Being vaccinated doesn’t stop you contracting Covid @Andrew436 … hopefully it helps to prevent you getting it badly and needing hospital treatment. It doesn’t stop you spreading the virus. If you are carrying the virus but are asymptomatic and don’t feel unwell, and go amongst other people unmasked you are putting their lives at risk because some folk may have impaired immune reactions to the vaccination. They won’t know that without having had an antibody test.
🤔 have you had an antibody test? Do you know for sure that the vaccinations you’ve had have worked?
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I am vaccinated up to the eyeballs, and therefore do not wear a mask. It's disappointing to see many of the hateful comments on here about people who may be exempt from wearing one for legitimate reasons.
What hateful comments have you seen? The exemptions for wearing a mask do not include being fully vaccinated, and never have. You have left yourself open to criticism by stating that you do not wear a mask despite not having a legitimate reason. This behaviour indicates to me either lack of understanding, or selfishness.
In case of the former, the scientific evidence is clear. The vaccination will protect you if you contract the virus. It will not stop you passing it on to others who may be more vulnerable than you. Being unable to wear a mask for legitimate reasons, sadly does not make one any less able to pass the virus on to others.
Whether you are vaccinated or not, you should be wearing a mask. The mask protects others as you can still carry the virus, whatever your vaccine status. It is simple selfishness not to wear one. Obviously there are a few exceptions, but selfishness, or pure stupidity are the main reasons.
I just can't believe that this still has to be explained to people.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I am vaccinated up to the eyeballs, and therefore do not wear a mask.
@Andrew436 It really doesn't work like that. The Economist estimate that the global death toll is around 19 million people - infections crossing quickly from country to country. That's the equivalent to the whole population of Chile dead in under two years from the outcomes of one disease. Each of us doing everything we possibly can has direct and immediate effect on people death and disease. Surely you don't want to cause our struggling NHS any more burden? You don't want yet more operations cancelled or more people ending up in ICU unable to breathe? Why would anyone want that? Other countries are not as lucky in their health provision as us. We do what we can for the well being of others.
Perhaps Andrew can spend his Christmas with our hero from Devon, one thinks masks will spoil his Christmas the other thinks vaccinated people don’t need to wear them. Is there any hope for the rest of us.
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On the issue of exemptions - do people decide for themselves? I am not aware of official rules. Personally I think exemptions should only be for severe anxiety with mask wearing. I probably wrote about this back at the start of this thread but I really think that “breathing difficulties” should not be an exemption. Those people should be keeping out of any environments where a mask is required. I have nursed patients who didn’t like/wouldn’t wear a mask/said there were exempt, and they didn’t much enjoy wearing an oxygen mask and being critically ill either.
Can anyone honestly say that they love wearing a mask. I don't think anyone would wear one from choice, it’s just a social requirement for the time being.
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I don't know, I'm so used to it now that it feels weird being in public with a naked face! It's also been very handy in the cold wind.
A few years ago I had a job where I was outside near the coast in the cold wind all winter and I tried any number of things to keep my nose warm. I wish I had thought of face masks then!
I was pleased with mine the other evening when I had to queue for my meds outside the pharmacy. You can also mouth some swear words at idiots along the way. I read someone’s post on fb who said they had asthma and wearing a mask made them feel much better as cold air aggravates it.
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It doesn’t stop you spreading the virus.
If you are carrying the virus but are asymptomatic and don’t feel unwell, and go amongst other people unmasked you are putting their lives at risk
because some folk may have impaired immune reactions to the vaccination. They won’t know that without having had an antibody test.
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In case of the former, the scientific evidence is clear. The vaccination will protect you if you contract the virus. It will not stop you passing it on to others who may be more vulnerable than you. Being unable to wear a mask for legitimate reasons, sadly does not make one any less able to pass the virus on to others.
Is there any hope for the rest of us.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I don't think anyone would wear one from choice, it’s just a social requirement for the time being.
A few years ago I had a job where I was outside near the coast in the cold wind all winter and I tried any number of things to keep my nose warm. I wish I had thought of face masks then!
You can also mouth some swear words at idiots along the way.
I read someone’s post on fb who said they had asthma and wearing a mask made them feel much better as cold air aggravates it.