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yeah, so he said. I honestly don't remember ever getting one and no doctor back in NY ever suggested it. Maybe because there's more outdoor activity here so it is more of a normal thing.
my kid goes to a huge HS, mask mandate in place all year. we get at least 1 email a week, that someone at school has covid.Leeroy Jenkins said:
Exactly. The claim isn't that kids won't ever get COVID if they wear masks at school. Kids could get infected in lots of places, like home, work, after-school activities, etc. The claim is that masks lower the chances of a large outbreak at school if a kid is infected. Studies have shown this to be true.my kid goes to a huge HS, mask mandate in place all year. we get at least 1 email a week, that someone at school has covid.
I'll probably never understand why there is so much resistance to something so innocuous. I imagine those same people never complain about having to wear pants, shoes, and a shirt.
my kid goes to a huge HS, mask mandate in place all year. we get at least 1 email a week, that someone at school has covid.
agreed. i think the kids wearing masks at school lessons the transmissions at school. and at the very least, provides the teachers with a small modicum of protection. the kids themselves don't give a ####. they interact all the time maskless. including at school, while at lunch or at any time they are outdoors.
I mean, wearing a shirt and pants to work is kind of a pain. Yesterday I had to put on a shirt for 20 minutes or so for a video call. But below the view of the camera, all bets are off.
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I believe not seeing faces has real long term effects on people. Less human interaction is detrimental both for the individual's psyche and collectively as a group. I think people are less likely to recognize the humanity in others when they can't see their faces. We're often too quick to dismiss other people as simply being 'other' even without masks. Faces, expressions, smiles connect us. I think people are often disarmed by a smile, even (especially?) when they come from strangers. We communicate better by seeing each others lips move to form words and simply because it's easier to hear someone who is unmasked. I think for many people those small connections help them feel less alone. Again, I know these are small things individually, but they add up for society and for the loneliest individuals over the course of nearly two years. That's why I say the costs are insidious but no less real.
I agree on some of this. Masks are not ideal but neither is kids seeing their grandparents die surprisingly young. Neither is a pandemic killing large numbers. So much of this is about how we frame it for our kids. This can be a great lesson in sacrifice, protecting the weak, etc. It is all a matter of how we present it to the kids. Children tend to copy adults and if we tell the kids that we are protecting people and being strong, they will understand that. If we tell them the mask is choking them and taking away their freedom, they will pick up on that too.
Short answer is yes but your proliferation in these threads kinda leads me to believe you already knew this.
Right there with you. Just got boosted this week so feel pretty good but not running out to large, public events either.
Boosted = ~80% protected vs infection and very strong protection vs serious disease.
Boosted = ~80% protected vs infection and very strong protection vs serious disease.
Doesn't mean go out and lick doorknobs...Russian roulette is about 80% chance too.... how many times you wanna pull that trigger
Boosted = ~80% protected vs infection and very strong protection vs serious disease.
Doesn't mean go out and lick doorknobs...Russian roulette is about 80% chance too.... how many times you wanna pull that trigger
I'm hoping we get pushed back ..... since we were never allowed to be remote and talk is we wont be allowed again I'm milking this for as long as possible
Is your university a non-traditional model (e.g. Oral Roberts, Liberty, etc.)? Seems like in most universities in most places, there would be a critical mass of collectivist thinkers (sure, call 'em 'liberals' for mental shorthand) that would ensure a more protective stance against COVID threats.
Nope -- I'm a government employee at a mid-sized public university in the Midwest. Like Ron Swanson, I'm working tirelessly to bring it down from the inside, but you're right that most of my colleagues (who I genuinely like, by and large) are collectivists. And a large number of them are way more proactive about covid than I am. We would definitely have a mask mandate, capacity restrictions, and lots more online classes if it were put up to a vote.
It "changes" your immune system in the same way actual virus does which is to say it provides a foreign protein to stimulate antibodies, B cell memory and T cells.
You don’t strike me as someone who makes impulsive decisions jeopardizing those around you so I think you’ll be fine.
Thanks. Like I said without really knowing my 16 year old being 1 week past 6 months and now boosted yesterday - I feel pretty good right now - unlike the first time where we waited the 2 weeks to do something we might consider risky
Mine said 9 days, 17 hours, 14 minutes and 32 seconds. When I asked if that was from initial insertion or actual emptying of the syringe, he couldn't answer. So I ignored him.
I would have tagged your post with the laughing emoji in appreciation of your efforts and moved. Sadly, we’ve lost that simple privilege. Damn this virus!
One of us! One of us! One of us!Checked for appointment yesterday morning. Found appointment. Reserved. 4 hours later, boosted AF.
Counting down the 9 days, 5 hours, 11 minutes and 22 seconds till my microchip is fully activated!
Sure but that’s really small considering we are taking about 2000ish people all crammed together for 7 hours a day. Don’t forget how much less personal space one has when in school compared to adult life. We are also not seeing outbreaks in our large HS. Sure kids have it but we mostly aren’t seeing it being spread in the building. There isn’t a correlation between kids that test positive and kids that sit next to them also becoming positive. Almost all our transmissions have been most likely from events the kids are attending outside of class (sports, parties, vacations).my kid goes to a huge HS, mask mandate in place all year. we get at least 1 email a week, that someone at school has covid.
In the sprit of Christmas, I will gladly accept your gifted emoji with glee.Take your emoji and move on
They didn’t tell you? The boosters are using nano particles so there’s no wait time now. You are active as soon as you get the shotChecked for appointment yesterday morning. Found appointment. Reserved. 4 hours later, boosted AF.
Counting down the 9 days, 5 hours, 11 minutes and 22 seconds till my microchip is fully activated!
I’ve heard this quite a bit, but is there really any objective data demonstrating masks harm school-aged children?
I’m not sure what kind of data you would be looking for in fatguys example. If these kids aren’t learning as much, aren’t interacting as much, their self-esteem is being damaged - those things aren’t as easily measured and typically wouldn’t show up immediately. I’ve said all along that one of the trickiest decisions we’ve collectively had to make during this pandemic is keeping schools open. For that reason alone I think the parents of school aged kids and really all adults should get vaccinated just to ensure we can keep schools open.
