10 minutes ago, PremiumLane said:

 

You really are a man-child, stop clutching your pearls, wearing a mask isn't the end of the world and I guess I give a f@ck about people whose immune systems are compromised. You are so busy stamping your little feet that you don't even understand basic science. 

No one has EVER on here said those at risk should not consult with a doctor and take appropriate measures to try and protect their health. You're comment is puerile.

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

The other day our cleaner told us, in the local shop in the soi and the scrap yard they all have it, they were closed for a couple days, the shop can get busy in the evening with Thai workers, Im wearing a mask if I have to go there, 

 

If you are that worried then why go to the shop????

10 hours ago, huangnon said:

 

The voice of "reason". Sounds more like the voice of a scare-mongering stake-holder.

Don't be a pussy. 

9 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

No one has EVER on here said those at risk should not consult with a doctor and take appropriate measures to try and protect their health.

 

There are plenty of members on here who repeatedly post that there is no risk from COVID out in the world and/or they believe they personally have no risk from COVID, mountains of evidence notwithstanding. Some even deny that the COVID virus really exists.

 

Also, the poster above wasn't commenting to you, but rather, a different COVID denier / dismisser.

 

Edited December 8, 20232 yr by TallGuyJohninBKK

8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Nope, done with the masking forever unless the Bubonic plague returns

You don't get bubonic plague through the air like COVID.

 

It's transmitted by infected fleas or animals. 

 

"By animal or insect bites or stings" 

 

 

Bubonic plague https://g.co/kgs/73zjt8

 

Good thing your not an health official but just a drama queen. 

11 hours ago, webfact said:

Members of the public are advised to wear face

 

Is it silly season already. 

They never stopped wearing masks... so no need to urge them wear them again

Edited December 8, 20232 yr by ikke1959

We lost my wife's brother (for the serial dim wits that was my brother in-law), and his daughter (our niece) to covid.

There have been screeds of debates over the last few years, both here and around the world, as to the effectiveness of vaccines, and if masks, social distancing, washing / dissinfecting hands etc. actually work. We have been lucky enough, so far to avoid it but it is real and it is out there. However, we did follow protocol and advice from medical experts regarding all of the precautions and I seriously believe that - that did help in neither of us contracting Covid.

We still have the conspiracy theorists and those that refuse to wear masks because they are petulent over being forced to previously, but I still believe that doing something to try and protrect yourself and your family is better than doing nothing. No harm in at least trying to be sensible is there? 

When I feel unwell and have to go out into the public areas to get supplies, I wear a mask, as I do not want 

to spread what ever I have to others.

Anti maskers like Bill S, seem to forget that I do not want to catch whatever disease he may have as well.

That is My Opinion.

Just adults or minors? Are the vaccines given only to adults or to minors? 

 

Edited December 8, 20232 yr by Paris333

11 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

Please explain how a mask with give protection against Dengue Fever as it is mosquito borne.

 

You put it on the mosquito.

We double mask just to be on the safe side. I see no harm in taking the extra precaution. We have had all our boosters, everything is up to date and we will continue to follow the medical experts advice. It takes very little effort even in Thailand to stay safe. 

13 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

Please explain how a mask with give protection against Dengue Fever as it is mosquito borne.

Same with chikungunya

14 hours ago, sandrew33 said:

...What exactly does getting a respiratory virus have to do with wearing masks? 

 

Nothing at all, unless the mask is worn to cover the orifices through which air is inhaled into the lungs; and wearing a mask is not about getting a respiratory virus, but about reducing the risk of getting it. 

9 hours ago, DavisH said:

Only the sick should be wearing masks, and if they have covid they should isolate. It's realy that simple

Yet they carry-on.

Going out and about, 7-11, local markets etc spreading it further.

14 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Next door the daughter came home from school about a two weeks ago, hacking cough, headaches and phlegm.

Last week mother was the same, now grandmother has started, all three hacking coughs all day long.

Just saying... 

 

I am in the UK and there a growing concern about the "100-day cough" formerly known as Whooping cough.

 

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/12/08/cases-of-100-day-cough-are-rising-in-the-uk-heres-what-you-should-know-about-whooping-coug#:~:text=Cases of whooping cough - sometimes,Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

 

Not a lot of social distancing over here and no masks either.

Never vaxxed, never had Covid, let that sink in.

 

Healthy people don't generate a single cent for the pharmaceutical cartel, that is why they are demonised.

I was at Suvarnabhumi airport earlier this week and I have never seen so many people cough. Hundreds of people. Sickness everywhere. Failing immune systems.

16 hours ago, huangnon said:

 

The voice of "reason". Sounds more like the voice of a scare-mongering stake-holder.

 

I am inclined to agree with you.

 

By now, close to 100% of the population has developed some degree of immunity because of infection with Covid, often even unaware of it, or vaccination, or both.

 

The basic conern now should be to prevent overloading the hospitals with Covid patients, particularly in intensive care units. 

 

Reporting the number of persons who tested positive seems totally useless. If reports are published, they should only be about ICU cases, perhaps alongside the number of remaing free beds in ICU.

 

People die every day, with or without Covid, but if the authorities keep statistic of Covid deaths, let them publish them if it makes them happy, preferably alongside traffic accident deaths for comparison.

 

Free vaccination should ideally be recommended and offered free of charge to old persons, eg 70 years and older, other persons at increased risk, eg with relevant pre-existing conditions, and perhaps also children, as they may not yet have a strong general immune system.

 

Mask wearing could be imposed by hospitals and other health care institutions and old people's homes for for their staff and for visitors, where considered important.

Here we go again, getting ready for the next WHO, WEF control scenario. 

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Surge in Covid-19 cases prompts advice for public to wear masks
by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

 

Photo courtesy of thainews.prd.go.th

A respiratory expert issues a warning as Covid-19 cases soar, surpassing even the flu.

Renowned respiratory specialist, Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, dropped a bombshell on social media, sounding the alarm on the escalating Covid crisis. Hailing from Vichaiyut Hospital in Bangkok, he disclosed a staggering 545 cases in November alone, divulging the unsettling statistics in a Facebook post yesterday, December 7.

 

November’s chilling report not only exposes the ominous rise in Covid but paints a gloomy picture of respiratory health overall. Dr Manoon’s findings reveal a grim tapestry of afflictions:

 

Covid-19: 545 cases
Influenza: 304 cases
Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV): 33 cases
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): 17 cases
Dengue Fever: 46 cases
Chikungunya: 4 cases
Norovirus: 13 cases

Dr Manoon, the voice of reason amid the storm, underscores the relentless ascent of coronavirus, surpassing the notorious flu. In a gripping statement, he warns:

 

“We are witnessing a steady surge, and the battle against Covid-19 has already taken precedence over influenza.”

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-08

 

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That is only from one hospital. but the news is also only focusing on these numbers in their stories. What happened to the statistics from the other 1000 hospitals? the city, the country? 

Buddha forbid the actual numbers ever get released making Thailand look bad. 

Either way, Covid has become less than the flu in symptoms now. So why make such a big deal out of it. 

 18 months ago an Australian anti-vaxer got Covid, on her death bed begged for the vax, it was too late, then she begged everone to get vax, she died 4 days later.

Edited December 8, 20232 yr by Jing Joe
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3 hours ago, NanLaew said:

I am in the UK and there a growing concern about the "100-day cough" formerly known as Whooping cough.

 

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/12/08/cases-of-100-day-cough-are-rising-in-the-uk-heres-what-you-should-know-about-whooping-coug#:~:text=Cases of whooping cough - sometimes,Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

 

Not a lot of social distancing over here and no masks either.

Did notice a week or so ago all the staff in my local 7-11's have started to wear masks again.

18 hours ago, ezzra said:

Not a very smart comment to make, maybe wearing masks  is your thing but don't think for a moment that the world is clean of Covid, far from it, i went through the 2-3 year of the Covid period without a hitch but got a very bad one 2 months ago spending 2 weeks in hospital, so there...

Recovering just in time to get sick from the airborne pollution we get this season!

I had better be wearing 2 masks!

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Did notice a week or so ago all the staff in my local 7-11's have started to wear masks again.

Same here were I live,

19 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

For which, one of the best available protections (when away from air purified spaces) is wearing an N95 or  similar face mask -- at least until Thailand gets serious about reducing its air pollution problem.

 

So really, face masking is a two-fer, or three-fer or more... N95s and similar, when worn properly and consistently, protect against COVID, protect against PM2.5, protect against flu and RSV, etc etc.

 

N95 masks can if worn correctly be a barrier to covid . However the emphasis is on " worn correctly " .When I was  working in a chemical industry environment that required all persons working there to be tested for the correct fitting to their face . Many men , nearly 30 % could not achieve a seal , due to their facial features and certainly not for those with facial hair . N95 masks are not comfortable to wear for long periods . 

Medical masks were designed to stop the transfer of aerosol  droplets from the wearer to a patient . They should be a single use only . They do not give protection against small particles for the wearer because there is not a tight seal around the wearers cheeks . The majority of those who caught covid in the UK did wear a medical mask ( me included ) , in order to comply with the laws .

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16 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

The medical profession wanting to create more millionaires.

Let's be clear, I am not talking about the doctors and nurses here, if you do not know what I am talking about then I understand the confused emoticans.

Got covid last year on a visit to Thailand. Showed my vax card. They gave me some pills and told me to go home. Couple of weeks later I was running the streets..

Edited December 9, 20232 yr by Gknrd

14 hours ago, dinsdale said:

No one has EVER on here said those at risk should not consult with a doctor and take appropriate measures to try and protect their health. You're comment is puerile.

 

Other than the fact that that is not the argument I made, you see wearing masks around people cos some in our communities are immune compromised is the argument I made. Come back when you get reading comprehension down