(05-12-2020, 03:19 PM)brewerb Wrote:(05-12-2020, 02:52 PM)SYZ Wrote:(05-11-2020, 08:02 PM)brewerb Wrote: I just got back from the grocery store. I intentionally coughed (very loudly) around anyone without a mask...
The official Australian Government advice remains that you only need to wear a mask if you are sick with COVID-19
symptoms, or if you are looking after someone who may have COVID-19. If you are well, according to the Department
of Health, you do not need to wear a face mask. Face masks are used primarily by people in the community to prevent
sick people from spreading infection.
The proof of this?
Cases of infection in the US = 4,914 per million population—masks worn.
Deaths in US = 248 per million.
Cases of infection in Australia = 273 per million population—masks not worn.
Deaths in Australia = 4 per million.
That fails to address the percent of asymptomatic yet infection transmissible, some estimates as high as 25%.
The US/Australia comparison is ignorant.
Without being tested how do you, (yes you) know that you are well?
No, the US/Australian comparison is valid, as per that statistics I cited.
You need to tell me in more specific terms why you claim it's ignorant.
And, BTW, it's asinine to deliberately cough loudly around any/all other
people in order to cause unnecessary concern in a public place, particularly
to the frail elderly who're vulnerable, and don't realise you're joking.
I'm a creationist; I believe that man created God.
