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ETA: I just said "think" a lot lol!
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07-15-20, 09:24 PM | |
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pgun, you expressed your opinion without insults or name calling so I hope no one responds to you rudely. The comments that follow don't refer to your post specifically, however I don't agree that the election will affect the virus spread
I am confused that some people can't understand that medical researchers and experts don't have all the answers right away. There are many examples of how our methodologies of dealing with illness and disease have changed after extensive research over a number of years and it's only been months. So why are people so suspicious and see conspiracies everywhere if recommendations change, most specifically with respect to masks? I might be more skeptical if it was mandated to inject or ingest something but wearing a mask? Simple and no-brainer IMHO and it won't potentially adversely affect my health like drinking bleach. {insert the long-lamented Mr. Rolleyes} That said, I do agree that experts are winging it and finding out new information every day. I heard today that there is now some evidence herd immunity won't apply to this virus. So I'm just going to stay away from people as much as I can and wear a mask when I do.
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07-15-20, 09:36 PM | |
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I don’t think your election will have an impact on spread either!
We didn’t get to the mask wearing stage in New Zealand - we had a very tough lockdown very early on and are now living normally. We are at alert level one which is back to normal life but the borders are closed. The only people allowed into nz are returning citizens and they go into a 2 week compulsory quarantine managed by the military. They are tested at days 3 and 12 and have to test negative before they are released into the country. We have something like 25 active cases right now - all caught at the border and all in isolation. While this all sounds great, our PM announced yesterday her plans if community transmission returns - we would be naive to assume it couldn’t happen. For all the people in managed isolation we still have workers in those centres who come into contact with them and there is always a risk they could become infected and transmit the virus unknowingly - you only have to look at what is happening in Melbourne to see the impact. I guess that’s a very long way of saying that this is impacting the whole world, and we aren’t all going through this just to mess with your election! Lol! |
07-15-20, 10:01 PM | |
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I know, right? Pretty narrowminded to think that people are dying and the whole world is going through this awful pandemic just to influence the American elections. We don't know when this is going to end, and November 3rd prediction as end-date is just ludicrous.
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07-15-20, 10:29 PM | |
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Not to mention the economic impact - our govt has spent a huge amount propping up businesses, subsidising wages, increasing benefits, creating work opportunities, free trade apprenticeships etc over the past few months... we haven’t hit the recession we thought was coming, but the coffers have certainly taken a hit. People seem to be spending pretty normally but everyone will be nervous about the economy and a second wave until a vaccine is widely available. We have an election here in September and the handling of the pandemic and the economy will be the big talking points.
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