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[KNIGHTTIME^]

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[hemightbejeremy]

Their cases plummeted because of the vaccine. Not because people were now coughing on each other sans mask at a Walmart.

 

[hemightbejeremy]

Their cases dropped faster than the US average and they removed the mask mandate a while back. How do you spin the Neanderthal thinking?

The cause of the case drop wasnt people interacting without masks. Only an idiot would draw that conclusion.

 

[sk8knight]

The cause of the case drop wasnt people interacting without masks. Only an idiot would draw that conclusion.

Unless they hit herd immunity faster with the masks off. Not saying that’s likely, just a possibility.

 

[hemightbejeremy]

Unless they hit herd immunity faster with the masks off. Not saying that’s likely, just a possibility.

The decision in hindsight may have been fine given what we now know about the effectiveness of the vaccine. Those being otherwise cautious likely were the first in line to get vaccinated and those who didn’t feel the need to take precautions probably got Covid at some point in the past year anyway. But the case drop is because of the vaccine. There’s not a logical basis for concluding otherwise. It happened that the vaccine rollout coincided with Texas getting rid of a mask mandate. But removing a mandate wouldn’t logically reduce cases. It probably didn’t even reduce mask wearing that much.

 

[DaShuckster]

The cause of the case drop wasnt people interacting without masks. Only an idiot would draw that conclusion.

Yeah, but remember where you're posting.

 

[firm_bizzle]

It's neanderthal thinking to make decisions without data.

 

[hemightbejeremy]

The masks didn't do anything. The data has proved that over and over. My comment was more on the pedo called Texas Neanderthals when they were correct. Something a last in his class guy needs to do...get something correct.

You have no way of knowing if they were correct or not. Since you don’t know the effect of masking vs not masking. For all we know their cases could have dropped even quicker without removing the mandate. I guess we will never know. But luckily they also had the vaccine rolling out so you can cheer the decision since cases went down. Even if it wasn’t a contributing factor.

 

[Crazyhole]

The decision in hindsight may have been fine given what we now know about the effectiveness of the vaccine. Those being otherwise cautious likely were the first in line to get vaccinated and those who didn’t feel the need to take precautions probably got Covid at some point in the past year anyway. But the case drop is because of the vaccine. There’s not a logical basis for concluding otherwise. It happened that the vaccine rollout coincided with Texas getting rid of a mask mandate. But removing a mandate wouldn’t logically reduce cases. It probably didn’t even reduce mask wearing that much.

So does this thinking follow the scientific method? Is it just a coincidence or a 1-off type of deal?

 

[firm_bizzle]

I think data over a year plus 30 million infections (likely higher) is enough data.🤷‍♂️

There was no data for packing 40k people into a stadium.

 

[goodknightfl]

The Mask made little to no difference, The social distance of 6 ft may have helped. cloth mask do not keep in or out Corona Virus, any more than a chain link fence blocks out mosquitoes.

 

[DaShuckster]

The Mask made little to no difference, The social distance of 6 ft may have helped. cloth mask do not keep in or out Corona Virus, any more than a chain link fence blocks out mosquitoes.

I’m curious how our “masks are worthless” crowd explains why we just went through an historically low flu season.

 

[sk8knight]

I’m curious how our “masks are worthless” crowd explains why we just went through an historically low flu season.

That’s a combination of better hygiene (hand washing, sanitization, etc), people not attending traditionally mass spreading events, like the movies and sporting events, and people working remotely or at least staying home when they were sick then it was about masking.

 

[hemightbejeremy]

That’s a combination of better hygiene (hand washing, sanitization, etc), people not attending traditionally mass spreading events, like the movies and sporting events, and people working remotely or at least staying home when they were sick then it was about masking.

It’s a combination of all the Covid mitigation measures that caused no flu season.

 

[Knight_Light]

That’s a combination of better hygiene (hand washing, sanitization, etc), people not attending traditionally mass spreading events, like the movies and sporting events, and people working remotely or at least staying home when they were sick then it was about masking.

Plus little to almost non-existent International travel...Cruise Industry shutdown...Domestic Air travel cut by 70% or more during the heart of flu season and maybe the biggest reason...so many people working from home...as you no longer had "that person" sitting in the next cubicle with 3 boxes of tissues and 4 bags of cough drops trying to "work" thru their day.

Also, so many school districts either shutdown and or at 50% capacity also slowed the spread of flu again this past winter.

 

[DaShuckster]

That’s a combination of better hygiene (hand washing, sanitization, etc), people not attending traditionally mass spreading events, like the movies and sporting events, and people working remotely or at least staying home when they were sick then it was about masking.

Plus little to almost non-existent International travel...Cruise Industry shutdown...Also, so many school districts either shutdown and or at 50% capacity also slowed the spread of flu again this past winter.

Sooooooo....Mask wearing was still worthless but shutdowns were good??!?

 

[Knight_Light]

Sooooooo....Mask wearing was still worthless but shutdowns were good??!?

All of the above didn't have anything to do with masks...as all of those person-to-person encounters were cancelled...basically never happened.

Best and most effective way to avoid the flu or Rona was basically avoid face-to-face interactions...which had been the norm for the past 100 years (since the last pandemic).

 

[DaShuckster]

All of the above didn't have anything to do with masks...as all of those person-to-person encounters were cancelled...basically never happened.

Best and most effective way to avoid the flu or Rona was basically avoid face-to-face interactions...which had been the norm for the past 100 years (since the last pandemic).

You people crack me up.

I swear when this whole pandemic thing is finally behind us, you will be saying, "See? We told you all along this thing was nothing."

 

[goodknightfl]

I’m curious how our “masks are worthless” crowd explains why we just went through an historically low flu season.

because socially distancing does help.

 

[goodknightfl]

Sooooooo....Mask wearing was still worthless but shutdowns were good??!?

Yes, Corona goes right thru the mask, every real study has shown that. If you can smell smoke with a mask, and you can, smoke particles are bigger than corona. It gets in. N95 mask give some protection, cloth do not. It is simple science...