todd

Shhhh! Facts are hard for some people here.

No, they aren’t: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p0714-americans-to-wear-masks.html

Force feed you? Really? That might be the most uncaring, ignorant, and selfish thing I’ve ever read on this board. I’m not sure who “they” are. They are wrong. Wear a damn mask.

Thanks. Sorry, but your truth is questionable. That was 100 years ago. Are you really comparing our understanding of medicine and how we deal with things to now? Don’t you think it is important to do whatever is in our power to save at risk people like me, including wearing masks? Is it that hard?

The point is they could be. While getting treatment I’m currently living in an area riddled with maskless idiot college students. You just don’t know if they are infected or not, just that they are irresponsible and stupid.

Welcome to my block list, fellas. Your stupidity isn’t worth my time.

Wear a mask. Don’t be a fool. It can save people’s lives. I have cancer. I’m getting radiation. All it takes is one asymptomatic maskless moron to turn the corner and run into me and infect me. It has almost happened multiple times. Try living in fear like that, smartsss. Wear a damn mask.

Apparently you don’t.

So you don’t care what science says? Some lawyer made someone put something on a box and you’d. Rather believe that? Dude - wear a damn mask and save people’s lives.

Actually, that is 100% incorrect. You might want to understand what a co-morbidity actually is. You can have a co-morbidity, say a rare form of cancer called chordoma, get radiation which probably saves your life, cures the cancer, but leaves your immune system damaged for 6 months. You get coronavirus, and you can’t fight it off and get respiratory problems from it and you die. On your death certificate your co-morbidities are listed, not just corona, and therefore you aren’t counted as dying from corona alone, even though you actually did. whoever interpreted the cdc data for you was 100% wrong.

Same here. Calling them a**hats is generous.

that’s unfortunate. Maybe you need new Dr.s. My Dr.s, and unfortunately I have many, all say otherwise.

Example please?

Example please from a credible source?

Classic Hawthorne Effect.

I believe science. Don’t you?

Absolute bull crap. I’d like to see studies supporting your theories from reputable sources. Masks work. That’s why medical professionals have been wearing them for years. Tinfoil hat much? You are suggesting herd immunity in NY, which is so laughable it stupid. People who can’t see the value in wearing masks ANYWHERE you can’t stay over 6 feet away from people are ... not smart. Indoor or out. We should be doing everything possible to ensure people who are at risk of catching the disease and being killed by it are safe. Surely you know someone in that boat?

Im not a fan, but I appreciate the efforts NY is going through to keep people like me safe and alive.

Really? Saving people’s lives is sadistic? Are your poor little freedoms getting trampled by a piece of cloth?

Just Jay R.

Yes, this is huge. Early detection for both of these diseases will help develop treatments for them, as right now treatments are hard to measure.

This guy named Jay runs it. Or maybe crashes it?

As long as it takes. Safety matters far more than time.

Where's the study? Link? That is complete bunk. Do you even know what co-morbidity is? Go to the CDC website. If you look at total excess deaths compared to total expected deaths, you get a significant jump. Over 10%, and some weeks 20%. To break it down, way more people are dying overall in 2020 than would have in a normal year. And this doesn't even count people who don't die but are debilitated from the disease. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm Attending games and tailgating would stupid, and dangerous to people who are at risk because a game or a tailgate could easily increase the spread of the disease. We don't need selfish acts like that. Just because you are healthy doesn't mean you can't pass it on to someone who isn't.

Except when their fun can easily KILL someone. Screw that, it's a ridiculous notion. How about teaching the kids to care for their fellow man? Wouldn't that be more productive than letting the selfish idiots "have their fun?"