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We shouldn't have stayed home. Did health officials ever admit one of the biggest mistakes of the pandemic
SHARYL ATTKISSON ^ | AUGUST 17, 2021 | BY SHARYL ATTKISSON

Posted on 08/17/2021 8:03:55 AM PDT by Hojczyk

What many scientists feared at the beginning of the Covid-19 "stay-at-home" orders proved true. And President Trump proved correct on this point-- though few appeared to wish to credit him.

"Early look at data from 100 New York hospitals shows that 66% of new admissions related to the virus are people who were at home, Cuomo said... 66% of new admissions were from people who had largely been sheltering at home. The next highest source of admissions was from nursing homes, 18%.

If you notice, 18% of the people came from nursing homes, less than 1% came from jail or prison, 2% came from the homeless population, 2% from other congregate facilities, but 66% of the people were at home, which is shocking to us.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on those hospitalized with Covid-19, May 2020 “This is a surprise: Overwhelmingly, the people were at home,” he added. “We thought maybe they were taking public transportation, and we’ve taken special precautions on public transportation, but actually no, because these people were literally at home.”

Months later, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) acknowledged that it's nearly impossible to transmit Covid-19 outdoors.

It turns out all those ridiculous arrests or criticism of people such as: a lone surfer riding the waves at the beach, the mom sitting apart from others in an outdoor arena to watch her child play sports; the parents who brought their kids to a playground for exercise were not only contrary to common sense, but also the ultimate proven science.

Those people were doing exactly what more of us should have been doing, according to scientific data.

The parks and beaches shouldn't have been shut down; they should have been opened and people encouraged to get outside and visit them.

What do you think?

Leave your comments here.

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1 posted on 08/17/2021 8:03:55 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Some of us didn’t. And we’re fine.


2 posted on 08/17/2021 8:05:19 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: Hojczyk

Ask South Dakota, Texas, Florida, Sweden and Belarus.


3 posted on 08/17/2021 8:06:37 AM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things!)
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To: bigbob

Yup. We gave them their 15 days then business as usual.


4 posted on 08/17/2021 8:07:10 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: bigbob

Even when they closed down everything but boring stores like Lowes, Walgreens and grocery stores, I went out _every damn day_ and wandered those places aimlessly.

Partly because it keeps my hips from hurting and partly out of defiance.

Except for a few days when we were snowed in, I never “stayed home”.


5 posted on 08/17/2021 8:08:56 AM PDT by Salamander ("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
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To: Hojczyk

Because everyone knows the disease would hunt people in their homes, and penetrate the doors and windows in order to infect.


6 posted on 08/17/2021 8:10:01 AM PDT by Mariner (War criminal #18)
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To: Hojczyk

“Gov. Andrew Cuomo on those hospitalized with Covid-19, May 2020 “This is a surprise: Overwhelmingly, the people were at home,” he added. “

It takes a special kind of stupid to believe that.


7 posted on 08/17/2021 8:12:39 AM PDT by Mariner (War criminal #18)
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To: foundedonpurpose

I went about my nothing life in SC and never had a problem.

A few people scolded me some and I shrugged. They choose to keep themselves prisoners and believe the media without question.

The very people who gave me grief were usually the ones who needed me to fix their problems. Most simple if they would think for themselves. It’s easier to complain and whine than engage the brain and hands.


8 posted on 08/17/2021 8:13:04 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: Hojczyk

Duh.


9 posted on 08/17/2021 8:13:26 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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10 posted on 08/17/2021 8:15:04 AM PDT by upchuck (CAUTION: A new variant will be released every time people stop being afraid. ~ h/t pookie's cartoons)
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17th century London had a better handle on how to deal with the plague than Deep State does for CoupFlu.

There’s only 1 explanation for this.

CoupFlu has NEVER been about public health.


11 posted on 08/17/2021 8:15:12 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: wally_bert

I went without the face diaper the whole time. Was easy in Georgia, Tennesse, Texas and Missouri. Wisconsin was a bit to uppity with their leftist fascism.

I still told them to go pound sand! We where born free, let’s do what is needed to keep it that way.


12 posted on 08/17/2021 8:21:11 AM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things!)
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To: Hojczyk

I must have written that quarantining WELL people was NOT the way to go.


13 posted on 08/17/2021 8:21:59 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Hojczyk

The dictators in New Zealand and Australia and Scotland and England and here in the USA etc. will ignore facts and keep the lockdowns going. BTW where are the city councils, state legislators. They gave up all responsibility but not their paychecks.


14 posted on 08/17/2021 8:23:13 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: Hojczyk

For some reason, almost everyone going into the stores at this local Plaza were wearing masks.


15 posted on 08/17/2021 8:23:20 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Mariner
Because everyone knows the disease would hunt people in their homes, and penetrate the doors and windows in order to infect. And yet smart guy, 66% of hospital admissions for Covid were from people "sheltering in their homes". Could it be that people "sheltering in their homes" still come into contact with others? Especially people in big cities like New York where they frequently share enclosed spaces like elevators with others when going in or out of their buildings to get things like food and toilet paper. Or the delivery person who expects a tip when he hands you your groceries comes into close contact with many more people than most people ever would. But don't worry they were wearing a special miracle mask made of cotton T-shirt material so they were safe according to government protocol.
16 posted on 08/17/2021 8:35:41 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: foundedonpurpose

Only at the dentist and local doctors office where they absolutely harped.

Beyond that, pretty much never.


17 posted on 08/17/2021 8:38:50 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: Hojczyk

You can’t acquire heard immunity if you are isolated at home.


18 posted on 08/17/2021 8:45:43 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (... to the Republic for which it stands ...)
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To: Hojczyk

I and everyone in my house at the time got COVID at home. One person went out to work one day, 3 days later 6 people had COVID. We know because all 4 adults tested positive. That eliminates the possibility that it was false positive. The 2 children had fever and loss of taste and smell. Plus we were masking when going out because you couldn’t go anywhere in California without a mask.


19 posted on 08/17/2021 8:50:08 AM PDT by webheart (I thought I was helping by getting vaccinated but they say I didn’t help at all. )
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To: bigbob

I kept my shop open for business from day 1. Not only have I not been sick I did not knowingly encounter anyone who was. Me and the rest of the heroes are fine. TYVM


20 posted on 08/17/2021 9:11:40 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (RISE UP O MEN OF GOD. BE DONE WITH LESSER THINGS.)
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