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LanternWaste

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22. I would hazard the irrational concept...

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 13, 2020, 01:41 PM

Sep 2020

is the immediate rejection and denial of a peer reviewed hypothesis.

"Focus on the standard COVID-19 precautions and protocols...."
The allowance of one does not imply the denial of another. That is also irrational.

Seems you're creating a pattern here.

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New England Journal of Medicine: Face masks may be helping to provide immunity [View all] alterfurz Sep 2020 OP

This is not the time for such irrational concepts. FarPoint Sep 2020 #1

How does this not? n/t rzemanfl Sep 2020 #2

Masks are the standard precautions. LisaL Sep 2020 #5

Yes... Yes mask is protocol... FarPoint Sep 2020 #13

It's far from irrational. gulliver Sep 2020 #8

I understand the concept...sure... FarPoint Sep 2020 #15

Another time ...I say. FarPoint Sep 2020 #18

But, This Is The Opposite ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #20

Can't go wrong complying with precautions. gulliver Sep 2020 #21

Masks are among the standard precautions and protocols Bettie Sep 2020 #17

I would hazard the irrational concept... LanternWaste Sep 2020 #22

Glad to see this view getting some traction. Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #3

My wife taught school for decades, and never caught colds, the flu, etc. empedocles Sep 2020 #6

+1 Hugin Sep 2020 #7

Face masks are an important part of the way we approach covid19. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 #4

face masks stop or even slow the spread gristy Sep 2020 #9

The only triad we have right now is distancing, staying home, and masks over the pie hole. Hugin Sep 2020 #11

Exactly.... FarPoint Sep 2020 #16

Read this a few days ago. Igel Sep 2020 #10

Commentary - not peer reviewed science jpak Sep 2020 #12

Very, very good point. FarPoint Sep 2020 #19

Proven or unproven, it's a good argument to wear your damn mask Buckeyeblue Sep 2020 #14

to keep track of it n/t w0nderer Sep 2020 #23

We can get rid of this virus without a vaccine Yavin4 Sep 2020 #24

Fantastic point! phylny Sep 2020 #25

Too much traveling between countries. scipan Sep 2020 #26