Editor’s note: The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 18 to declare a renewed emergency due to the coronavirus, as well as reinstate a mask mandate for all public indoor facilities in Asheville, Montreat, Woodfin, Weaverville and unincorporated county areas.
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6 thoughts on “Letter: Masks should be required indoors”
We all know at this point this has nothing to do with health or science. Please just be upfront and tell us Covidism is your religion and you want all of us, even those who don’t believe in your cult to be forced to participate in your ritual magik.
bsummers
Wrong again.
If Dante were alive and writing Inferno today, there would be a special circle in Hell for those who anonymously spread disinformation in the middle of a pandemic.
Get vaccinated. Wear a mask. Ignore liars.
LowerCrust
Did you read the article you are promoting? Your linked material contradicts your assertion. It is one thing to say the quality of mask and how it is worn makes a difference in its effectiveness (that is common sense), but that is far removed from trying to assert that it has, “nothing to do with health or science.” The primary researcher’s bottom line was:
“There is no question it is beneficial to wear any face covering, both for protection in close proximity and at a distance in a room. However, there is a very serious difference in the effectiveness of different masks when it comes to controlling aerosols.”
If the science is truly your concern, the only reasonable conclusion would be that the requirements for masking should be more stringent, not less. If your position is, “Oh, just screw it – it’s too much to expect from people and let’s just all take our chances,” then that’s a whole different line of argument. But the research you are touting clearly contradicts the thought that this is all just made up “ritual magik.”
Also, the researchers are engineers. Their research is very helpful in understanding the mechanics behind which masks limit aerosols the best. It does not presume to speak to actual disease transmission . There is an important connection, but it is not the same thing.
He doesn’t expect people to read past the URL which seems to support his argument, while the article itself contradicts it. The modern propagandist counts on short attention spans.
XPress: how long will you let your platform be used to spread deadly disinformation?
Jason Williams
If a early frost is threatening your rosebushes, you don’t pick and choose what individual buds you cover up, you cover up the whole bush.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9914969/amp/Popular-blue-surgical-face-masks-NOT-stop-people-infected-COVID-19.html
We all know at this point this has nothing to do with health or science. Please just be upfront and tell us Covidism is your religion and you want all of us, even those who don’t believe in your cult to be forced to participate in your ritual magik.
Wrong again.
If Dante were alive and writing Inferno today, there would be a special circle in Hell for those who anonymously spread disinformation in the middle of a pandemic.
Get vaccinated. Wear a mask. Ignore liars.
Did you read the article you are promoting? Your linked material contradicts your assertion. It is one thing to say the quality of mask and how it is worn makes a difference in its effectiveness (that is common sense), but that is far removed from trying to assert that it has, “nothing to do with health or science.” The primary researcher’s bottom line was:
“There is no question it is beneficial to wear any face covering, both for protection in close proximity and at a distance in a room. However, there is a very serious difference in the effectiveness of different masks when it comes to controlling aerosols.”
If the science is truly your concern, the only reasonable conclusion would be that the requirements for masking should be more stringent, not less. If your position is, “Oh, just screw it – it’s too much to expect from people and let’s just all take our chances,” then that’s a whole different line of argument. But the research you are touting clearly contradicts the thought that this is all just made up “ritual magik.”
Also, the researchers are engineers. Their research is very helpful in understanding the mechanics behind which masks limit aerosols the best. It does not presume to speak to actual disease transmission . There is an important connection, but it is not the same thing.
“Ideally, Yarusevych said, the evidence shows that high-quality masks and proper ventilation should be used in combination to mitigate the threat posed by indoor aerosol accumulation as much as possible.”
https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/study-supports-widespread-use-better-masks-curb-covid-19
He doesn’t expect people to read past the URL which seems to support his argument, while the article itself contradicts it. The modern propagandist counts on short attention spans.
XPress: how long will you let your platform be used to spread deadly disinformation?
If a early frost is threatening your rosebushes, you don’t pick and choose what individual buds you cover up, you cover up the whole bush.