I like the mask. Strategic periodic coughing keeps the aisles clear too. ** -- MikeVT85 08/06/2020 7:50PM
I still contend the CDC and WHO created the current... -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 3:57PM
I agree completely! They told us what was convenient to them at the time-> -- HOKIERIT 08/07/2020 8:05PM
If they had, they would have been going against the science at that point. -- HokieEngineer 08/06/2020 6:47PM
Yet you NEVER see a health care professional without a mask ** -- HOKIERIT 08/07/2020 8:07PM
Why are masks so common in Asian countries? ** -- vthokieq 08/06/2020 11:02PM
A belief that they work? Why are so many doctors using HCQ (or HCQ + AZT)? -- HokieEngineer 08/07/2020 07:51AM
It's probably like most things...the truth lies somewhere in the middle. -- vthokieq 08/07/2020 08:18AM
I agree that they probably "sort of" work. However, that effect is small -- HokieEngineer 08/07/2020 10:14AM
Per my cousin pollution and she lived there for 3-4 years -- HokieForever 08/07/2020 07:44AM
Oh, that’s definitely a big factor, but usage also increases... -- vthokieq 08/07/2020 07:53AM
Agree, just saying it is because of virus transmission -- HokieForever 08/07/2020 07:55AM
Yep. ** -- ColoVT82 08/06/2020 7:53PM
I think your blame is misplaced. Many of the quotes about not needing to -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 5:30PM
That is not entirely true IMO. I happen to be one of thsoe who -> -- HOKIERIT 08/07/2020 8:16PM
Then explain the following quotes from Fauci: -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 7:24PM
I'm not sure what you want me to explain. I'm not arguing that fear of -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 7:34PM
Well the entire point of my original post is that... -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 7:42PM
No worries... happy to clarify. I brought up the number of cases because -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 7:56PM
Fair enough. We don't have to necessarily agree... -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 8:02PM
Definitely. And I do agree that the CDC's response/messaging definitely -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 8:05PM
In a word, you are wrong. Advice at the beginning of the pandemic was based -- HokieEngineer 08/06/2020 7:07PM
What exactly are you trying to claim I'm wrong about? Your link has been -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 7:17PM
The CDC guidance was based on consensus before this epidemic. I linked the -- HokieEngineer 08/06/2020 8:20PM
Just throwing this out there, but if you're going to start your post with -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 8:41PM
You said "You can't blame scientists for changing their recommendations as -- HokieEngineer 08/06/2020 8:52PM
That is not wrong. That is exactly what happened. I'm not going to argue -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 8:57PM
The research is showing most of the transmission is among family members -- fordham 08/06/2020 5:01PM
Every one of those families has a Patient 0 -- Beerman 08/06/2020 5:19PM
pfffffffft - that makes too much sense ** -- FfxStationHokie 08/06/2020 5:23PM
Is that what it actually says? Or is the higher % among transmissions. -- reestuart 08/06/2020 5:10PM
Wait....did you ask fordham where he gets his covid information? -- JoesterVT 08/06/2020 5:50PM
😁 ** -- reestuart 08/06/2020 5:50PM
I recently wore a mask around my family in my home... -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 5:10PM
So people dont trust them now to wear a mask? -- capitals1 08/06/2020 4:58PM
Bingo. I'm way less concerned about scientists changing their -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 5:32PM
I think the unnamed certain person is one of the people who... -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 5:06PM
What created it was their fear of losing funding if they crossed -- Stork 08/06/2020 4:36PM
Didn't the CDC take their mask guidance from the WHO? ** -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 4:37PM
Spot on. And they lie so casually. Give it to us straight. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 08/06/2020 4:29PM
They did not lie -- bulab 08/06/2020 5:38PM
Yes -- LonghornHokie 08/06/2020 5:02PM
Yep..give it to us straight just like the man at the top does -- capitals1 08/06/2020 4:59PM
They didn't lie new information was found/provided -- HokieForever 08/06/2020 4:31PM
Was the information new? Or just not previously accepted by the WHO? -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 4:34PM
Yeah. All or nearly all respiratory diseases spread via droplets. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 08/06/2020 4:47PM
What're you, a junkie? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 08/06/2020 4:43PM
No way man. Scrap metal prices are way down these days. -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 4:45PM
Maybe you -- PhotoHokieNC 08/06/2020 4:46PM
Strategies change with new information. ** -- 48zip 08/06/2020 4:31PM
But people need certainty, and they need it yesterday! -- Beerman 08/06/2020 4:35PM
Which alternately describes anyone, anywhere associated with -- PhotoHokieNC 08/06/2020 4:40PM
Certainly -- Beerman 08/06/2020 4:54PM
If you'll pardon a repeat from me - -- PhotoHokieNC 08/06/2020 4:59PM
That was sort of the golden age of Blacksburg -- HokieR 08/06/2020 5:36PM
We live in a far more connected world -- Beerman 08/06/2020 5:03PM
Please - don’t pigeonhole me in the flu comparing BS. -- PhotoHokieNC 08/06/2020 5:09PM
I don't actually think that's true -- Beerman 08/06/2020 5:14PM
You know about “people back then” in what personal way? -- PhotoHokieNC 08/06/2020 5:25PM
Well I do know .. -- Beerman 08/06/2020 5:32PM
As I noted below, the opinion changed once more asymptomatic cases appeared -- 48zip 08/06/2020 4:28PM
NEJM -- LaneRat 08/06/2020 4:59PM
For probably the 100th time, the logic and science behind wearing a cloth -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 5:45PM
That specifically refers to healthcare workers who are in contact for that -- 133743Hokie 08/06/2020 6:04PM
The entire article cited is specific to healthcare workers. Take that up -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 6:06PM
Take your own advice then and consider what was posted and acknowledge -- 133743Hokie 08/06/2020 6:19PM
I have on multiple occasions in multiple posts most recently in the link -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 6:24PM
I'm sorry I don't get along with your little buddy ** -- 133743Hokie 08/06/2020 6:51PM
I'm not sure what you even mean here. Who is my little buddy? I just -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 6:54PM
But it's not like the idea of using masks is new. -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 4:33PM
Go back and look at when the "masks aren't necessary" statements were made -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 5:41PM
So... -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 7:30PM
Many people don't understand that has new information -- HokieForever 08/06/2020 4:30PM
Yep. As the SG said, it isn't binary. ** -- 48zip 08/06/2020 4:32PM
You know what irritates me the worst? -- fsghokie 08/06/2020 4:13PM
In NoVasux at least, people are wearing them. I saw a dude without one in -- vt90 08/06/2020 4:05PM
I am all for wearing them and I wish everyone did ... -- vt90 08/06/2020 4:22PM
Yes, as much as I dislike people who choose not to wear a mask becuase of -- HokieSignGuy 08/06/2020 4:30PM
Yeah, the stores need to take care of that themselves. Simply refuse -- reestuart 08/06/2020 5:19PM
My daughter works at Kroger (tomorrow is her last day before... -- Gobble Gobble 08/06/2020 4:22PM
There are a variety of reasons but none of them are compelling or logical -- AbsolutVT03 08/06/2020 6:14PM
It's not the physical act of wearing it, it's the psychological effect... -- LonghornHokie 08/06/2020 4:59PM
Give politicians the appearance that they're doing something, and gives -- LaneRat 08/06/2020 5:17PM
Selfish bastards probably covers it ** -- Brown Water 08/06/2020 4:40PM
I feel for her. Not an easy gig. I bet many of them walk off muttering -- HokieSignGuy 08/06/2020 4:27PM
Masks limit how much gets through (1-30%) and how far they travel in air -- lchoro 08/06/2020 4:16PM
I heard a guy on the radio recently talking about the "science" of masks... -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 4:31PM
Sneezes and coughs break up into smaller particles the farther they travel -- lchoro 08/06/2020 7:48PM
Yep...so best to capture them inches from the mouth. ** -- MP4VT2004 08/06/2020 8:15PM
Exactly... that is the basis of many people's whole argument against masks. -- HokieSignGuy 08/06/2020 7:03PM
I wonder if that dude would be cool with a Dr doing his surgery going w/out ** -- Gobble Gobble 08/06/2020 4:39PM
In Blacksburg/Christiansburg compliance is at an all time high, ~100% -- JoesterVT 08/06/2020 4:11PM
Food city in Radford has that person out front enforcing masks... -- HokieSignGuy 08/06/2020 4:24PM
That's one of my daughter's jobs @ Kroger - ridiculous. ** -- Gobble Gobble 08/06/2020 4:28PM
A lot of us like that. Good for her. ** -- 48zip 08/06/2020 4:28PM
My ridiculous statement is explained above. Unwinnable arguments abound. ** -- Gobble Gobble 08/06/2020 4:35PM
Mask required signs on doors at Sheetz...maybe 60% comply (Richmond area) ** -- Tuckahokie 08/06/2020 4:16PM
It was all tied into the WHO trade agreements. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 08/06/2020 4:07PM
It was Billy Joel ** -- lchoro 08/06/2020 3:53PM
He Didnt Start The Fire? ** -- Vippie1 08/06/2020 5:06PM
But of course :>) ** -- HOKIERIT 08/06/2020 3:56PM