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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1651126" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>What I don't get is why people seem so irate about wearing a mask. It just doesn't seem to be a big deal to me. Most restaurants and stores I go into have a sign that says "No shirt, no shoes no service". I have never heard anyone complain about that, so why the big deal about covering our mouth and nose? </p><p></p><p>If there are any doubts they are effective at controlling the spread of certain contagious diseases you need to check out countries like South Korea. They were hit hard by an earlier SARs epidemic and wearing a mask is fairly routine for many when they go out in crowds, and it has been for years. The population of that country is 51.64 million or about 1/6th the population of the US (328.2 million). They have lost only 503 lives to this pandemic compared to the US where as of this morning our loses are shown as 254,560. Oregon, where I live, was very proactive in trying to fight this, but of course like everywhere else, masks were hard to get and their use was discouraged at first. By the time they were available and encouraged, wearing one had somehow become a political statement and at least in my county, many refuse to do so. Oregon's population is 4.2 million or approximately 8% of that of South Korea and yet our deaths are now at 808 and unfortunately are now beginning to climb at a more rapid pace. Our large rural county with a population of just over 100,000, now has more people diagnosed every day then we had total from March through May. </p><p></p><p>If you don't care about your own risks, I completely understand. Perhaps you don't care about the sick or the elderly either and "survival of the fittest" is your excuse. That is also your prerogative, although it is pretty cold in my opinion. But, do you even think about the health care workers who risk their lives treating an ever increasing deluge of patients. Many are stressed and exhausted and it must be very hard for them to watch self righteous people refuse to wear a mask in the name of freedom. I knew this had the potential of being bad back in February when our former Chinese exchange student contacted me and warned us, so it seems odd we did so little to prepare in this country. She insisted then, we must wear masks and was shocked when I told her in March that our government was discouraging their use because of shortages and because they claimed they weren't all that effective for protection. She insisted on mailing us masks. Her country is back to normal now and she is working, traveling and enjoying life, while we are in lock down. She does wear a mask when in crowds, something she has done for years, but life is pretty much back to normal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1651126, member: 9933"] What I don't get is why people seem so irate about wearing a mask. It just doesn't seem to be a big deal to me. Most restaurants and stores I go into have a sign that says "No shirt, no shoes no service". I have never heard anyone complain about that, so why the big deal about covering our mouth and nose? If there are any doubts they are effective at controlling the spread of certain contagious diseases you need to check out countries like South Korea. They were hit hard by an earlier SARs epidemic and wearing a mask is fairly routine for many when they go out in crowds, and it has been for years. The population of that country is 51.64 million or about 1/6th the population of the US (328.2 million). They have lost only 503 lives to this pandemic compared to the US where as of this morning our loses are shown as 254,560. Oregon, where I live, was very proactive in trying to fight this, but of course like everywhere else, masks were hard to get and their use was discouraged at first. By the time they were available and encouraged, wearing one had somehow become a political statement and at least in my county, many refuse to do so. Oregon's population is 4.2 million or approximately 8% of that of South Korea and yet our deaths are now at 808 and unfortunately are now beginning to climb at a more rapid pace. Our large rural county with a population of just over 100,000, now has more people diagnosed every day then we had total from March through May. If you don't care about your own risks, I completely understand. Perhaps you don't care about the sick or the elderly either and "survival of the fittest" is your excuse. That is also your prerogative, although it is pretty cold in my opinion. But, do you even think about the health care workers who risk their lives treating an ever increasing deluge of patients. Many are stressed and exhausted and it must be very hard for them to watch self righteous people refuse to wear a mask in the name of freedom. I knew this had the potential of being bad back in February when our former Chinese exchange student contacted me and warned us, so it seems odd we did so little to prepare in this country. She insisted then, we must wear masks and was shocked when I told her in March that our government was discouraging their use because of shortages and because they claimed they weren't all that effective for protection. She insisted on mailing us masks. Her country is back to normal now and she is working, traveling and enjoying life, while we are in lock down. She does wear a mask when in crowds, something she has done for years, but life is pretty much back to normal. [/QUOTE]
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