50% asymptomatic cases Hide yourself somewhere please, it's embarrassing.
weldoninhio wrote: » As above, you can’t be asymptomatic if you don’t have the virus
Allinall wrote: » What a selfish attitude.
Graham wrote: » I'm inclined to think you don't understand that it's the actions of EVERYONE that is likely to keep the virus spreading. The zealots who refuse to take basic precautions aren't just a risk to themselves. If that weren't the case I'd leave it to Darwinism.
McGiver wrote: » And ignore. And reported for trolling.
is_that_so wrote: » If we are all concerned about protecting ourselves and the people who matter we protect everyone else. It's called personal responsibility.
Away With The Fairies wrote: » Being asymptomatic you have the virus but showing no symptoms.
drunkmonkey wrote: » Dentist are reporting 50% of people aren't doing that, I think the article isthatso linked to is wrong, you should be breathing through your nose not your mouth to avoid drying it out. I know my dentist complimented me before on having a wet mouth as they see a lot of people with dry mouths.
weldoninhio wrote: » Third time explaining this.If. you. don't. have. the. virus. in. the. first. place. it. is. impossible. to. be. asymptomatic. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
is_that_so wrote: » Zealots are always other people, aren't they.
nthclare wrote: » Some people take it to extremes alright, I was out rock hopping the other evening. Rock hopping is terminology for someone who fishes off rocks and moves along the headland trying different mark's. Anyhow there was some guy hiking along the Ballyreen to Doolin route and had a mask on him, I wouldn't mind but there was a cool offshore breeze and he was missing out on good fresh air. Some people I suppose know no different.
weldoninhio wrote: » Facts are “trolling” now?? What a crazy mindset. The odds of having the virus in Ireland are minuscule at the moment. Especially if you aren’t in DP or a meat factory worker.
joeguevara wrote: » If. you. are .asymptomatic. it. is .impossible. to. know. if .you. have. the. virus..
People who test positive for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) but never develop symptoms may carry as much of the virus in their nose, throat, and lungs – and for nearly as long – as those with symptoms, according to a new study published on 6 August in JAMA Internal Medicine Through mass testing, researchers in South Korea were able to identify both asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals. Those who tested positive remained in isolation at a community treatment centre between March 6 and March 26 in Cheonan, Korea until they tested negative – without the opportunity to spread the virus and during this time – and were continuously monitored during this time. The team analyzed samples from 193 symptomatic and 110 asymptomatic people and found that around 30 per cent of those infected with the coronavirus never develop symptoms but are more than likely still spreading the virus. This is in keeping with 40 per cent figure quoted by Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, last week in a television interview. However, scientists are still unable to say how many, if any, of these silent carriers will actually pass on the virus. Interestingly, most asymptomatic patients were not virus-free until around 17 days – compared 19 or 20 for those with symptoms – which is longer than the isolation period recommended by most countries. Although other studies suggest people may only shed the live coronavirus for around eight days (2). The lack of coughing sneezing might mean asymptomatic coronavirus carriers are less efficient transmitters. Nonetheless, the findings certainly suggest they could be unknowingly spreading the virus, experts say. At the same time, those without symptoms are more likely to go about their daily routine while unwittingly infecting others, which might help explain why the virus has been so difficult to contain.
weldoninhio wrote: » Currently less than 1% of the population have it. I’m willing to go with the over 99% odds that I don’t. Call me crazy. But I like those odds.
dwayneshintzy wrote: » There is no way of knowing what percentage of the population has it unless there is mass testing. Hong Kong had 28 straight days with no infections; at the start of July there was 0 cases in a day, then 4 or 5, and within a few weeks it was over 100. Masks are not a magic bullet, but they help prevent spread.
weldoninhio wrote: » I'll do me, you do you.
joeguevara wrote: » Are you saying that you will break the law with no worries?
Graham wrote: » Saying something, and doing it are very different things. Particularly when the 'saying' is done pseudo anonymously from behind a keyboard. The reality is likely to be very different when facing a refusal of admission or a couple of questions from the Gardai. Shut up, mask up won't need to be an instruction, it's more likely to be an immediate reaction.
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