▲ 35 ▼ I hate when people say "the pandemic is over socially" (hexbear.net) submitted 3 years ago by macabrett@hexbear.net to c/covid@hexbear.net 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments That doesn't mean anything! That's not a thing! That has no basis in material reality! If people are still getting infected all over the world all year, it's still a pandemic!
[–] BruceDoh@hexbear.net 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) Are you sure they don't just mean that we are no longer acting like there is a pandemic? Our social attitudes about the pandemic are certainly different than they were in 2020. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] macabrett@hexbear.net [S] 24 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yes, but saying that in response to someone asking for masks to return in healthcare settings is still something I hate. It doesn't mean anything. It isn't helpful. It's never someone who agrees those precautions should be brought back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) I work in a healthcare setting, and we never dropped masks. All care givers, and all patients are masked. The boss actually studied microbiology. Turns out influenza, RSV, and corona virus are all active, still. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) In hidnsight, how healthcare professionals weren't masked all the time before covid is bonkers to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago IMHO, we were ‘flying by the seat of our pants’, laboring under a mis-interpretation of research done back in the 30s during Typhus epidemic. With SARS-CoV-2 all of our understanding of airborn transmission was reviewed, and mistakes were corrected. Science progresses, but sometimes it takes a while, alas. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Frank@hexbear.net 9 points 3 years ago That's great to hear. Knowing there are still pockets of resistance is very heartening. permalink fedilink source parent [–] macabrett@hexbear.net [S] 7 points 3 years ago Sincerely, thank you for keeping up with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BruceDoh@hexbear.net 10 points 3 years ago Ya, in that context, I would agree. In the context of someone asking, "Is a mask required to attend?" I think it would make sense. We don't do masking requirements anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] macabrett@hexbear.net [S] 24 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yes, but saying that in response to someone asking for masks to return in healthcare settings is still something I hate. It doesn't mean anything. It isn't helpful. It's never someone who agrees those precautions should be brought back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) I work in a healthcare setting, and we never dropped masks. All care givers, and all patients are masked. The boss actually studied microbiology. Turns out influenza, RSV, and corona virus are all active, still. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) In hidnsight, how healthcare professionals weren't masked all the time before covid is bonkers to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago IMHO, we were ‘flying by the seat of our pants’, laboring under a mis-interpretation of research done back in the 30s during Typhus epidemic. With SARS-CoV-2 all of our understanding of airborn transmission was reviewed, and mistakes were corrected. Science progresses, but sometimes it takes a while, alas. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Frank@hexbear.net 9 points 3 years ago That's great to hear. Knowing there are still pockets of resistance is very heartening. permalink fedilink source parent [–] macabrett@hexbear.net [S] 7 points 3 years ago Sincerely, thank you for keeping up with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BruceDoh@hexbear.net 10 points 3 years ago Ya, in that context, I would agree. In the context of someone asking, "Is a mask required to attend?" I think it would make sense. We don't do masking requirements anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) I work in a healthcare setting, and we never dropped masks. All care givers, and all patients are masked. The boss actually studied microbiology. Turns out influenza, RSV, and corona virus are all active, still. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) In hidnsight, how healthcare professionals weren't masked all the time before covid is bonkers to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago IMHO, we were ‘flying by the seat of our pants’, laboring under a mis-interpretation of research done back in the 30s during Typhus epidemic. With SARS-CoV-2 all of our understanding of airborn transmission was reviewed, and mistakes were corrected. Science progresses, but sometimes it takes a while, alas. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Frank@hexbear.net 9 points 3 years ago That's great to hear. Knowing there are still pockets of resistance is very heartening. permalink fedilink source parent [–] macabrett@hexbear.net [S] 7 points 3 years ago Sincerely, thank you for keeping up with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) In hidnsight, how healthcare professionals weren't masked all the time before covid is bonkers to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago IMHO, we were ‘flying by the seat of our pants’, laboring under a mis-interpretation of research done back in the 30s during Typhus epidemic. With SARS-CoV-2 all of our understanding of airborn transmission was reviewed, and mistakes were corrected. Science progresses, but sometimes it takes a while, alas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago IMHO, we were ‘flying by the seat of our pants’, laboring under a mis-interpretation of research done back in the 30s during Typhus epidemic. With SARS-CoV-2 all of our understanding of airborn transmission was reviewed, and mistakes were corrected. Science progresses, but sometimes it takes a while, alas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frank@hexbear.net 9 points 3 years ago That's great to hear. Knowing there are still pockets of resistance is very heartening. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] macabrett@hexbear.net [S] 7 points 3 years ago Sincerely, thank you for keeping up with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BruceDoh@hexbear.net 10 points 3 years ago Ya, in that context, I would agree. In the context of someone asking, "Is a mask required to attend?" I think it would make sense. We don't do masking requirements anymore. permalink fedilink source parent