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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 759282" data-attributes="member: 831"><p>I'm so glad you did not get severe COVID-19 illness and are recovering. Too many people are not so lucky. A former student of mine lost his mother to it a few months ago. She was a denier and now her five kids ranging from 18-5 years of age have no mother. </p><p></p><p>Husband interacted with someone at his work who was positive (This person did not know it at the time, but his girlfriend had tested positive and he didn't tell anyone at work until he came down with symptoms<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />) earlier this week. This individual is sick right now, but not severe enough to warrant hospitalization. The hospitals here are overwhelmed. Luckily, Husband is not in the office very often, and when he is he follows his own strict protocol of masking, distancing, and hand-washing. So, we're hoping he won't test positive. He won't be home until Wednesday and it will have been over a week since he was in the same room (Doing the big three) with this person.</p><p></p><p>I have to make a comment about masks. They are a strategic tool to reduce risk and spread. I sometimes feel frustrated when people use the word, "work". Like seatbelts, they don't guarantee your safety in a car accident, but they greatly reduce the risk of severe injury and death. Masks, along with social distancing are similar strategies for COVID-19 to reduce the risk of contracting the virus and spreading it to others. When Daughter was in the hospital, fighting cancer, kids in the cancer ward wore masks to reduce the risk they might contract some pathogen brought in by staff or visitors. I feel appalled and saddened by the behavior of some of my fellow citizens during this time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 759282, member: 831"] I'm so glad you did not get severe COVID-19 illness and are recovering. Too many people are not so lucky. A former student of mine lost his mother to it a few months ago. She was a denier and now her five kids ranging from 18-5 years of age have no mother. Husband interacted with someone at his work who was positive (This person did not know it at the time, but his girlfriend had tested positive and he didn't tell anyone at work until he came down with symptoms:mad:) earlier this week. This individual is sick right now, but not severe enough to warrant hospitalization. The hospitals here are overwhelmed. Luckily, Husband is not in the office very often, and when he is he follows his own strict protocol of masking, distancing, and hand-washing. So, we're hoping he won't test positive. He won't be home until Wednesday and it will have been over a week since he was in the same room (Doing the big three) with this person. I have to make a comment about masks. They are a strategic tool to reduce risk and spread. I sometimes feel frustrated when people use the word, "work". Like seatbelts, they don't guarantee your safety in a car accident, but they greatly reduce the risk of severe injury and death. Masks, along with social distancing are similar strategies for COVID-19 to reduce the risk of contracting the virus and spreading it to others. When Daughter was in the hospital, fighting cancer, kids in the cancer ward wore masks to reduce the risk they might contract some pathogen brought in by staff or visitors. I feel appalled and saddened by the behavior of some of my fellow citizens during this time. [/QUOTE]
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