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smackeddog wrote:

Clean wrote:Hey guys! I said this during the initial outbreak and I'll say it again. You guys need to stop with the surgical masks and get an n100 mask. Surgical masks require for everyone to wear masks for it to be effective. I don't trust any one else to care about my health. n100 masks block 99.97% of particles. During the height of the pandemic I had a job where I came into contact with 1000 people a day and did not catch COVID. With the omicron being even more tranmissible it is even more important to go beyond surgical masks. I saw n100's on sale on amazon a few months ago and picked up 5 more of them. Went on the train last week and I am totally fine. They even have an exhaust so you don't breathe in any CO2. I really recommend it.

This might be a silly question, but can you get infected via your eyes- if someone coughs or breathes onto them? I've been assuming so (hence medical staff and my work advising we wear visors when we see clients/patients), but haven't seen the latest info- certainly seem to be a fair few articles saying you can indeed me infected via your eyes, which is why it's so important as many people wear masks as possible.

"COVID-19, a disease caused by coronavirus, spreads mostly from person-to-person contact through viral particles ejected through the mouth by coughing, sneezing, laughing, singing, talking or simply breathing. People within about 6 feet can be infected if these particles reach their mouth, nose or eye."

"Touching a viral droplet on a surface, then touching your face (mouth, nose or eyes), can also cause an infection. These are the only entry points for the virus, which explains why medical experts are urging people to practice social distancing, wash hands or use a hand sanitizer (at least 60 percent alcohol) frequently and regularly disinfect hard surfaces high-traffic areas in the home, like the kitchen."

Source: https://hartfordhealthcare.org/about-us/news-press/news-detail?articleid=24686&publicId=395

"When someone who has coronavirus coughs or
talks, virus particles can spray from their mouth
or nose into your face. You are likely to breathe
these tiny droplets in through your mouth or
nose. But the droplets can also enter your body
through your eyes.
People who have coronavirus can also spread the
disease through their tears. Touching tears or a
surface where tears have landed is another way
someone can become infected.
You can also become infected by touching your
eyes after touching something that has the
virus on it."

Source: https://www.med.umich.edu/kec/pdf/coronavirus-and-your-eyes-aao.pdf

Thanks! And yikes!

Fingers crossed this holds up:

The risk of being admitted to hospital is up to 70% less for people with Omicron compared to those infected with Delta, according to the first UK government study of its kind.

People with Omicron are estimated to be between 31% and 45% less likely to go to A&E compared with those with Delta, and 50% to 70% less likely to require admission to hospital, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The early findings, described as “encouraging” and “promising”, are consistent with analysis published on Wednesday by Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh.

However, health leaders also warned that cases in the UK continued to increase at an “extraordinary rate” and that the sheer numbers of people becoming infected could still result in a significant number of people becoming seriously ill, and the risk of the NHS becoming overwhelmed.

The UKHSA said the new variant was more transmissible than previous ones such as Delta, and could still lead to significant numbers of people needing hospital treatment over the coming weeks.

The new data emerged after the UK experienced yet another record-breaking number of daily reported Covid cases, with 119,789 reported as of 9am on Thursday.

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You can bet the same thing happened in Florida but they been underreporting Covid deaths.

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Still don’t understand why they’re shortening it to 5 days, everyone I know who tested positive were still testing positive after 7 days.

NBA is following suit

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My rule number 1 is to never blindly follow Fauci and the CDC. I will never forget at the beginning of the pandemic Fauci really came on TV and said masks don't effectively stop the spread of Covid. I knew right away that was BS. So from that day I always said I will hear what they have to say but also filter it through common sense.

smackeddog wrote:Still don’t understand why they’re shortening it to 5 days, everyone I know who tested positive were still testing positive after 7 days.

I don't think will suffice for all question but may give you a bit more insight. Thread is a very good explainer.

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