Conavirus......

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Originally Posted by frugal-one

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Weird, the url was Congress.gov but article imbedded in it seems to be from Newsweek.

well, there are lots of articles out there about this subject.

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Originally Posted by ApatheticNoMore

Hopefully people have mild cases.

I go the masks and frequent vaxes route though I think there are diminishing returns after 3 vaxes.

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I am listening to an audiobook, Apollo's Arrow, written by an M.D. virologist, before vaccines had come into use. He makes a strong case for not "mixing" indoors with people (who may be asymptomatic and spreading the virus). He says masks reduce transmission by intercepting some of the droplets coming out of the wearer's mouth and nose, especially when sneezing, yelling, or talking. So, more people wearing masks reduces the spread. "My mask protects YOU. Your mask protects ME."

During the "Spanish Flu" epidemic, he says masking was quite readily accepted by the mainstreet American public... as can be seen in photographs from that era. But today there is resistance to wearing a mask.

Limiting my mixing and wearing a mask indoors seems like a reasonable precaution to me (along with vaccines and boosters). A dividend is that in addition to not getting a case of COVID, I have not had a cold or flu in over 2 years... not even a sniffle.

Stay safe.

DP you could have had covid and not known. Some people are completely asymptomatic.

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Originally Posted by dado potato

I am listening to an audiobook, Apollo's Arrow, written by an M.D. virologist, before vaccines had come into use. He makes a strong case for not "mixing" indoors with people (who may be asymptomatic and spreading the virus). He says masks reduce transmission by intercepting some of the droplets coming out of the wearer's mouth and nose, especially when sneezing, yelling, or talking. So, more people wearing masks reduces the spread. "My mask protects YOU. Your mask protects ME."

During the "Spanish Flu" epidemic, he says masking was quite readily accepted by the mainstreet American public... as can be seen in photographs from that era. But today there is resistance to wearing a mask.

Limiting my mixing and wearing a mask indoors seems like a reasonable precaution to me (along with vaccines and boosters). A dividend is that in addition to not getting a case of COVID, I have not had a cold or flu in over 2 years... not even a sniffle.

Stay safe.

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I will admit to having grown lax in my masking, but will now be resuming more stringent personal wearing criteria. I have to wear a mask at work for the upcoming week - part of the protocols for returning to work. Still have congestion, etc. so it is going to be interesting. I anticipate moving much slower to get the job done.

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Originally Posted by dado potato

I am listening to an audiobook, Apollo's Arrow, written by an M.D. virologist, before vaccines had come into use. He makes a strong case for not "mixing" indoors with people (who may be asymptomatic and spreading the virus). He says masks reduce transmission by intercepting some of the droplets coming out of the wearer's mouth and nose, especially when sneezing, yelling, or talking. So, more people wearing masks reduces the spread. "My mask protects YOU. Your mask protects ME."

During the "Spanish Flu" epidemic, he says masking was quite readily accepted by the mainstreet American public... as can be seen in photographs from that era. But today there is resistance to wearing a mask.

Limiting my mixing and wearing a mask indoors seems like a reasonable precaution to me (along with vaccines and boosters). A dividend is that in addition to not getting a case of COVID, I have not had a cold or flu in over 2 years... not even a sniffle.

Stay safe.

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DH and I are taking similar precautions (also hand sanitation) with similar results. I've had lots of experience with head colds over the years, and I've probably averaged 2 per year for most of my life. I haven't had one since 2019, so that's adequate proof for me that these precautions are protecting me from viral transmissions.

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Originally Posted by rosarugosa

DH and I are taking similar precautions (also hand sanitation) with similar results. I've had lots of experience with head colds over the years, and I've probably averaged 2 per year for most of my life. I haven't had one since 2019, so that's adequate proof for me that these precautions are protecting me from viral transmissions.

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Think how great it would be if you were a hermit and avoided people all together.

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Originally Posted by Yppej

Think how great it would be if you were a hermit and avoided people all together.

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That certainly has it's appealing aspects, but the precautions I take enable me to live my life without going to extremes.

My morning news is claiming the Golden Globes was a super spreader event and named a number of stars who have come down with covid. Avoiding large indoor crowds doesn't impact my life style too much.

My husband says he is going back to masking in public. I can't take it so I'll just stay away from people again. I have to mask at doctor's appointments, hospital, and mom's nursing home, so those are pretty much only places I go.