B-1 83 said:
TTT still waiting for a doctor to weigh in on how one is "exposed"
Ooooooooooooooo! Burn! We have dozens of doctors and other COVID experts on this forum who seem to have had time for years to answer such questions, so go away.Ag06Law said:B-1 83 said:
TTT still waiting for a doctor to weigh in on how one is "exposed"
Let me go notify one so that they can drop what they're doing to respond to a random guy on Texags.
B-1 83 said:Ooooooooooooooo! Burn! We have dozens of doctors and other COVID experts on this forum who seem to have had time for years to answer such questions, so go away.Ag06Law said:B-1 83 said:
TTT still waiting for a doctor to weigh in on how one is "exposed"
Let me go notify one so that they can drop what they're doing to respond to a random guy on Texags.
There is no preventing freakout. Doesn't matter if you get a doc to respond, the level of people's freakout is totally decoupled from rational thought.B-1 83 said:
A reasonable answer. Obviously there is a difference between having a COVID positive person sneeze in your face vs walking by them in Walmart. I simply wish there were better guidelines in order to stop people from freaking out about exposing themselves (or not).
This is now an HR question, not a health question.B-1 83 said:
Why no answers from doctors?
Ag06Law said:B-1 83 said:
TTT still waiting for a doctor to weigh in on how one is "exposed"
Let me go notify one so that they can drop what they're doing to respond to a random guy on Texags.
I could be wrong, but I don't think there is any significant percentage of people arguing that a properly fitting N95 mask doesn't work.Quote:
The masking debate could be very quickly ended with a properly conducted trial where the test group wore N95s religiously and had properly fitting masks. The control group could wear any other mask they wanted any way they wanted. I will bet the farm that n95 wearers would demonstrate the efficacy of proper masking.
woodlees said:
I am not aware of how a "significant exposure" to Omicron is defined.
What is clear is that omicron is much more highly infectious than Delta and other strains
If you want to be protected from Omicron infection, the only mask worth wearing is an N95 mask that is tight fitting around your nose and mouth.
The reason why masking is not universally effective is that the masks people use are usually inadequate, poorly fitting, and not worn properly
I wish i had a nickel for every person i have seen wearing a mask below their nose. These people might as well be wearing their underwear on their heads, as they are not protected to any degree by wearing a mask that way.
Loose fitting masks enable viral particles to be inhaled through the edges of the mask.
If you dont want to get omicron, find an N95 mask that fits your face tightly (dont get them with straps that go around the ears, because those are worthless also). The straps need to go around your head. Then wear the n95 everywhere you go, and dont touch the filtering portion of the mask with your fingers.
My son is an anesthesiologist, working with the airways of many patients per day, and has intubated a lot of patients with severe COVID. Wears a tight fitting n95 and still after two years hasn't gotten COVID.
The masking debate could be very quickly ended with a properly conducted trial where the test group wore N95s religiously and had properly fitting masks. The control group could wear any other mask they wanted any way they wanted. I will bet the farm that n95 wearers would demonstrate the efficacy of proper masking.
GAC06 said:woodlees said:
I am not aware of how a "significant exposure" to Omicron is defined.
What is clear is that omicron is much more highly infectious than Delta and other strains
If you want to be protected from Omicron infection, the only mask worth wearing is an N95 mask that is tight fitting around your nose and mouth.
The reason why masking is not universally effective is that the masks people use are usually inadequate, poorly fitting, and not worn properly
I wish i had a nickel for every person i have seen wearing a mask below their nose. These people might as well be wearing their underwear on their heads, as they are not protected to any degree by wearing a mask that way.
Loose fitting masks enable viral particles to be inhaled through the edges of the mask.
If you dont want to get omicron, find an N95 mask that fits your face tightly (dont get them with straps that go around the ears, because those are worthless also). The straps need to go around your head. Then wear the n95 everywhere you go, and dont touch the filtering portion of the mask with your fingers.
My son is an anesthesiologist, working with the airways of many patients per day, and has intubated a lot of patients with severe COVID. Wears a tight fitting n95 and still after two years hasn't gotten COVID.
The masking debate could be very quickly ended with a properly conducted trial where the test group wore N95s religiously and had properly fitting masks. The control group could wear any other mask they wanted any way they wanted. I will bet the farm that n95 wearers would demonstrate the efficacy of proper masking.
The masking debate has been ended. Mask mandates don't work, and it's not remotely reasonable to think the general public is going to religiously wear properly fitting n95 masks all the time.
