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CDC admits death toll is inflated! Of 161,392 deaths ONLY 6% / 9,683 ARE DIRECTLY CAUSED BY COVID.
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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 3414182" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>the eyes are an more likely entry point:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.09.086165v1.full" target="_blank">https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.09.086165v1.full</a></p><p></p><p>Conclusions: Together, these results indicate that ocular surface cells including conjunctiva are susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, and could therefore serve as a portal of entry as well as a reservoir for person-to-person transmission of this virus. This highlights the importance of safety practices including face masks and ocular contact precautions in preventing the spread of COVID-19 disease.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372?query=TOC" target="_blank">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372?query=TOC</a></p><p></p><p>We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection. Public health authorities define a significant exposure to Covid-19 as face-to-face contact within 6 feet with a patient with symptomatic Covid-19 that is sustained for at least a few minutes (and some say more than 10 minutes or even 30 minutes). The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic.</p><p></p><p>It is also clear that masks serve symbolic roles. Masks are not only tools, they are also talismans that may help increase health care workers’ perceived sense of safety, well-being, and trust in their hospitals. Although such reactions may not be strictly logical, we are all subject to fear and anxiety, especially during times of crisis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 3414182, member: 7629"] the eyes are an more likely entry point: [URL]https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.09.086165v1.full[/URL] Conclusions: Together, these results indicate that ocular surface cells including conjunctiva are susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, and could therefore serve as a portal of entry as well as a reservoir for person-to-person transmission of this virus. This highlights the importance of safety practices including face masks and ocular contact precautions in preventing the spread of COVID-19 disease. [URL]https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372?query=TOC[/URL] We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection. Public health authorities define a significant exposure to Covid-19 as face-to-face contact within 6 feet with a patient with symptomatic Covid-19 that is sustained for at least a few minutes (and some say more than 10 minutes or even 30 minutes). The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic. It is also clear that masks serve symbolic roles. Masks are not only tools, they are also talismans that may help increase health care workers’ perceived sense of safety, well-being, and trust in their hospitals. Although such reactions may not be strictly logical, we are all subject to fear and anxiety, especially during times of crisis. [/QUOTE]
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