Trump tested positive for COVID-19

03 October 2020, 03:54 PM

pianojuggler

One report i read said that Melania was the only one in I-1's retinue who kept her mask on through the whole debate.

But, let's remember that unless it's an N95 respirator or better, the purpose of wearing a face mask is to keep the wearer from spreading the virus, especially if one does not know that one is infected.

03 October 2020, 04:14 PM

wtg

Beware the doctor who doesn't spell the name of a drug/drug company correctly.....

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Bazootiehead-in-training

03 October 2020, 04:19 PM

rontuner

Well... a level 1 surgical mask blocks 95% of viral particles, while a level 3 blocks 98%. Even cloth masks without a filter can get to the mid 80s% protection.

One of my pet peeves is this idea that masks do little to protect the wearer!

03 October 2020, 04:43 PM

CHAS

What would be the best outcome for the country?
Long prosecutions after January 21, 2021 would be more turmoil and probably deaths.
Maybe if 45 slipped away quietly his troops would have no one alive to blame.

I am watching a Bourne movie. That is what the special branches of the CIA would do. They would make sure he never walks out of that hospital room.

04 October 2020, 10:13 AM

wtg

quote:
Vice President Mike Pence was among dozens of politicians and high-profile dignitaries at a White House Rose Garden event last weekend, when President Donald Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his pick to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the nation's high court.

At least eight people who attended the event that Saturday, including the president, have tested positive for coronavirus. Few in attendance were wearing face coverings.

The Rose Garden event, combined with newly released pictures from the White House, paint a portrait of a busy chief executive and his No. 2 conducting business without taking basic precautions to limit the spread of coronavirus.

The result? An apparent laissez faire attitude toward the novel coronavirus that is now raising both health and national security concerns, with Pence ramping up his campaign appearance schedule while Trump remains hospitalized.

Experts wonder why someone in Pence's situation is not under isolation to reduce both his risk of exposure and the vulnerability of the Trump White House.

“We have the president and first lady ill and the country is in a vulnerable situation,” former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told USA Today on Friday. “We have to be very prepared to deal with the possibility that an adversary will seek to take advantage.”

https://www.indystar.com/story...erts-ask/3597974001/

04 October 2020, 10:33 AM

Piano*Dad

If Pence comes down with it you'll see no faux expressions of "thoughts" from me. Mostly silence and a head shake. The stupid. It hurts.

04 October 2020, 01:57 PM

QuirtEvans

quote:
Originally posted by pianojuggler:
One report i read said that Melania was the only one in I-1's retinue who kept her mask on through the whole debate.

But, let's remember that unless it's an N95 respirator or better, the purpose of wearing a face mask is to keep the wearer from spreading the virus, especially if one does not know that one is infected.

The latest I've seen is that masks can help with respect to contracting the disease. Not as much as it helps those around you, but more than zero.

04 October 2020, 02:59 PM

Oh, more lies.

He has been on oxygen twice, revealed on news just now.

04 October 2020, 03:48 PM

CHAS

A cardinal once said, "The Pope is in perfect health until he dies."

04 October 2020, 05:49 PM

pianojuggler

quote:
Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
quote:
Originally posted by pianojuggler:
One report i read said that Melania was the only one in I-1's retinue who kept her mask on through the whole debate.

But, let's remember that unless it's an N95 respirator or better, the purpose of wearing a face mask is to keep the wearer from spreading the virus, especially if one does not know that one is infected.

The latest I've seen is that masks can help with respect to contracting the disease. Not as much as it helps those around you, but more than zero.

Cool.

My benevolent employer sent every employee a package with two masks and a thermometer. I gave them to DD. I don’t like the behind-the-ears kind. I made a bunch with ties.

Still... the point is, if EVERYONE wears one, that’s what will significantly reduce airborne spread.