Top Canadian pathologist Dr. Roger Hodkinson

[farmaholic]

What happened to trust the scientists? The guy sounds like he has credentials to comment.

Unless you guys think Tam is the health authority we should listen to.

They are rolling out new models again saying sask is going to have 400,000k cases, or 4500, or who knows.

He lost a little respect from me when he said aerosol can travel 30 meters before it settles....expelled by a sneeze, carried on a breeze or with a 50 kmph tail wind?

I hope if I ever need or have surgery that the surgical team wears masks. Not effective? Why wear them? Or do they only want to conceal their identity? I don't think anyone is claiming masks are 100% effective against spreading or getting germs.

People need to step away from the extreme edge of their absolute pro or con arguments.....before they go over their respective edge.

[farming101]

26 people die every day in Saskatchewan from other causes but only 32 have died from Covid in 265 days So 32/265 equals .12 of a person. Or a tenth of a person - Geez its a huge problem! (More sarcasm)

There has also been some restriction or directive in SK for 246 days now. Care to hazard a guess what the landscape would look like had there been none at all?
I will admit I don't know but every single senior's home in the province has had strict protocol in place for workers and visitors since March 20. It's working

[GDR]

And the vaccine success rates are on par with the survival rate. 94% vaccine efficacy vs 95% survival in general population.

Cmon people, please think for once.

That's not how that works Jazz, not the same thing at all, review your math. The polio vaccine was about the same effectivendss and look what it did. Dont be foolish and get the vaccine

[Guest]

All i know for sure is that it scares the shit outta me

[jazz]

People need to step away from the extreme edge of their absolute pro or con arguments.....before they go over their respective edge.

I would say our govts are taking us there and nobody is asking questions and thats dangerous.

And the last time I was in an op room was the birth of my daughter. It was hotter than a pistol in there and the physician sure worked up a sweat.

Point being nothing short of a hazmat suit will prevent human transmission of a virus.

And then there is this;

Amazon: $91 Billion
Walmart: $38B
Google: $37B
Microsoft: $33B
Facebook: $28B
Nike: $8B
Apple: $8B

Thats not their profits for 2020. Thats their increase in profits over 2019.

[jazz]

That's not how that works Jazz, not the same thing at all, review your math. The polio vaccine was about the same effectivendss and look what it did. Dont be foolish and get the vaccine

GDR, polio was in a subset of the population. The comparison is not valid. Childhood diseases are not the same.

Use the same family of illnesses as your guide. Use the flu vaccine as a comparison. Its 60-70% effective most years and its efficacy is much lower in an older population.

[farmaholic]

All i know for sure is that it scares the shit outta me

You know what scares the shit outta me? Our reserve soil moisture conditions.....even more than corona virus(I think).

[Jordy2323]

I hope if I ever need or have surgery that the surgical team wears masks. Not effective? Why wear them? Or do they only want to conceal their identity? I don't think anyone is claiming masks are 100% effective against spreading or getting germs.

Clearly with a surgery, you have a incision, and an open wound, masks are worn to prevent bacteria from getting in, and lessen the risk of infection.

From the article:
The CoVID-19 pandemic is about viral transmission. Surgical and cloth masks do nothing to prevent viral transmission. We should all realize by now that face masks have never been shown to prevent or protect against viral transmission. Which is exactly why they have never been recommended for use during the seasonal flu outbreak, epidemics, or previous pandemics.

If a surgeon were sick, especially with a viral infection, they would not perform surgery as they know the virus would NOT be stopped by their surgical mask.

If you can't help but believe and trust the weak retrospective observational studies and confused public health "authorities" lying to you about the benefits and completely ignoring the risks of medical masks, then you should at least reject the illogical anti-science recommendation to block only 2 of the 3 ports of entry for viral diseases. Masks only cover the mouth and nose. They do not protect the eyes.
https://www.meehanmd.com/blog/2020-07-22-if-masks-dont-work-then-why-do-surgeons-wear-them/ https://www.meehanmd.com/blog/2020-07-22-if-masks-dont-work-then-why-do-surgeons-wear-them/

[agstar77]

Clearly with a surgery, you have a incision, and an open wound, masks are worn to prevent bacteria from getting in, and lessen the risk of infection.

From the article:
The CoVID-19 pandemic is about viral transmission. Surgical and cloth masks do nothing to prevent viral transmission. We should all realize by now that face masks have never been shown to prevent or protect against viral transmission. Which is exactly why they have never been recommended for use during the seasonal flu outbreak, epidemics, or previous pandemics.

If a surgeon were sick, especially with a viral infection, they would not perform surgery as they know the virus would NOT be stopped by their surgical mask.

If you can't help but believe and trust the weak retrospective observational studies and confused public health "authorities" lying to you about the benefits and completely ignoring the risks of medical masks, then you should at least reject the illogical anti-science recommendation to block only 2 of the 3 ports of entry for viral diseases. Masks only cover the mouth and nose. They do not protect the eyes.
https://www.meehanmd.com/blog/2020-07-22-if-masks-dont-work-then-why-do-surgeons-wear-them/ https://www.meehanmd.com/blog/2020-07-22-if-masks-dont-work-then-why-do-surgeons-wear-them/

Garbage post ,misinformation is more dangerous than the virus. You should get a ticket for posting this garbage.

[Guest]

You know what scares the shit outta me? Our reserve soil moisture conditions.....even more than corona virus(I think).

Snow is so deep here i’m leaving three tracks already !

[Guest]

Probably 1 out of 300000 die from just COVID-19
All other deaths have more than one cause.

Doesnt matter
Our oldest daughter has been diabetic since ten
She is in better shape than 99 % of people but it still puts here at a severe disadvantage

[farmaholic]

Snow is so deep here i’m leaving three tracks already !

You wish. You must have really short legs. Or crawling around.

[jazz]

Garbage post ,misinformation is more dangerous than the virus. You should get a ticket for posting this garbage.

What about the comment from Dr Hodkinson. Obviously the govt sought out his opinion and got it in spades.

Is he wrong?

[GDR]

You wish. You must have really short legs. Or crawling around.

Who knew the only way to keep warm in the winter was to wear snow boots and take viagra?

[burnt]

What about the comment from Dr Hodkinson. Obviously the govt sought out his opinion and got it in spades.

Is he wrong?

Right or wrong, he will be given the same respect as caseIH's 3rd track.