Weekend Hooker Loc: Clyde, Texas

I am taking this pandemic one day at a time. I have three masks in the truck. I hope that by the time of the meet and greet that it has played itself out. But if I am standing in Walmart and somebody is coughing near me I'm hoping that there's that 6-foot distance and that they are wearing a mask as well. I think we owe it TO EACH OTHER to wear the masks to prevent me from infecting you or you from infecting me. Wearing a mask is a small price to pay for protecting your life. One vector for transmission is spit. My mask will keep most of my spit to me. My mask will prevent your spit from me. The air around you will NOT stop the possibility of transmission by microscopic germs in microscopic spit. Washing hands was proven to be a barrier to infection transmission during the 1800s by doctor/scientists Koch, Lister, Semmelweis, Leeuwenhoek and Pasteur. People, then, were unconvinced that hand-washing helped deter germs and disease transmission. Today doctors/scientists are saying masks will help deter the germs and disease transmission. People now are unconvinced that masks will help...those people are on the same side as those who thought hand washing was quackery. Mask wearing is a small price to pay.
JMO.
Weekend Hooker,RN😷😎

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

As has been stated on the Stage before, there's a large part of the world that thinks nothing of it. Even if it only increased your chances of staying healthy by half it's still an increase in your chances of staying jealthy.

E.pa.al Loc: Martin's Creek

Right on WH,i baffles me that with rising numbers every day we still open more up.
Are we as smart a country as we think??
Australia shut whole country down for 2 wks,not a single case there now🤔🤔

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

Yeah, you are RIGHT, WH; I won't go through the door (or even answer the door) without my nose & mouth covered.
My mom had a good, powerful microscope, when I was a kid. I have SEEN all manner of live animals that none of us can see/ "the naked eye".

troyfrd1 Loc: Hampstead,NC

So much h of the unknown down my father always said it's better to have and not need than to not have and need so if one feels it's needed use it or if not then you are taking a chan e of hurting your self as well as others therefore stay home is my answer

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Weekend Hooker: Well said and researched. Why take the risk? Just Sayin...RJS

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Well put and we wear mask and limit unneeded trips.

Now that you have owned up to being an RN, hats off to you and the rest of the medical profession.

Also people like gh that have to be in different places that could be a petri dish.

ghaynes1 Loc: Strawberry Plains, TN

Well put WH. We have seen this response by some people to other things that people just accept now as part of life in our society.

Don't tell me I have to wear a seat belt, that I can't smoke inside a public building, the list goes on and on.

I saw a story on the face shields that also provide protection. They aren't directly touching your nose and face. It's also easier to understand people when they are talking. Just another option.

During WW II, people came together to work for a common cause in this country. Whatever it took, people chipped in to defeat the enemies to our freedom.

The question is, how many people have to get sick or die, for people to figure out this is serious? Will people get it?

Ronniejw Loc: West Point MS

Most states in Australia are on lockdown with an upsurge of the virus, My daughter there is a police officer and Melbourne is on lockdown for the next 6 weeks, other parts of the country are on restrictions. No matter what we do its going to resurface until it runs its course.

Just1Fish Loc: Woodstock, GA

WH is right on. Coming from the medical profession myself I can tell you that these infection control protocols are tried and true. Besides preventing the flu, you are also preventing other communicable diseases like the common cold and TB. Prevention works in the operating room as well as out in public. Nothing to it, just do it!

E.pa.al Loc: Martin's Creek

Ya Ronnie,just talked to a buddy of mine who has family there,as soon as the pubs opened up,he said they started seeing a surge in cases
Is there a way to beat it??

E.pa.al Loc: Martin's Creek

Thank ur daughter from us on the stage for her service!!
Be safe

Ronniejw Loc: West Point MS

The main area that caused the shutdowns again is north end of Melbourne, high rise tenements, they are only allowed out for exercise, food is being provided for them. There are a lot of low income apartments there. Other lockdown areas can only move in their own suburbs. No one country has beat this yet, even China has been covering up the resurgence

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

totally agree Hooker
excellent post
hope someone who refuses to wear a mask will think about your post ,and start wearing one

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Refreshing to have someone from the medical profession weigh in on this. Thank you WH.