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01-12-2021, 05:15 AM
#32
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Originally Posted by Scut Farkus
Singapore requiring crews to wear goggles between airport and hotel.
01-12-2021, 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by skywatch
Please post a reference and/or pictures. That would be great to see; I had no idea you could transmit the virus out of your eyes.
01-12-2021, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by RhinoPherret
The corona virus can spread through (via) the eyes just as with the mouth and nose (like other bacterial and viral diseases). It is a route of transmission but seems less able to carry an effective viral load than the mouth or nose. I am not here to promote wearing goggles. Just saying the eyes are a transmission route for the corona virus, to a lesser degree.
You could get stylish hipster glasses with plain uncorrected lenses. Isn't as awkward or silly as safety googles or faceshield and is probably going to reduce risk a bit.
Or go all out...
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01-12-2021, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by RhinoPherret
The corona virus can spread through (via) the eyes just as with the mouth and nose (like other bacterial and viral diseases). It is a route of transmission but seems less able to carry an effective viral load than the mouth or nose. I am not here to promote wearing goggles. Just saying the eyes are a transmission route for the corona virus, to a lesser degree.
We don't mandate mask use to protect the user - they don't - but because they protect the mask wearer from spreading the virus - that is supposed to be the logic behind the mandates and the reason for me not being allowed to be "selfish" and make my own decisions on acceptable risk. It protects you which protects me.
However, wearing goggles would seem designed only to protect the user - unless you are suggesting I can spread the virus with my uncovered eyes, which would be stupid. So if I don't feel like getting on the stupid train and wearing goggles or tyvek suits in public, for that matter, what is the moral argument to shame me into wearing goggles exactly?
01-12-2021, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Yup. If you're masking for you own protection and don't already wear glasses, might want to consider it, every little bit might help.
You could get stylish glasses with plain uncorrected lenses. Isn't as awkward or silly as safety googles or faceshield and is probably going to reduce risk a bit.
You could get stylish glasses with plain uncorrected lenses. Isn't as awkward or silly as safety googles or faceshield and is probably going to reduce risk a bit.
My point being that I cannot logically connect wearing goggles or glasses to the same kind of justification.
01-13-2021, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Xtreme87
US citizens now required to perform a medical procedure in order to be able to return to their homeland. The psychopaths will never stop.
01-13-2021, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Get real, it's not a "medical procedure" it's a nose swab. You could make the case that a blood draw might be getting invasive, but they don't need to do that.
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