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I am overly familiar with both of the conditions in my reply. The heart and the lungs are so intertwined that impacting one artificially can definitely force negative impacts. Not always, but sometimes is it always, and sometimes it can be a trigger an diagnosed issue.

How about 8 hours in an office? But masks can have immediate impact on cardio-pulmonary function.

With a little research you will find its not psuedo-science. Masks impact your cardio-pulmonary function to some extent for everyone. To the extent they create a medical issue for a person will vary. To say mask do not have ANY impact or risk is psuedo-science. People should consult a doctor if they are going to where a mask for any length of time - like at full shift work environment. Wearing a mask has shown to definitely elevate heart rate during exercise when compared to no mask. There is a video of woman doing her own "test" of this - actually she was testing O2 saturation. The good news - her O2 did stay high. The concerning part was that a surgical-style mask raised her heart rate from 115 to 150 and a cloth mask raised it to 160 (from the 115 no mask baseline). That is significant. She explains why that is likely happening CO2 is still building up and the body is trying eliminate it. So the response - higher heart rate (to get more blood to the lungs) and higher and deeper respiratory rate to attempt to eliminate the CO2 in the blood. The point is masks have medical impacts - on everyone to some extent. Using them, properly or improperly, should be a careful decision and one reviewed with a doctor. Reference - go to 9:05 and 9:34 for graphics of interest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1akOam4n_k0

So if you have asthma or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation you should never go out in public?

The mask mandate is downright dangerous. They are ineffective in actual use in broad public settings. That is more than obvious. The cause impact to general heath - impacting O2, heart rate and rhythm and respiratory rate as the body has to attempt overcome the restricted breathing. This is especially true in increased activity. and exertion. There are entity practicing medicine without a license. This will be scary. if the push the mask mandate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kjL_E1H0XA

Mortality statistics. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm Deaths "involving COVID": Peak - 4/18: 16,300 Last week - 7/4: 71 Previous week - 6/27: 464 Next previous week - 6/20: 1,847 There maybe some lag in the reporting. But the trend on this is positive. Counter to the "cases" counts being tossed around.

I continue to be confused on reports of "new cases". I was formally tested once so far (for hospital admission). I know others who have been tested multiple times formally. Is someone tying tests outcomes to specific people? If the same person test positive multiple times are they all recorded as "new cases"? Is it common to retest after a positive and get another positive and thus have at least 2 "new cases" when really there is only 1? Reporting test results is not the same as actual people result. I know of one person who has tested positive in this. And I know hundreds of people. The statistics do not seem to match real life. On deaths, its hard to get a feel for what is explicitly COVID or primarily COVID and where COVID was present but played no factor at all since all deaths where there is a positive test are treated and reported as COVID death. Yesterdays press briefing included 8 deaths. 6 of the 8 were 88 years old or older. 2 were over 100. Finally, on masks. Still not a fan. Did a test while hooked up on O2 monitor. Elevated respiratory a bit while wear the standard "surgical mask". That should help saturate O2 (started at 98 with a very normal shallow respiratory rate (about 15 bpm)). It quickly dropped to 95 saturation and the nurse disconnected before I knew where it would level out. The reason for the reduction was obvious. The CO2 laden air did not have a chance to clear and you re-breath your exhalation. So there is definite potential negative impact. Mask use does impact your respiratory function, especially under exertion. Maybe it was the fact there was an air pocket inside the mask vs. being tight and snug. Went to the Fayette Mall on Friday. Even if you believe masks have substantial positive impact you should probably avoid going to the mall and seeing how mask use looks in practice. There is the textbook ideal and then there is the reality out in the field. Boy are they different. Take care all. Do what you have to do right now.

Was in Hilton Head last week in a house on the beach. On the beach there was no sign of any "precautions". The beach area was mostly non-congested in our area and "distancing" was just natural. Where the resort hotel came out it was more congested. Mask were about 75% in use at Kroger. We ate out for a lunch only once - outside next to the lighthouse. Outside beach bar had no specific restrictions. It was usually at capacity. Normally we would have eaten dinner out at least 3 times and maybe lunch a few more times. So somewhat a normal beach vacation, but with some self-imposed "distancing".

By most accounts there should be a second wave in the fall and winter. Not a "spike" (implying people did something wrong to cause it), but a wave like the Spanish flu, SARS1, H1N1, etc. Two rounds seems what nature wants to do. I can attest that all the different views, rules, attitudes and approaches to the situation can muck up a family beach vacation pretty badly - especially when you have ages ranging from the 20s to the 80s.

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NY released 4,300 COVID positive individuals into nursing home and assisted care facilities. So there is that. Nursing homes make up a lot of the deaths in the high impact states. Pennsylvania's COVID deaths at nursing homes was over 60%. Kentucky's was 45% at one time. So much for protecting the vulnerable.

There is a push to rationalize the "shut down" by assuming there was only two options - shut down/no shut down. But there were dozens or hundreds of other options and approaches. Certainly there were methods to take more measured and less drastic steps. But the world likes binary options it seems.

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I believe all the Louisville and Lexington hospitals now have updated visitor policies that allow one visitor or support-person. UK and Baptist updated policies today. Norton's and UL updated last week.

So a company that has never produced a product in over 9 years of existence will create a vaccine for a category of virus that has never had a vaccine.

Moderna stock was around 20 at start of the year. Now its over 60. Vaccine or not, somebody is making money on this.

Robot dog patrols to enforce social distancing in Singapore. Link: Robot reminds visitors of safe distancing measures in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times The Spot robot will broadcast a recorded message reminding park visitors to observe safe distancing measures. It is fitted with cameras, enabled by GovTech-developed video analytics, to help it estimate the number of visitors in the parks. The cameras, however, will not be able to track or recognise specific individuals, neither will it collect any personal data. Video: go

Same here. Was hoping that could change with 3rd PVA but holding off till support people are allowed in hospitals for overnight procedures.

The meme for this...

I have seen it. Not really impressed. In theory both the urine in the meme and the droplets from our lungs and saliva are liquid. But the meme shows the urine fully trapped in the paints. That is not the case with the moisture from our mouth. It is still escaping - it has to. Or else we would drown from our own moist breath and saliva while wearing a mask. The mask may act to slow the velocity and initial reach of a sneeze or cough but its not stopping it. Its only defusing it in smaller particles that carry a shorter distance since they have individually have less mass. Also, if the meme were accurate, the guy on the right would rub his hands on his pants and then put them up his mouth and touch things around him. That's what people do when wearing a mask. The mask will trap a layer of ejected moisture and it will get transferred to your hands as you adjust or pull down your mask, etc. And then you will touch things and bingo....you have contaminated surfaces just like without a mask. But that only happens if your sick and spreading. And most of the population is not. I would like to see instead of a meme the detailed double blind study that says there is material, practical benefit, even when its known that there is almost no infection in the population. If you tell me I have to wear a mask into a medical facility for now - all for it. Per CWB insight above. But for general activity, I just do not see the value and the science is sketchy and even WHO is not supporting this apparently. So to put this in the critical path for us and businesses of 're-opening' seems harsh. Oops...I did not even realize this was in the meme thread. Move if appropriate . Would hate to muck this thread with serious stuff.

Thanks makes sense. It is interesting that face shields are the other component that medical professions are leveraging as well. Both the masks and the face shields would stop direct transmission from cough, sneeze, spit. And this protection is useful in small tight exam rooms and close quarters. But neither would stop the "airborne/aerosolized" scenarios if the virus were just floating around in mid-air for extended periods.