Relaxation of Restrictions, Part XII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

Obviously it needs to be better than the Italian and British ones as well then doesn't it?

I never said studies don't hold up.

But we are 90% vaccinated now.

If people are concerned about covid after Oct 22nd get home delivery, nobody has to go to the shop.

So, no benefits to wearing face masks in essential retail outlets, public transport or in any health care setting. Have you considered sending your research findings to the Irish Medical Council ?

You would become famous overnight with your research showing that worldwide medical authorities for over 100 years have been wrong on the need for them in many situations. Not the least being for surgeons and theater staff. I imagine they would be thrilled as they also find them as uncomfortable and meaningless as you do.

To be honest I find it quite amusing how you get so uptight about defending mask wearing hour after hour, year after year.

So there are benefits to wearing a mask in a shop, I agree that is great, fantastic even, but you go home from the shop to a house where the younger ones will have been in school for hours all day with no masks, the older ones will be home from college up the country after being away all week in nightclubs and raves, mixing with people all over the country.

Daddy works in the airport where a mask is not mandatory, dealing with people all over the world who will not be required to wear masks either.

Like the little bit of wearing a mask in a shop is really going to matter.

You honestly believe this little bit of mask wearing is going to make the slightest bit of difference, really?

Why would somebody do home delivery on a single bottle of water? Why you even think that?

Denmark seem to be doing fine without them in retail or transport settings.

Pretty big difference between mask wearing in a health setting by medical professionals compared to someone pulling a cloth mask out of there pocket that they haven't washed in a month. 

Western medicine hasn't been recommending mask wearing in the general community in the past 100 years, even during bad flu seasons. And as a matter of fact at the beginning of this pandemic they didn't seem overly keen on it either for a number of reasons.

So is your point that face masks are of absolutely no benefit in dealing with Covid, (something the research I mentioned showed as incorrect), or is it that some are wearing them incorrectly or using the wrong type ?

It`s difficult to know which from your post.

Hungary are not using them either or any restrictions but that doesn`t get much mention here. Hungary having the highest death rate per capita in the European Economic Area and the fourth highest in the world has probably got a lot to do with that, but either way it shows how foolish blindly following the example of another country that you have very little in common with can be.

Look, its like this, masks in shops have been left in place so as to be seen to be acting "responsible"

A few lads on here are clinging onto these token restrictions and will proudly wear masks around shops knowing full their effectiveness in the grand scheme of things is about zero.

What is it that you are failing to understand ?

I have been continually telling you that I will wear a face mask where there is a high probability of coming in contact with those that are either unable to avail of a vaccine or are immunosuppressed in essential retail settings, on public transport,and in health care settings. I have even post research from the University of California that shows just how effective the are in preventing the spread as just one example.

You on the other hand from other than your own belief, have shown nothing to back up this belief of how completely useless the are and are now resorting to running down evermore obscure rabbit holes hoping I will follow. If it`s all the same to you I`m quite content here above ground.

If you are happy not to wear a face mask where it is mandatory and pay the penalties that is up to you. Can I presume considering your viewpoint that is what you have been doing all along ?

You can wear your mask with pride on October 22nd believing you are flattening the curve and that the next 2 weeks are crucial.

And we will be in it together, down the pub getting sloshed.