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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (2206)	11/19/2020 6:13:59 PM
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Many many doctors have said masks are not as effective as people think they are. Most and I mean almost every mask I see people wearing are pretty much useless. It all boils down to molecule size. If the mask does not prevent the molecule from getting through, then you'll breath it in as if you were not wearing a mask. N-95 masks are useful. Cloth masks sold by the Gap as a fashion statement are not. Most of what we see is window dressing. I know, because I take masks seriously and I have N-95 masks to make sure I don't get sick. There's also the concept of viral load. Most people don't realize that you can get the virus in small quantities and it is no big deal, because you did not get it in sufficient quantities that overcame your body's ability to contain it. Viral load has to reach a tipping point above which the virus replicates faster than your body can produce antibodies. It's an arms race and if your body does not win that arms race, your body chooses the nuclear option, also known as a "cytokine storm", which kills everything including your major organs as it seeks to kill the virus. That is what caused many many people to die. Doctors now know to use steroids to calm your immune system down when it looks like you are falling off a cliff, so your body doesn't go into that storm. Anyway, that's why avoiding crowded rooms of people, EVEN IF THEY ARE ALL WEARING MASKS, is VERY VERY important. In a crowded room, those masks don't do a darned bit of good, since the virus is going in and out of those worthless masks and spreading around the room with a viral load large enough to infect everyone and get many very sick. So that's why social distancing is important, it increases the ratio of fresh air to virus, dramatically lowering the viral load of that you might acquire. There's a lot to this virus and most of it is common sense. I think we could avoid most of the spread we are seeing now, if most people just paid attention to the details of how this virus spreads and what masks to use and when to use them. But the politicians make rules that are so darned stupid and inconsistent, just so they can placate their constituency. For example, it's ok to protest with BLM and Antifa, but it's not ok to go to a Trump rally or protest against election fraud. One is called your civic duty and the other a super spreader event. To me, this is political non-sense not at all rooted in science. The fact of the matter is that everyone on the left and right has completely lost their minds and no common sense remains. This virus is no big deal if you have common sense and know how to protect yourself. That's why I don't worry and why I don't feel the need to control other people. I have educated myself and I know how to protect myself and my family. Most people don't and that's too bad. I wish they'd pay attention, but it's their right to remain ignorant. For the rest of us who know what to do, we just need to be careful until the vaccine is distributed. That's not so far away. So take care of yourself and be careful!