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#Post#: 3202--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: February 24, 2025, 4:59 pm
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I gotta a Peeve about insensitivity to number of death of
animals to bird flu
… a health department or news channel can’t convince me that
it’s not of public concern or the public is not endangered when
a flock or herd of say 50- 20,000 creatures either die or are
culled (killed) on a regular basis because of bird flu every
couple days at any given place for quite some time now.
While these creatures aren’t human one might still say these are
living beings there but for the grace of what go we? A creature
is a living form and bird flu is proving itself successful so to
speak with each being it enters gaining the edge with each
infection making way for more likelihood of mutation not in
human species favor
Replace the word culled “birds” with killed “life forms” and
yeah we should be empathetic to say the very least we should be
concerned after al we are “living forms” as well.
… the virus is exponentially thriving making it more powerful
as a virus. ..
…so once again bird flu is of great public concern already doing
a number on all of us intertwined with us being equally part
animal…
We should be uncomfortable with the death of so many creatures …
there should be signs of discomfort coming from a rational
persons perspective of the matter…
when I rode my bike in my safety mask briefly racing through a
grocery store parking lot I didn’t notice a look of discomfort
at all on the general public’s maskless faces even with their
herd-like behavior …tsk tsk tsk the people flock together in the
same animalistic behavior as the birds and cattle all standing
in line in huddle… no different than most herdlike flock like
animals we see. The same bathrooms the same drinking fountain
standing in the same lines all standing in the footprints of one
another like cattle..these are but creatures of habit definitely
not concerned about bird flu or the flu for that matter in the
local store.
My personal strategy and thought are as thus: I say Study the
animals … observe them. see how they thrive or fall and you
might stand a chance in this giant terrarium we call the
environment .. don’t do what the animals do that die… be they
they a lesson on to us who want to survive this bird flu should
it escalate or continue to escalate at its current rate .. this
is a flu that is a herd disease or a flock disease where animals
crowd together their membranes soaking it all in… wanna live
don’t act like cattle do the opposite of the animals .. don’t
shed together. Wanna be different than a susceptible animal then
filter the air with a mask unless you want to breathe in the
air of the gathering that is in the local store.. wear a mask
unless you want to be as free as a bird with bird flu. Wear a
mask to truly separate yourself from the flock and their feather
dander. You are the only animal that can choose to not breathe
in what they are breathing by wearing a mask :)
Bird flu is in our wildlife, in our zoos, right outside our
window, and in our greatest food sources dairy and egg
livestock… bird flu is of public concern now obviously.
True precautions and true preventative measures mean just that…
‘pre’ means before and to be truly safe one must be well
rehearsed and already in the habit of taking actions before it
is actually deemed necessary for it to serve as a true
‘pre’ventative.
If one wears a mask as a precautionary measure then that means
one wears a mask before people are actually infected.
It’s also pretty weird they kill a gigantic herd or flock
instead of just letting whichever creatures survive the bird flu
… I’m not arguing for or against it but what f the ones that
were meant to survive the flu have a special ability or
something to survive bird flu and are supposed to live? In other
words if they didn’t kill all the livestock or poultry and let
some of them that survived would those survivors have given
birth to offspring that also had the genes or ability to survive
bird flu as well? Don’t get me wrong I’m all about eradicating
bird flu but these are questions worth thinking about when
killing off entire herd of birds including some that may have
what it takes to have survived the disease. While I’m not
suggesting that we endanger people by letting an infested flock
run free to infect everybody I am suggesting saving those
specimens that recover from bird flu because this may lead to
the understanding or the key to eradicating bird flu… we study
what is special about the birds that survive bird flu and we see
if their young have the propensity to also survive bird flu
under some controlled environment… we quarantine some of the
sick birds and let those live that do live of those quarantined
sick birds. That’s what I propose rather than just killing all
the sick birds because the sick birds that survive might be the
birds that are supposed to live in order for us to study and
find the cure.
This is just something to think about: If but a fraction of sick
birds for example were quarintined (and safe from human species
that would wear pep when handling them), would not 5 to 10
percent of this fraction of infected birds survive to give birth
to other birds that might be survivors and might help shed light
on the bird flu itself?
Meanwhile a lot of people aren’t scared enough to wear masks
yet they have no problem culling the whole herd or flock ..
just something to think about. Why not live and let live at
least a small fraction that would have lived? We breed animals
for all sorts of reasons why not breed some survivors from the
fraction of a sick ones in a safe quarantined controlled area?
#Post#: 3264--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Steve
Date: March 9, 2025, 8:04 am
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"The risk for human infection is low."
If I had a nickel for every time a news broadcast or an online
article mentioned some variant of that phrase for HPAI (or for
whatever new variant of Covid emerges), I may not become a
millionaire but I'd need to rent some storage space in order to
keep all of the nickels that I had collected.
If the risk is low, why not make it even lower? Why not try to
realistically eliminate the risk at all? Why wait until the risk
is high in order to enact additional protective measures?
The whole idea of locking the doors to your house at night is to
lower the already low risk of a burglary. Every day, we take
additional protective measures that lowers our risk for
calamities that already low in nature. We wash our clothes, we
vacuum, we dust... we perform outdoor chores even though the
risk of consequence is low if we don't perform these activities.
So why not just lower the risk still while it is already low?
#Post#: 4965--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: January 30, 2026, 5:48 pm
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The latest latest pet peeve of mine is when during a public
health emergency a public health organization or health official
says "no need for Panic" or "Don't Panic!"
Here's some key points I blatantly stole off the internet
because they are so well said:
"Research suggests that simply telling people to "calm down" or
"not to panic" can backfire by minimizing their fears without
giving them tools to manage the situation, which can be seen as
unprofessional or dismissive
Undermines Trust: If the public feels the message is masking a
worse reality, it leads to mistrust of health authorities.
Ignores Valid Fear: If there is a real threat, telling people
not to panic can seem callous or irresponsible, especially if it
is used to avoid answering tough questions, as argued in some
crisis scenarios.
Creates Confusion: If a "no panic" message contradicts the
actual, visible severity of a situation, it can lead to a
chaotic,, and uncooperative public
Best Practices for Health Ministers
Experts suggest that instead of telling people how to feel
("don't panic"), effective communication should:
Acknowledge Fear: Validate that the situation is serious,
which builds empathy.
Provide Transparency: Be honest about what is known and
unknown to avoid accusations of hiding the truth.
Offer Actionable Steps: Give the public clear instructions
on what to do to protect themselves.
Show Competence: Focus on the steps being taken to manage
the crisis, rather than just the emotional state of the public.
In essence, telling the public "not to panic" is generally
considered poor communication if it is used to avoid
accountability or to downplay a severe situation, but it can be
part of a calming strategy if paired with concrete information
and guidance".
...now when I hear some health minister or newscaster say "don't
panic" I interpret that as meaning "don't do anything at all,
Don't think about it ,Don't worry about others, Don't prepare or
take heed of anything Don't bother to protect yourself, Don't
respond, and just take whatever throws a punch at you right in
the face and don't complain if you get hurt or die... just don't
panic or respond or show natural inborn fight or flight
behavior. basically they just want us to be stupid and dumb to
all care and concern... totally meek and to be good subjects and
patrons. Don't read anything, don't question anything, and
basically just be complacent, Don't rock the boat, Don't move,
wiggle too much, you are under no obligations, and just be a
good sitting duck.
...That's actually a tall order and much more work than just
acting like responsible caring citizen if you ask me.. Ha! I
couldn't possibly do all that aforementioned stuff without my
mask on!
It's a lot easier to just live with "the panic" and just wear a
mask and take precautions and survive, ;)
The Masked Man
P.S. in reality all the pet peeves mentioned in this thread are
actually justifiable complaints.. we have the right to make
these complaints and they are harmful things that irk us for a
reason. I should retitle this thread: "They Aren't Just Pet
Peeves".
#Post#: 5310--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: February 19, 2026, 6:59 pm
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Again come across something that peeves me: downplaying germs
and concerns about germs.
I take my loved one in for a pre surgery appointment. I discuss
my genuine concern for my loved one catching an airborne illness
or disease during her stay at hospital briefly after her Gall
Bladder surgery.My loved one's cousin died from covid he got
from a hospital stay and my loved one caught hepatitis A along
with 32 other patients that took years to get over from a
dentist.
The doctor just downplays it. Says American kids are always
washing their hands all the time and are more sick than African
kids have stronger immunity systems because they never wash
their hands and play in the mud all the time in third world
countries.
I don't believe that. Gazza is pretty muddy and there's a lot of
illness going on.. there's a lot of disease in third world
countries posted right here in Data Report Info.. There's
malaria and dengue and all sorts of crap going down..."African
kids healthier than American kids who are always washing their
hands!?.. that can't be true.. WTF!? Evidently people who take
gall bladders out know nothing about covid or airborne illnesses
and airborne diseases or even zoonotic diseases.
Why Can't the doctors just can't say "We will make sure no
nurses or staff from the hospital enter her room without masks
on" ?.. Why can't they just reassure me of that?
Also exploring wether the hospital treated at risk elderly
people differently than regular patients,
I also told the doctor that simply operating on a person puts
them in a temporary state of Immunocompromisation and the
doctor said he hadn't read any studies on that.
They just tell me "its unlikely" she'll get an illness.
Sorry but it just seems like the doctors I meet often don't want
me to worry or ask good questions .. like don't rock the boat!
I'm skeptical.. I don't think doctors and nurses are going to
admit people get sick under their care at places where sick
people gather seeking treatment.
I mean They are going to go to all this trouble with providing a
sterile place for the surgery and they can't assure me staff or
nurses from a busy hospital won't give her the flu or something.
It's just wrong to not take pride in your work. If your going to
take the gall bladder out of somebody at least have the gall to
be the boss and assure the caretaker and loved one she won't get
sick from covid or influenza B.. Its horrible but they don't
assure me of that.
How can I trust them with my loved one's life if they can't even
give me their word no maskless nurses or staff are going to
handle her!?
The doctor was pretty much like those are just the chances you
take.
She's 77 and I love her. I feel so small that I can't protect
her. The hospital and the nurses and the doctors all put on
masks for me when I request them to but on the day of surgery
they are taking her away and I can't be there to babysit the
doctors and nurses and staff and makes sure they wear masks
after they have exposed themselves to sickness. We haven't been
sick in six years. We mask. I protected me and her successfully
from covid and all airborne illnesses for six years straight. I
can't even tell you how I feel about a maskless healthcare
system.I'm in tears and rage.
Sure would be smart to use video surveillance of their work
behind these closed doors.. I don't understand this. I can make
them mask in front of me but they are going to take her away and
I won't be able to protect her
Video LINK:
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lZaU2x1b5v8SELJfBdn6EuuJHFJjbL2T/view?usp=sharing
P.S.Its what Steve mentioned ..that's what the doctors told me
today they say "The risk for human infection is low." That's
exactly what the doctor said when I showed concern for her
getting an illness during surgery from the maskless staff in the
hospital. They couldn't give me a straight answer. I'm like
don't risk anything and make sure everyone masks for me doc!
Here's the weird part I can get doctors and nurses to mask for
us when they are in my presence but I can't get the doctors and
nurses to make people in the hospital mask or at least I can't
get them to assure me of it.
I'm gonna wear a mask for a couple weeks around her while I take
care of her in my own home after I bring her home from surgery.
One of us has to take absolutely no risk from getting sick. How
do I care for her if I get sick? I'm sorry but a lot of these
doctor's are sh*t.. I apologize but if they can't give me their
word that people can remain masked around a 77 year old woman in
surgery then that's what they are to me. They can cut a woman
open and remove her gall bladder but they can't tell their
colleagues and staff to remain masked around my loved one. They
say the "The risk for human infection is low." but think how
much lower it could be! I'm staying strong. I'm going to wear a
mask when I take care of her just incase the dice that rolled
isn't in my favor. I think its wrong..I'm rightfully angry. No
matter what I am not going to risk getting sick. I have to be
strong and stay strong for her. I guess I just have higher
standards than most.
Wear a Mask,
The Masked Man
P.S. I know there are good and bad doctors and in-between ones.
I gotta blow off some more steam.. some doctors(not all)are
totally insensitive to covid! I mean it! Unless I got covid in
2019 and didn't know it, I don't think I got covid and it is
terrifying even not having gotten it! .. covid is dead serious!
To say covid is over is such an an injustice. Some doctors are
saying and doing that pretending something is over when
scientifically it is not over. Covid and its mutations still
exists and could even rebound worse and not only that to me its
all about long covid and what covid does to people 5-10 years
after they caught it. Some of these doctors are so presumptuous.
It ain't over til its over man!
I post questions on the doctor's you Tube and they never reply
or write anything its like when they get out of school they
don't use their brains anymore they can't discuss or share or
answer meaningful questions with out a lawyer or something Some
of these doctors just use You Tube as an advertisement and not a
teaching tool..their YouTube is definitely not educational Its
like an infomercial or worse bragging about stuff that is not
medical.. its like they are running for politics..I'm serious
like I ask serious medical questions and the Youtube is all
about how they like football and how the community loves them..
it's just not educational:
PUBLIC STUDY Whether Dr. Edmisten and Hospital Staff will MASK
or not & Treat Immunocompromised Patients Differently LINK:
HTML https://www.datareport.info/miscellaneous-discussions/public-study-whether-dr-edmisten-and-hospital-staff-treat-immunocompromised-pati/
All I know is I mask and I always have to prompt doctors and
nurses to mask and that me and my loved one have been masking
for 6 years and haven't had any airborne illnesses or airborne
diseases in 6 years straight.
I can't help but wonder how many lives have been lost and how
many could be saved simply with stricter masking mandates in
healthcare. It just seems there's somebody in every family that
has a horror story about getting sick in a hospital or while
visiting a doctor. Ive been hearing such things all my life
about people losing loved ones and loved ones getting sick at
hospitals and in healthcare even the workers.
Yet another point in case why don't the surgeons tell me to make
sure to mask for the sake of the patient? I am caregiver and I
will be waiting placed directly with strangers in the waiting
room some of who are likely to be sick. That's why people go to
hospitals.. so why aren't the surgeons safeguarding the patient
by allowing me to sit with sick people. I'll be wearing a mask
of course but it is fair question to ask why we aren't told to
mask prior, during, and post surgery to ensure the greatest
success for patient.
Its like a mental block a lot of health officials have about
masking. The mask is not a chemical internal medicine thing yet
it circumvents the disease via a filter..it totally prevents the
illness and diseases often completely successful. Its physics
and based on science. I use the mask because it works. It's
almost as if a lot of people who disregard or shun the mask
usage are worried more about hysteria than the actual diseases
at hand. A true scientist would commend and use what works and
never wanes and that would be the mask that protects against
numerous illnesses and diseases at once. I'm into what actually
works and so far I'm living proof....
... I can only suppose their is almost an envy that overcomes
the maskless when they must acknowledge the mask was used
scientifically with success on my part and that because of my
mask I have not had a single airborne illness or or airborne
disease in 6 years. The envious would no doubt want to attribute
the mask wearing to some form of neurosis but how can it be
neurotic? What's neurotic about not catching an airborne illness
or and airborne disease by choosing to wear a mask rather than
any of other chemical or invasive internal medicine they
suggest? I'm not knocking their treatments but they certainly
aren't showing much interest in my preventions and my mask or
the mask's ability to prevent illness...
...They just don't have the mind that asks questions. Its hard
to trust a mind that doesn't inquire into matter and question
things. Its hard to trust a mind that thanks it already knows
everything and has all the answers. Its important to always ask
a lit of questions of oneself and others... that kind of
curiosity and drive to think is super healthy and shows great
intelligence and creativity.
#Post#: 5612--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: March 25, 2026, 2:07 am
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It just drives me nuts.. It just peeves me!! GGGrrrrrr!.. photo
attached is a girl just not wearing a good fitting n95 mask.. it
just irks me people doing the least they can do.. C'mon get a
better mask on!
Then I just can't help but get furious as I see a nurse giving a
shot with bare hands and no mask!? I don't care if the nurse is
vaccinated already or not it just doesn't seem right and it's
not right to breathe on somebody you are a giving a shot to! The
nurse is breathing on the shot and her own hands as she prepares
the shot.. we know that much and so Cover your face doctors and
nurses! Its just not professional to take chances. Hey doc, You
want a sterilized environment and a sterilized needle or are ya
gonna breathe on everything!? At least show people and airborne
illnesses and airborne diseases you respect them by masking.
It's just so rude to get into somebody's face to administer
injections into people without a mask on!
How many people in a row does this nurse handle and administer
injections to maskless? It just doesn't seem safe to me. It
seems an unnecessary risk for both healthcare worker and patient
and the other patients.. it just serves as a bad example as
well.. This is the time and place for everybody to mask ... you
want to mask as a nurse and doctor and as role models as well...
you want to model the behavior and get everybody to mask even if
you think you are invincible. This might be why healthcare
workers get sick a lot according to some research and surveys.
It just looks stupid when the patients mask and the doctors and
nurses don't.. it totally looks bad like super low IQ ...very
unintelligent .
It's just creepy ..Doctors and nurses telling all these kids to
mask for one another and not to 'vape' (not to share electronic
cigarettes together) and then the doctor or nurse don't wear no
mask or rubber gloves and they get in the kid's face and give an
injection after injection...its like WTF!? Doesn't this apply to
all those in that room!? Why would the doctors and nurses be
exempt from masking.. are they super human or something at their
age and impervious to their own advice? Its's not okay to touch
on one specimen after anther maskless and gloveless and its not
okay to expose oneself to possible Meningitis B that just broke
out so rapidly.. it's too soon to say that a maskless nurse is
completely safe. Practice what you preach doctors and nurses! To
me this looks humiliating. It looks like the nurse thinks she's
better than everybody else or something... it just looks so
hipocritical to be a maskless nurse like that..I don't think
they really know what they are doing. You can't tell bunch of
people to mask and stop vaping with one another and give them
shots without wearing a mask and rubber gloves... jeesh!
Not only that there is a chance that this strain of Meningitis B
evades the vaccine. In some instances it says the current
vaccine should work but there are conflicting studies as they
don't know for sure. Some scientists question whether this
strain will evade the vaccine. According to one expert. "Uptake
of meningitis vaccines among adolescents is 73% and scientists
are now trying to work out whether many of those who fell
seriously ill were vaccinated. If so, it could suggest a new
strain has started to evade immunity." So this is just premature
guessing and hoping the vaccine will work...its gross the nurse
exposing herself to an environment conducive to Meningitis B..
its just not worth the risk. Get your masks on healthcare!
LINK to photo of maskless nurse and a girl not wearing a really
good fitting n95 mask:
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/24/meningitis-b-vaccination-scheme-widened-year-11-pupils-kent?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#img-1
&
Meningitis 'new strain' fears (maybe the vaccine won't work)
LINK:
HTML https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/meningitis-new-strain-fears-after-36873771
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Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: March 27, 2026, 2:07 pm
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... and The lack of masks amongst researchers who work on a
daily basis with world's most dangerous, deadliest,& insidious
viruses, germs & mutations is maddening to me...
Why would they put googles on and gloves and not masks as well?
Aren't they breathing on top of their hands and possibly their
speciman .. what's the point of the goggles and gloves without
the mask? Also there is no hair net... they make poultry workers
wear air and beard nets... Here they are working with possibly
the most dangerous virus in the world... getting a photo taken
...
I just can't trust a people that can't mask for this dangerous
work... don't drop that vial idiot! You trust yourself and your
family's life to those rubber gloves? and whether you fumble
with something? I hope one of those little plastic tubes doesn't
get yanked out by your earring by accident and squirt out all
over... hope nothing leaks and the lids on tight...Hope a rubber
a glove don't get a little rip or hole in it and you scratch
your nose...Ive had rubber and latex gloves get kind of sweaty
and create friction and fingernails break through the
glove...you can get a hole in a rubber glove from simply
unzipping a zipper or most any friction against something harder
or sharp will pop a hole in rubber or latex glove..happens all
the time.... You drop that vial and then what!? You sure that
lid is on tight enough..you didn't get any hair in it did ya?
You sure this is airtight!? Total amateurs! Nobody is perfect...
what are the maskless trying to juggle and prove? sooner or
later this is an accident waiting to happen.. total lack of
biosecurity measures all based on hope rather than real physics!
I don't think they understand physics and how close they are to
physical accident.
Wear a mask for insurance reasons incase some tube slips out or
something! After all You are only handling perhaps the Most
dangerous virus on earth! Wear jumpsuit that protects you head
from toe and have quarantined room where you take the jumpsuit
off for laundry and then shower don't just trust a lab coat if
you re going to work daily with that stuff! You don't wanna take
that home to your family... that place hosts one of the world's
most deadliest viruses around and they are doing experiments and
tests?! I can't for the life of me understand why they aren't
masking for full protection even with their rubber gloves and
goggles ,vials & little canisters and tubes sticking out all
over the place...
...There will always be leaks from time to time and things fail
due to the natural elements in the physical world ..not
everything stays airtight in the real world accidents .. you
trust the cocking and seal on that gerbil cage and its pane of
glass and those little plastic tubes with our lives!?Don't knock
over anything with your elbow by accident, bend over or get your
har caught on anything and yank something out by accident!...
Why are they risking this and not masking? I totally forsee a
tube accidentally getting yanked out! Does anybody else see the
potential for a tube getting yanked out by accident? That
aerosol nebulizer backfires or fails or simply malfunctions
that kid in the curly hair is gonna get a facefull. Wear a mask
when you put your face up to the machine just incase you make a
human mistake, miscalculation, or just have slip up!
There really isn't anything such as a 'freak accident'..
accidents simply occur regularly sooner or later so have a
backup plan and apparatus in place like a mask! Learn what
'precaution' really means and use the full measure of
precautions to be on the safe side.
Maskless Daredevils LINKs:
HTML https://news.engin.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bird-flu-grant-cee-student.jpg
&
HTML https://news.engin.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bird-flu-grant-emily-hong-in-lab.jpg
Source:
HTML https://news.engin.umich.edu/2026/03/studying-bird-flu-in-the-air-to-protect-people-and-agricultural-operations-in-michigan-and-beyond/
"To err is human" , which is why I mask!
The Masked Man
P.S. You'd think it would scare people to realize I am far more
safe and more qualified to work with these dangerous particles
because I mask than they are! If something wrong occurs, the
Masked Man will be fine and they won't. Its like the maskless
researcher is riding a bicycle without a helmet.. crashes rarely
occur but when they do and when their head hits the concrete its
a doozie!
Ya wanna know why maskless researchers are so wrong? It because
we are still debating if covid got started by a lab leak..
that's right a lab leak. That's why it is so insensitive of
people who work in labs to be so nonchalant about taking
precautions such as masking. You gotta be pretty cold and
insensitive to the world to not to mask around viruses you are
handling if there is any question covid was leaked by a lab!
Even if covid wasn't leaked by a lab its insane not to take full
precautions including extra precautions such as masking when
working with viruses.
None of this makes any sense to wear gloves with no mask... you
wear gloves because you are going to get hands dirty quite
possibly with virus and germs, right!?? So make sure to have
mask on because your gloves are going to get dirty and you don't
want to breathe on or in what is on your gloves? How hard is
that to understand?
You wouldn't wear gloves if you don't believe in viruses and
germs so therefore it doesn't make sense not to wear mask as
well because your hands and gloves are are going to be used in
front of your breathing moist air holes!. Your hands typically
hover, work, and dangle under your face and on your frontside
under your nose.
Here's some research on how germs on your gloves can spread
germs (which is why you should put your mask on first before
putting gloves on)...
"Avian influenza (bird flu) germs can remain active and
infectious on rubber or latex gloves for
several hours to over a day, with some studies suggesting they
can remain stable for up to 24 hours. While the virus survives
for a shorter time on hands (about 5 minutes), its ability to
persist on non-porous surfaces like rubber gloves, plastics, and
metal makes them a significant vector for spreading the virus if
not managed properly".
...you see ? why put rubber gloves prior to putting mask on?
Gotta put the mask on first to protect yourself from the
gloves!!! And nobody wears goggles unless they are afraid of
flicking something dangerous in their eyes so why be willing to
breathe in what you aren't willing to get in your eyes? Think
about your membranes.. now protect them! Wear a mask!
Look, we stick a beverage next to our keyboard and no matter how
careful we are sooner or later we always knock the beverage over
onto keyboard.. it never fails accidents always happen.. it is
for this reason we should always be masked around viruses
especially when we are in the vicinity of viruses.. accidents
always happen sooner or later.
NOTE on Aerosol-generating nebulizers:
Aerosol-generating nebulizers commonly experience malfunctions
#Post#: 5634--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: March 28, 2026, 11:16 am
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Here's a statement I often see in typical press, typical news,
and social media
"There's no sign so far that this variant I.E. the BA.3.2,
nicknamed Cicada, is any more dangerous or causes more severe
disease than the other variants".
... I think that aforementioned statement is being too
dismissive and is trying to disregard the true damage covid
does. One could just as easily say
There are signs that this variant I.E. the BA.3.2, nicknamed
Cicada, is just downright dangerous and causes severe disease
and often can make life miserable a long time especially with
the dangers of long covid...
...I say the last variants were far more devastating and
dangerous to those who caught it and that long covid is soooo
downplayed .. people are just in denial trying to downplay
serious long term diseases like covid pretending that if they
get the next variant and circulate it amongst one another that
somehow it will all be okay
I am going to take the liberty of saying and repeating myself
here that there is a huge amount of long covid making us all
suffer
There's no cure for long covid... Always remember to acknowledge
long covid,
A more appropriate statement might be something like:
Long covid is just as dangerous as ever!...
Look up what is happening to some of these people catching covid
and getting long covid and you will find study after study
indicating how destructive and how dangerous covid and its long
term repercussions continue to be... Some of this damage is long
term, irreversible, is wreaking havoc and long term suffering on
ourselves, scores of loved ones, and all people amongst us.
Overview as of March 27 2026
infection with any SARS-CoV-2 variant, including Omicron and its
subvariants, can lead to Long COVID. While risks may differ
between strains, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
| CDC (.gov) states that each reinfection carries a risk of
developing long-term symptoms. Long COVID can occur even if the
initial infection was mild or asymptomatic.
Key Details Regarding Variants and Long COVID:
Risk with All Variants: Long COVID can occur after infection
with any variant, not just earlier strains.
Reinfection Risks: Each subsequent infection, regardless of
the variant, brings a risk of developing Long COVID.
Symptoms & Timing: Symptoms can emerge, persist, or reemerge
over weeks, months, or years.
Anyone Can Get It: Long COVID affects people who had severe
COVID-19, but it can also occur in those with mild initial
cases, including children.
While early studies suggested a lower risk of Long COVID with
Omicron compared to Delta, the sheer volume of infections during
the Omicron wave means many people still developed the condition
I wear a mask for my health because long covid is as dangerous
as ever!,
The Masked Man
#Post#: 5654--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: April 2, 2026, 4:54 pm
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Then I have peeves about tainted news stories.. the following is
obvious the reporter wants everybody to pretend everything is
okay, that the scientists aren't concerned about the latest
variant, and the reporter and editor can't even match the
footage with the title ..
In the following the news story reads"
"New COVID-19 variant, ‘Cicada,’ mostly infecting children,
health officials say"
LINK:
HTML https://www.ksla.com/2026/04/02/new-covid-19-variant-cicada-mostly-infecting-children-health-officials-say/
.. Masked Man says the footage in the video doesn't match the
headline and instead the video is all about a day in history
when the pandemic started and has nothing to do with how we can
help prevent more children from getting the latest variant and
how to protect our children form the risks of long covid and
long term health repercussions.
The report goes on to say in text
"The new variant is part of the Omicron family."
&
"So far, scientists aren’t particularly worried about the
variant because it doesn’t seem to be more severe than others."
...Masked Man is like I don't know what scientists they are
talking to but according to some research I have read scientists
say the omicron lineage is affiliated with long covid:
"Children and adolescents who experienced a second SARS-CoV-2
infection during the Omicron period were more than twice as
likely to develop long COVID-related diagnoses compared with
those with a single infection, according to study findings
published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Oct 28, 2025"
.. there must be countless eyewitness News channels that simply
don't do justice to how bad covid and long covid really is..
again long covid isn't even in their vocabulary. Shame on them
and what might be inflicted upon innocent children from the lack
of their good research!
Then the article goes on again to say "COVID-19’s pattern, until
now, has been to infect adults, particularly older adults"
therefore contradicting their headline that reads: "New
COVID-19 variant, ‘Cicada,’ mostly infecting children, health
officials say
..The writers of these news stories have something seriously
wrong with them. At least do the research and get the facts
straight Besides they are all over the place...no offense but
they need to learn how paragraphs are made so they can convey
thoughts correctly and so they don't contradict themselves.
Learn how to write a news story! Jeesh! I'd be soo embarrassed!
Newspeople: learn some syntax for crying out loud...have some
pride.. you can't just cut and paste a bunch of contradicting
statements in a row and call that a news story!
According to the headline a whole bunch of children are getting
covid and everything else that follows in the your news story is
just a bunch incongruent statements none of which really belong
together under the headline.. its just chaos and lack of
thoughtfulness. Learn how paragraphs work so you can complete a
thought and communicate a concept. Maybe some refresher courses
in high school would help these news writers. Perhaps some news
that was worthy of junior high school level English class would
be desirable! I got it: Hire some kids from high school to help
you write these stories.
Dear News writers, If you start out with a headline that reads
"New COVID-19 variant, ‘Cicada,’ mostly infecting children,
health officials say" then at least follow it up with a couple
paragraphs that each convey a single thought or concept. At
least do just a little research so that you can give the
community some info or facts that pertain to the New COVID-19
variant mostly infecting children. For example, Many of these
children and adolescents who experience a second SARS-CoV-2
infection during the Omicron period are twice as likely to
develop long COVID-related diagnoses compared with those with a
single infection.
AND,,, yet another one New COVID variant 'Cicada' spreading
among children
KABC
Thursday, April 2, 2026
LINK:
HTML https://abc7.com/post/new-covid-variant-cicada-spreading-among-kids/18829742/
.. again the news anchor acts like its no big deal for little
kids to catch covid in 22 states offAmerica all that is really
said is "Its only only affecting children .."So far, scientists
aren't particularly worried about it because it does not seem to
be any more severe than other variants."
... Masked Man is thinking God these news anchors are cold as
ice; these children are going to have learning problems and
possibly long covid... we are talking a disease that the
children are catching or we are spotting in children the most at
first.. it is ridiculous for these newscasters to pretend they
too and the seniors won't also catch it.. By the way, the
chances of a "child-only" variant is almost zero; rather, this
variant is simply more likely to target younger populations...
...This is just so dumb to underestimate these diseases that are
known to have long term repercussions for all age groups
accordingg to the research done by scientists that I am aware
of. There's enough research articles in Data Report info to
prove how little research these EyeWitness News do.. It ought to
be a crime to make a public announcement to the community
without highlighting much of the research and findings done on
covid and long covid ...
These eyewitness news channels aren't informing or educating the
community about covid... just look it up the long covid studies
in this site or google it to see how much in denial and out of
touch these eyewitness news stations really are... I mean c'mon
let's get real people covid and long covid is a serious problem
and there are serious studies been done that are being totally
ignored by fatalists who think we are just supposed to live with
viruses and not defend ourselves.
Wear a mask for your health don't keep catching and giving covid
to one another.. Do these reporters in eyewitness news already
know about covid an long covid? Are they familiar with all the
other diseases that also have proven to give people long term
repercussions? They don't know squat about ten years from know
and what their bouts with covid will do to their brains over
time.. If you are middle aged or any age group, don't give covid
to little kids because you don't personally think covid is a big
deal ... don't give covid to older people and vice versa.. don't
let little kids or anybody give you covid! There's stuff you can
do to prevent the spread like masking.
... this is nuts we don't have clue as to what covid will do to
whoever catches it a decade from now. There are many diseases
that stay almost dormant and then rear their ugly head and
destroy lives years later after the initial infection.
I'm just sick of people underestimating covid which is a
relatively new diseases... I got bad vibes and feeling about
this because we don't know know if a ton of covid victims are
going to end up with early dementia, heart attacks etc. There's
not a soul amongst us that can see that far ahead of the game we
are playing. Totally presumptuous I dare say cocky and imprudent
to believe covid and long covid won't do damage. I am seriously
concerned that I am currently seeing mental shortcomings and
possible signs of something like brain fog and early dementia
already in our politicians and many public figures. Let us be
humble and respectful around diseases! I really suspect the
problem is the victims of covid are often too close to it and
can't see it because they want to just survive the initial
infection and get on with life... there's just a huge denial
going on. They just can't handle the responsibility and the
truth.
People are just too bold, too big for their own britches when
dealing with stuff that don't really know about like long term
repercussions from diseases, in my humble opinion.
Wear a Mask for your health,
The Masked Man
For those of you interested in what catching covid more than
once can do to a kids, here's some studies that eyewitness news
overlooked:
Reinfection With Omicron Variant Linked to Higher Risk for Long
COVID in Youth (Triple Shot Of Studies & Links)
LINK:
HTML https://www.datareport.info/long-covid-studies/reinfection-with-omicron-variant-linked-to-higher-risk-for-long-covid-in-youth-t/msg5656/?topicseen#new
#Post#: 5926--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: May 23, 2026, 6:02 pm
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Just Peeved... It just peeves me seeing maskless doctors and
maskless nurses taking temperatures of maskless people during
serious outbreaks.
Maskless doctors and maskless nurses without masks just pose a
threat to whoever they have contact with.. don't they know they
themselves might carry airborne illness and airborne disease!?
This goes for every country and is not limited to Africa and the
Ebola outbreak ... don't expose or infect your patients and
guests and staff members !
There's nothing to me that is more pathetic than maskless
doctors whatever country they are in it totally defeats the
purpose, A bunch of people without masks checking each others
temperatures!? What is this a stupid competition!?
I mean c'mon! I bet the virus just loves that; see how many
people can get in each others face taking one another
temperatures .. the virus is having a field day no doubt! How
many patients can a maskless doctor infect!? Check that on your
thermometer! :)
It takes something like 2-21 days for symptoms to show up with
this current Ebola virus strain .. while you are checking people
who may or may not have a fever during this time frame don't
expose your respiratory system, yourselves and your patients
intentionally to this virus. Wear a mask to help prevent the
actual spread!
Currently it is estimated that 27.1% (95% CI, 14.5%–39.6%) of
Ebola infections are asymptomatic. That's like over 1 in 4
people who have ebola show no symptoms and might be infecting
one another ... its not rolling dice.. there's going to be a
significant amount of people running around with no symptoms
(that means not displaying a fever) infecting one another and
the virus doesn't care if you are doctor or not.
They refer to these thermometers at airports as an "enhanced
screening device" to impress you but that's not
prevention..that's not going to protect you from exposure if
the patient is asymptomatic that temperature gauge won't even
protect you from exposure even if the patient does have a fever!
Wear a mask when you get into people faces and take their
temperatures ..just trust me!
Healthcare experts need to toughen up show some professional
integrity and tell their peers and the public many cases of
Ebola infections are asymptomatic! Then healthcare needs to
behave accordingly and use Personal protection equipment that
implements the n95 mask.
Mask up healthcare,
The Masked Man
P.S. I tell you something years ago I went to get a vaccination
..I'm standing there in long line of people ..very few were
masked.. some lady came up to everybody taking people's
temperature .. it was ridiculous everybody was already in line
breathing down each other's necks in long hall way .. half of
them unmasked during a covid super spreader... lady came up to
me.. I had so much protective gear on her temperature gauge
wouldn't work,, she just kept at it trying to get her device to
work .. I finally just said I'm here for vaccination ..I'm not
taking my mask and head gear off!! I was just about to leave man
.. I could feel her breath on me ..I'm not taking bandannas off
that are holding my mask/respirator in place ( I think I was
wearing a plastic face shield as well over my mask... finally
she just let me through.. I don't think she ever got a reading.
...
...Then after that I in my mask, was supposed to wait in a
crowded waiting room of maskless people who just got
vaccinated.. I was supposed to sit in a dirty chair with all
these people for twenty minutes incase the vaccination killed me
or something.. I just left man.. some maskless guy followed me
out to parking lot to detain me and I said I'm sorry but I'm
afraid of germs.. I just got in my car and got out of there!!
...I guess if you've got enough personal protection gear and a
good mask on and the temperature gauge device doesn't work on
you it probably means you are wearing the right mask and gear
and are safe from viruses they are spreading as well!
It's like this, the proper order would be: you wear a mask and
personal protection equipment and use sanitizers, then if you
come down with a fever anyway, you wear that mask and get your
temperature checked by others who are masked and have personal
protection gear on!..
Doctors,
its like a game of paper, sizzers, & rocks and there are certain
principles and a hierarchy involved; Mask covers all.. Mask
takes all! Masks prevent exposure to airborne illness and
airborne disease and you know this. If you are taking one
another temperatures without masks on then you are too late when
it comes to preventing exposure!
..,understand all this is from the perspective from one who
masks for his health. Perhaps there is some psychological
barrier, some denial some guilt on the part of healthcare
personal that are reluctant to mask and therefore they have
difficulty accepting and implicating the n 95 mask for their
health. There must be some fears maskless doctors carry; some
fear of being rejected by the anti-maskers or maybe they fear
its a sign of weakness to mask because there is simply no
reason not to mask around viruses. It's not intelligent not to
mask when working in the vicinity of airborne illness and
airborne disease and every maskless doctor knows this in their
heart. Masks can prevent airborne illness and airborne disease
and therefore I implore healthcare to implement the n95 mask.
The maskless doctor must see this double standard.. I am a
masked guy bringing a masked elderly loved one... The doctor
sees many strangers and has very close contact with patients ...
it is the opposite of what the maskless doctor thinks for the
maskless doctor is the vector and carrier and from my
perspective it is I who should take the maskless doctor's
temperature and do a complete health check before he even
touches or breathes on his patients. healthcare should implement
masks to reduce the transmission of viruses regardless. There is
no watchdog or anybody taking care of the doctor and personals
health insofar as I know I don't trust their respiratory system
and immunity system or the particles and microscopic entities
that go in and out of their offices on a routine basis. Actually
let me reinstate that: I do trust the reality that viruses, the
particles and microscopic entities that go in and out of their
offices routinely that require the necessity of masking in
healthcare.
#Post#: 6197--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that
downplays the gravity of the covid situation in news &
public me
DIR By: Masked Man
Date: July 18, 2026, 2:10 am
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Peeve:
People that look into cell phones while driving..esspecially
politicians that are running for senator.
It just peeves me. I ride a bicycle and in this advertisement
there's a guy staring into a cellphone while driving running for
senator.
Dangerous as anything. I can't trust politicians with important
decisions about public health concerns, my health, nor can I
trust them with my life out on the open road! Its just totally
illegal and a horrible example. Please people don't use
cellphone while you drive ... keep your eyes on the road at all
times with both hands on wheels.
Driving while staring or even glancing at cellphone is bad for
your health and mine!
Michael Whatley for senate driving at same time looking at
cellphone
LINK:
HTML https://youtu.be/8YH7iagEcXc?si=Tsq9JPfwVgtZdHyL
P.S
Where's a cop when you need one..I don't know how people get
away with this ..without getting charged or reprimanded for
driving while using cell phone.In this video, Whatley takes his
eyes off the road twice to trashtalk another politician... I
don't think people realize how sick it really is. I commute on
bicycle and I can;t stand a guy looking into a cellphone that's
sitting in passenger seat while he's driving or trying to
drive.. what about my safety? I simply can't trust a guy running
for senator that that can't keep his eyes straight ahead on the
f*ckin' road! I wouldn't get in the car with that guy for
anything.. I don't think its outta line to teach a guy about
traffic laws: Don't look into your camera while you are trying
to drive idiot.. and don't film yourself breaking traffic laws!
That's just one of my biggest peeves: people taking their eyes
off the road when they drive is just as dangerous as anything
for everybody on the road. Do these politicians even think!? I
mean what are they thinking staring into a camera while driving
at same time!? Is this how people are supposed to behave driving
down the road making a video trash talking other politicians
making a sales pitch staring into the cell phone!? .. is this
how we teach 16 year olds how to drive in a car? Pull off the
road before you play with that cell phone big-shot smarty pants!
Seriously its an infraction of the law. It's as serious as
running a stop sign or a red light at least. Peering into a cell
phone while driving is like driving blind for a few moments at
a time.
"Cell phone use while driving is a major cause of traffic
accidents, leading to an estimated 1.6 million crashes and
hundreds of thousands of injuries in the U.S. every year.
Nationwide, distracted driving factors into about 1 in every 4
car crashes, with texting increasing your crash risk by up to
400%"
That YouTube video of Michael Whatley clearly defying a traffic
law currently has 4.5 million views! Think about it. What do law
officers think about this and why would anybody advertise
themselves breaking the law? Anybody else would get a ticket yet
Whatley gets 4.5 million people watching him violate the law. Ya
gotta ask yourself how often does he do that? When is the last
time you saw somebody fishing around under their dashboard or
digging for something while driving not lookin?
That's 4.5 million views so far of people watching an act of
distracted driving.. a traffic violation! There should be a
stuntman disclaimer... don't try this in your car kids! Its
called the butterfly affect...Repeat Michael Whatley's driving
behavior, multiply that behavior by however many drivers do the
same and that equals accidents amongst the masses. That's why
there are law against it. Traffic cops, pedestrians, responsible
drivers and bicyclists such as myself have a hard enough time
dealing with morons on the road.
Imagine a bus driver playing with his phone while driving
..what's the difference when someone coming down the road isn't
looking straight ahead?..wouldn't that outrage people?...What
would a driving instructor do if they were in the passenger seat
of Whatley's car?
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