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WHO Says Healthy People Should Not Wear Face Masks Days After CDC Told All Americans To Cover Their Faces
businessinsider.com ^
| April 8, 2020
Posted on 04/08/2020 2:57:53 AM PDT by Helicondelta
The use of face masks on healthy people during the coronavirus pandemic has been a major point of contention and confusion among scientists and the public.
On Friday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all Americans wear face masks when they are in public.
But new guidance from the World Health Organization released on Monday says healthy people don't need to wear face masks and that doing so won't provide added protection from the coronavirus.
WHO also said community masking could lead to a "false sense of security" and cause people to ignore other evidence-based measures like handwashing and self-isolation.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; facemasks; ghebreyesus; masks; michaelryan; who
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To: EVO X
Yes, but this is also allergy season for a lot of people. Allergy-generated sneezes + asymptomatic carrier = whole lot of infections.
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:31:01 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Helicondelta
WHO Says Healthy People Should Not Wear Face Masks...
I don't know.......
Third base!
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:31:06 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(How did I survive the Swine flu and the killer flu of 2017-18 without govt. help?)
To: Helicondelta
I live in Cincinnati...the only ones I see wearing masks are near downtown and uptown near the university of Cincinnati, and Clifton, where all the granola and professor booksmart idiots reside. They wear masks because they all watch CNNMSNBCCBSABCCNBCBLOOMBERG.
Nuff said. No masks here.
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:33:52 AM PDT
by
CincyRichieRich
(Be still, and know that I am God...Psalm 46:10)
To: Salamander
LOL
I did the same thing one year in college for Halloween. Went as Death. Not the way to attract girls.
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:34:25 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Helicondelta
After seeing a few politicians wear their dirty days old mask up inside their nose instead of covering their noses I would agree.
To: Spktyr
Good point. Hope there aren’t stampedes when somebody sneezes at the store...
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:36:08 AM PDT
by
EVO X
To: CincyRichieRich
As long as youre comfortable, that’s what matters, heck with the people you might unknowingly infect.
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:40:38 AM PDT
by
TiGuy22
To: EVO X
There’s a reason why there’s a bottle each of fexofenadine and loratidine pills on my desk and I take one each this time of year... And yeah, when someone sneezes in a store, people leave the area.
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:42:17 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Salamander
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:43:58 AM PDT
by
griswold3
(Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
To: Helicondelta
WHO rushing to spread more disinformation. Who believes WHO? No one with a functioning brain.
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:44:27 AM PDT
by
greeneyes
( Moderation In Pursuit of Justice is NO Virtue--LET FREEDOM RING)
To: CincyRichieRich
Loves off 1-70 Springfield, I was the only one wearing a mask. Even had 4 ladies in scrubs mulling around. Only observing social distancing at check out.
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:48:47 AM PDT
by
griswold3
(Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
To: Helicondelta
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:49:07 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: TaxPayer2000
“Now I am convinced that face masks work...”
Since WHO is China’s BFF, I believe I won’t believe them. It benefits them when Americans get sick and die.
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:50:09 AM PDT
by
MayflowerMadam
( For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.)
To: Spktyr
Vegetation is green now and with a few recent days near 80 that should get the pollen count to trend higher..
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:54:16 AM PDT
by
EVO X
To: Helicondelta
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:55:58 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: Helicondelta
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posted on
04/08/2020 3:58:10 AM PDT
by
JediJones
(We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
To: Helicondelta
Wouldn’t the outside of a face mask after wearing it for a while have more toxins since it works like a vacuum cleaner bag.
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posted on
04/08/2020 4:00:34 AM PDT
by
ImJustAnotherOkie
(All I know is The I read in the papers.)
To: Travis McGee
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posted on
04/08/2020 4:00:51 AM PDT
by
JediJones
(We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
To: Helicondelta
Great graphic.
And Tedros came out of a communist political party in Ethiopia and likely had CCP backing at the time. He is the CCP’s pawn.
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posted on
04/08/2020 4:01:03 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Helicondelta
Common sense should tell them that even if most available mask do not filter out the viral pathogen, any kind of covering that prevents or reduces the amount of sputum from persons is going to at least reduce the viral load. Which load
might influence how severe an infection will be, all other things being equal.
As for false sense of security, based on that logic seat belts should not be worn.
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posted on
04/08/2020 4:01:05 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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