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Why is wearing a mask mandatory starting today...but was announced days -- HokieGator 05/29/2020 09:26AM One more comment on protecting others if you are contagious. -- TechMomof2 05/29/2020 1:39PM 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 09:28AMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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