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Collision Resistance@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn

www.independent.co.uk

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New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn

www.independent.co.uk

Collision Resistance@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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New Covid wave has begun and we should wear masks again, warn scientists
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Spread of new variant could cause extreme pressure on NHS and cause more damaging long-term health problems, Sage expert says
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    it’s interesting to see how common it is for people in NYC to still wear them sometimes, especially when on the subway (the air is shitty, so it makes sense).

    I doubt it will be much of a problem here, except for those who always refused. yeah, it sucks, but it’s a lot better than getting sick— or dying.

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      I have wealthy lib family members who live in NYC. One recently asked my spouse, who is an RN regularly exposed to this deadly virus thanks to liberal/fascist anti-maskers, if covid was still a thing.

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        ugh, hexbear trolls…

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          ??? someone sharing their personal anecdote with you is trolling? what the fuck is your problem?

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            At the risk of sounding paranoid, the person you’re talking to shows more indicators of being paid to post than anyone I’ve yet encountered.

            At least I hope they are, the alternative is too bleak to contemplate

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              Got my xibux baby. $3000/month + health care and free kung pao chicken, all for dunking on libs on a tiny website nobody knows about from the comfort of my own home. What’s not to like? “Once we trick the foolish Americans into masking again by posting personal anecdotes on obscure websites…then the dawn of communism will have truly begun!”

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                You get money to do that? Le evil Putin told Xi how to program bots like me to do it for free

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                • 🏳️‍⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.ml
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                  Sorry, offer only valid in the People’s Republic of China

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              I’d say the same but there’s clearly no helping you

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                says the troll

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                  I’m sorry about my alt’s behavior

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          I assure you were are unfailingly sincere. If we were trolling there’d be more emojis.

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              Foul! Implying the presence of a mental illness as an insult. 10 points from Gryffindor!

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                  Seems like you need it looking at your comment history

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                  get in

                  pit

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                    says the troll

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                  I’m sorry my alts whiskeypickle@lemmy.ml OkToBeTakei@lemm.ee BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml and bauhaus@lemmy.ml are misbehaving.

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          This is not how my alt is supposed to behave, he should know better than to commit fallacies himself.

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            sorry you need some psychopathic conspiracy theory to justify your existence. but people just hate you

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      I wear one on the subway and it also helps a lot with smells. That “car that smells like shit” is often not noticeable at all.

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      especially when on the subway (the air is shitty, so it makes sense).

      Man, having had easy access to some sort of mask for a long time now, I keep finding little situations where historically I’d be like “man, I wish I didn’t have to breath this shit, it can’t be good for me” where I just don’t breath those things anymore…

      I’m trying to think of good examples but the only one that comes to mind is that in the rare instance I need to use bug spray I’m always glad I have a mask I can wear in case it floats my way.

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        funny you say this… I often think, “have I been breathing this shit this whole time?” when I pull off a mask I’ve been wearing in the subway to wash it, and all this grime washes out

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          Public spaces often smell reaaal bad when you do have to take your mask off.

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            what, you don’t like the smell of garbage and rat pee?

            tourists… :P

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      In the borroughs I never see it.

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        really? I do. Brooklyn and queens, anyway.

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          The only thing that sticks out to me is scooters running red lights and stop signs all day, but no masks in sight in both Brooklyn and Bronx.

          I guess Sunnyside to be specific and Morris Park.

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