One more comment on protecting others if you are contagious. -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 1:39PM
Why is wearing a mask mandatory starting today...but was announced days -- HokieGator 05/29/2020 09:26AM
When indoors away from home ** -- 133743Hokie 05/29/2020 11:21AM
Blowing bubbles, biking backwards ** -- ModerateHokie 05/29/2020 11:25AM
Yup shows just how stupid he is.... ** -- accfootballrules 05/29/2020 11:13AM
Getting in just in case this goes boom ** -- WestyHokie 05/29/2020 10:59AM
Ha Ha, I would love to post a photo but I'd get kicked out. -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 10:42AM
Masks aren't about protecting the person wearing them. ** -- reestuart 05/29/2020 11:44AM
Doctors and nurses may disagree. ** -- 48zip 05/29/2020 1:48PM
I mean out in public. ** -- reestuart 05/29/2020 3:32PM
If we are serious then face shields should be mandatory, the way people -- fordham 05/29/2020 12:39PM
I'm sure face shields would go over well given the reaction to asking -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 1:16PM
Mayo Clinic and others disagree with you. Besides, you are saying -- jmanatVT 05/29/2020 11:01AM
Viruses stick on the mask but also get through & how many wash them daily? -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 11:55AM
Won't the virus die if I just let it sit a few days? -- Hokie360 05/29/2020 10:48AM
I ordered Chickfila from Doordash a few days ago. I've left it on my porch -- HokieGator 05/29/2020 1:10PM
Mythbusters did a show on how far droplets go from sneezes. -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 11:14AM
If I want real science, I don't go to Mythbusters. ** -- ModerateHokie 05/29/2020 11:24AM
Mythbusters rule! ** -- ArdbegHokie 05/29/2020 12:10PM
Real sneezes, this show was quite entertaining. ** -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 11:29AM
A few days, yes. Viruses live longer on hard surfaces like metal. But if -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 10:59AM
Yeah, but none of these are expected to be 100% effective. It's more to -- Hokie360 05/29/2020 11:06AM
But your eyes are the weak link. Eventhough -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 11:15AM
That still does not represent any good reason to not wear a face covering. -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 11:29AM
Viruses go through the mask unless it is a fitted N95. I will concede that -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 11:40AM
The fact that you can spread it while asymptomatic is the entire reason -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 11:43AM
No, I'm saying that so many other things are contaminated, that the -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 11:53AM
Again you're arguing something no one else is. No one said it's a -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 1:19PM
Stop it! I'm not wearing damn ski googles out and about. ** -- vthokieq 05/29/2020 11:23AM
That's fine but a flimsy loose mask isn't doing much. ** -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 11:25AM
Again the logic behind having the public wear cloth face coverings is not -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 11:05AM
Again if you are going to wear a mask and have to sneeze, you are better -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 11:20AM
Definitely do not lift up the mask to sneeze. I'm sorry but most of the -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 11:26AM
Sneezing directly into your elbow is the most contained. Try it. ** -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 11:46AM
I've sneezed into my elbow for years. I'm talking about lifting up your -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 11:48AM
Try not lifting it up and sneezing into your elbow. A good amount shoots -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 12:04PM
That doesn't make any sense at all. You make it sound like one of those -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 1:12PM
Let her go. She's on a roll. ** -- ModerateHokie 05/29/2020 10:55AM
I believe it's only indoors. In Asia, they wear them everywhere. -- lchoro 05/29/2020 10:34AM
WHO now saying only those treating the infected should wear a mask -- Vienna_Hokie 05/29/2020 10:26AM
Link to WHO website not saying that inside -- jmanatVT 05/29/2020 11:06AM
WHO lost their position as expert leaders a long time -- GreenvilleVT 05/29/2020 11:01AM
They were a good band, but epidemiology just wasn't their thing. ** -- 4dhokies 05/29/2020 11:57AM
Not exactly what they said. -- ModerateHokie 05/29/2020 10:43AM
The logic behind wearing masks like these isn't about protecting the wearer -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 10:30AM
It's a very small sample size, but results from Korea suggest that they are -- HokieEngineer 05/29/2020 1:04PM
"Maybe they provide some protection against spreading from an asymptomatic -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 1:21PM
You're welcome to disagree. Some well-regarded experts (and available) data -- HokieEngineer 05/29/2020 1:56PM
How many people are re-wearing these surgical masks? -- two91hokies 05/29/2020 10:48AM
Antiviral coating so people touching masks isn't a problem -- lchoro 05/29/2020 10:59AM
I mean people in some Asian countries wear masks all the time. Even before -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 10:54AM
Japanese have worn masks for decades -- GreenvilleVT 05/29/2020 10:59AM
Agry, but yesterday WHO released guidance that contradicted CDC. -- Hokie360 05/29/2020 10:34AM
Is WHO guidance based on science or propaganda? ** -- Hokie360 05/29/2020 10:29AM
You really have to ask this? ** -- ModerateHokie 05/29/2020 10:21AM
Governor was running around the oceanfront without a mask, much closer... -- EDGEMAN 05/29/2020 10:17AM
Remember: Do as I say, not as I do. ** -- ArdbegHokie 05/29/2020 10:38AM
...was he rocking his ascot ? ** -- chumley 05/29/2020 10:20AM
Doesn't look like it -- EDGEMAN 05/29/2020 10:24AM
Does as I say. Not as I do. ** -- GreenvilleVT 05/29/2020 10:58AM
TO give people time to get a mask. ** -- hoosnowahokie 05/29/2020 10:12AM
Coincides with entering Phase 1. ** -- vtbones 05/29/2020 09:53AM
That was 2 weeks ago everywhere but the City & NOVA ** -- HOKIERIT 05/29/2020 09:56AM
That doesn't count ** -- vtbones 05/29/2020 09:58AM
Phase 1 started last Friday for most of the state ** -- JoesterVT 05/29/2020 09:55AM
^^What HE said^^ ** -- HOKIERIT 05/29/2020 09:57AM
Well NovaSux is the only part that matters and that started today. ** -- vtbones 05/29/2020 09:56AM
Well, politically you are exactly right..maybe answers Gater's question ** -- HOKIERIT 05/29/2020 10:02AM
Just go Commando- tell them you are a free spirit ** -- bigbadbird 05/29/2020 09:37AM
15 pieces of flare ** -- bigbadbird 05/29/2020 09:36AM
Ever notice how they don't have the pieces of flare or "goofy shit on the -- jmanatVT 05/29/2020 09:50AM
I get what you are saying, but it's not as silly as it sounds. -- jmanatVT 05/29/2020 09:31AM
I don't question 3 DAYS, I question 3 MONTHS. If it's so -> -- HOKIERIT 05/29/2020 10:07AM
Think about what the government and media was telling us 3 months -- hoosnowahokie 05/29/2020 10:22AM
It's almost as if we change things based on the knowledge we accrue. ** -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 10:29AM
Wouldn't that justfiy his point about requiring a mask.. -- vthokieq 05/29/2020 10:32AM
No b/c this isn't about protecting the wearer from catching the virus. I'm -- AbsolutVT03 05/29/2020 10:37AM
Did I say it was? Nope. Nevermind. ** -- vthokieq 05/29/2020 10:39AM
Based on what I've seen since the mandate, I'd guess was to avoid the -- jmanatVT 05/29/2020 10:11AM
You're missing his point...he acknowledged that about masks. -- vthokieq 05/29/2020 10:24AM
I tried to hit that point, other things have changed so the value of a mask -- jmanatVT 05/29/2020 10:57AM
They're not going to enforce it on individuals anyway... -- vthokieq 05/29/2020 09:41AM
Couldn't it be both? ** -- 48zip 05/29/2020 09:48AM
Nope! Don't be silly. -- vthokieq 05/29/2020 09:49AM
Yeah. I knew better. My bad. ** -- 48zip 05/29/2020 09:51AM
You are right about that, though stores have been turning people away -- jmanatVT 05/29/2020 09:46AM
So, it's to allow businesses time to procure masks? -- Hokie360 05/29/2020 09:43AM
Which STILL doesn't explain the 3 month delay. They had-> -- HOKIERIT 05/29/2020 10:10AM
Why didn't they make it mandatory in the beginning? ** -- ShortFatHokie 05/29/2020 09:30AM
This is the begininning of the "opening up" phase. ** -- 48zip 05/29/2020 09:35AM
So meanwhiule, ALL the companies, Home Depot, Target-> -- HOKIERIT 05/29/2020 10:16AM
I think this is due to an increase in openings. As you said... -- 48zip 05/29/2020 1:53PM
I hope so.. i'm skeptical but have been wearing them. If it-> -- HOKIERIT 05/29/2020 6:01PM
Need to allow time for folks to find/buy/make a mask. ** -- Hokie360 05/29/2020 09:29AM
I would presume to give people time to procure one ** -- Beerman 05/29/2020 09:26AM
They makes too much sense :/ ** -- FfxStationHokie 05/29/2020 09:31AM
Yep, especially for larger companies. ** -- 48zip 05/29/2020 09:28AM