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tblue37

(65,328 posts)
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 08:07 PM Sep 2021

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!



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Schools across the U.S. that had mask requirements saw fewer outbreaks of coronavirus, according to new studies from the CDC. In one study, Arizona schools that did not require masks had 3.5 times as many outbreaks as schools that mandated them.
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Stuart G

(38,419 posts)
5. Masks, masks & masks what is the task of putting on and keeping on a mask?
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 09:33 PM
Sep 2021
Is it hard to do?...asks Stu?

1. Harder than requiring "Small Pox Vaccinations" which schools do..
2. Harder than requiring "reading books" ...which schools do..
3. How much time does it take to ....put on a mask?
4, What is the plus side of having everyone wear a mask?
5. What is the minus side of not having everyone wear a mask?

Just five, ...wear a mask and stay ....alive!!!!

Stuart G

(38,419 posts)
8. Stupid is still..."STUPID"....we had the same discussion about wearing "seat belts" in the 80s..
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 09:43 PM
Sep 2021

...I led such discussion in a class that I taught...hard to remember..but after a while most agreed to wear them..
......We had the same discussion about bicycle helmets..Odd..ain't hard to figure out...Is it?....
.........Now wearing bicycle helmets is the ...LAW..........

............I wonder how many lives and severe injuries those helmets prevented?...
..............Same for seat belts

DownriverDem

(6,228 posts)
7. They work
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 09:41 PM
Sep 2021

& the kids don't seem bothered by a mask. We know with anti mask parents it's a whole different story.

Stuart G

(38,419 posts)
9. Maybe the rule should be simple, "If you do not wear a mask, you cannot wear a seat belt"....We will
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 09:46 PM
Sep 2021

....see how that one works.....No we won't...

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
12. Grant proposal
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 10:29 PM
Sep 2021

I want to test the hypothesis that people who use an umbrella during a rain storm stay drier than people who don't use an umbrella. I'll need a grant of $6 million to achieve definitive results. Who do I see about that?

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