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October 30, 2020, 06:33:39 AM
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Maybe you were just a little paranoid with how the virus can be transmitted. There are many things to consider if an individual had the virus.
1st, we are wearing facemask and probably face shields. Study shows that proper wearing of facemask can get 99% chance you will not get the virus.
2nd, if he/she wears facemask too contamination stop already in his/her face mask trapping all the virus in their from his/her respiratory system.
3rd, observing social distancing could not reach the virus that if were going to base these from wha experts has says.
4th, you will not get the virus if you do not have business to go outside or if it is not really important then stay at home and save lives.

Do not get worried too much about the virus instead boost your health by eating healthy foods less sugar and other toxic ingredients that we likely to eat. Then exercise that would I think do to keep you not getting sick if you get affected by the virus.
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You can smell gases. Gases can go through masks and everything

Particles, and particles that the virus is present on may be blocked by masks and other things.

It's been mentioned before in this thread but also the little bit of spit that comes of people will also be mostly stopped by the barrier. Than it will either dry on the plexiglass surface and the virus will die or it will be cleaned and the virus will die.

These measures have and will continue to save lives.


The biggest thing was lowering the spread in the beginning when everyone was vulnerable and this has been very successful. If more people had been infected all at once the medical establishment would have been completely overwhelmed.

It's good that Corona didn't come at a worse time, it's almost like a vaccine itself, preparing us for worse pandemics in the future.


In some supermarkets it's kind of a gimmick, but places like Costco did it the right way. When you're buying things there the cashier is protected like 99% of the time. Other grocery stores just put a little panel of plexiglass that the customer is behind for like 1 second out of potentially a 1 minute long interaction. These ones are just virtue signaling.



One final point gases will of course pass through masks and around barriers. Otherwise what the hell are you breathing? The smells in perfumes are gases not necessarily particulates.

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I'm only bothered by them because they reinforce the crapspeak about the virus. They do create tunnels, but that is good because it helps to spread immunity, and eventually the government will have to admit that the vaccines will be useless and not required. Then they will have to justify all the money they wasted. and  the life years that were destroyed in pursuit of their agenda.

Age isn't really relevant. it's the co-morbidities and the strength of your immune system that is important . The only reason that the elderly are more vulnerable is that they have been exposed to vaccines and other so called health care products for longer.


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I'd love to know where you actually read the news from Jet Cash. Or whatever you're smoking. Seems interesting.

aerosols=normal breath..
aerosols=normal breath.. yes be concerned. so just dont spend lengthy time near people breathing near you

stop pretending that breathing cant transfer virus
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Airborne transmission is not equally efficient for all respiratory microbes

...

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 can occur under SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Pathogens that are mainly transmitted through close contact (i.e., contact transmission and droplet transmission) can sometimes also be spread via airborne transmission under special circumstances. There are several well-documented examples in which SARS-CoV-2 appears to have been transmitted over long distances or times. These transmission events appear uncommon and have typically involved the presence of an infectious person producing respiratory droplets for an extended time (>30 minutes to multiple hours) in an enclosed space. Enough virus was present in the space to cause infections in people who were more than 6 feet away or who passed through that space soon after the infectious person had left. Circumstances under which airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 appears to have occurred include:

Enclosed spaces within which an infectious person either exposed susceptible people at the same time or to which susceptible people were exposed shortly after the infectious person had left the space.
Prolonged exposure to respiratory particles, often generated with expiratory exertion (e.g., shouting, singing, exercising) that increased the concentration of suspended respiratory droplets in the air space.
Inadequate ventilation or air handling that allowed a build-up of suspended small respiratory droplets and particles.
Source.

Yes, the breath can transfer the virus UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, as mentioned above. If there is no big sale at the supermarket where lots of people gather, screaming, and breathing heavily, you don't have to worry about breathing as this is not TBC.

That is why they limit the amount of people in the stores, try to get people to use special lanes when walking around, put up barriers, and require masks.

Plus you shouldn't be that close to people, even with masks on, for extended periods of time. Just be 6 feet apart and all is well.
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It seems a little unfair to compare being able to smell someones perfume and saying that coronavirus restrictions are a waste of time. There are so many scenarios where this sort of shielding could help stop the spread - if it just stops 1 out of 100 people getting infected then it seems like a good idea, with this particularly deadly and contagious virus. Let's say you were just walking through the checkouts after deciding not to buy anything, someone on the opposite side of the shield sneezes but that barrier was able to protect you from direct exposure in the 2 seconds that you were passing by. Of course you have to think of situations where the shields are detrimental or counter intuitive, but it seems silly to say they are not helpful.

It does not matter if it "seems silly." What matters is the results of empirical testing.
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It seems a little unfair to compare being able to smell someones perfume and saying that coronavirus restrictions are a waste of time. There are so many scenarios where this sort of shielding could help stop the spread - if it just stops 1 out of 100 people getting infected then it seems like a good idea, with this particularly deadly and contagious virus. Let's say you were just walking through the checkouts after deciding not to buy anything, someone on the opposite side of the shield sneezes but that barrier was able to protect you from direct exposure in the 2 seconds that you were passing by. Of course you have to think of situations where the shields are detrimental or counter intuitive, but it seems silly to say they are not helpful.
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If they really wanted to kill the virus, then they would use copper impregnation a lot more ( on the barriers, nit the people), I understand that the virus can't remain viable for more than 5 minutes on copper. But then it suits them to use these tunnels to spread the live virus.

the barriers are a spit guard for the workers while being transparent to still see each other

if you put up a copper panel. you cant see because its then a metal wall.. well even if they were to do it. i guarantee you that they wont be buying your copper. they would research you and notice your hygiene and safety guidelines are not acceptable standard. so try not to make this a way to promote your copper hoarding. you wont get it sold

here is the thing. if you stand at a distance and wear a mask like asked to do. and your in the cashier queue you will only be there for 5 minutes 'in the tunnel' so with all three features. your risk is low
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The barriers protect the checkout staff though. Staff who are in close proximity to hundreds of people each day (some of them maskless freedom-warriors). With no barriers, staff are more likely to get infected and then, with no barriers, we as shoppers are more likely to contract the virus from the infected staff.

Agree that air conditioning isn't great, though. It's all compromise solutions to keep the economy functioning, whilst keeping infection rate as low as possible given the economy is the government's overriding priority.


+1 to all of that.

Every single solution we've had to this pandemic at this point isn't 'perfect' though it is enough to keep tons of people from getting sick and allows our economy to continue to function.

I don't think the reaction to these solutions should be -- WELL IT DOESNT WORK 100% SO WE SHOULD ALL JUST STOP NOW CAUSE THIS OBVIOUSLY ISN'T WORKING.

Like no. Why?
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Age isn't really relevant. it's the co-morbidities and the strength of your immune system that is important . The only reason that the elderly are more vulnerable is that they have been exposed to vaccines and other so called health care products for longer.

That's not really true. Whilst co-morbidities and immune system strength are important, the fact is that old people still died before vaccines and health products were invented; people don't just continue indefinitely. Ageing is the process of cumulative accrual of cell replication errors throughout your life. Getting older makes you weaker and more vulnerable, naturally. Plus there is the vulnerability to late-onset diseases (most early onset diseases [i.e. before procreation age] are obviously excluded from the gene-pool by natural selection). Diseases can make you more vulnerable, and weaken your immune system, and this correlates with age. Unfortunately it's not the case that we're all immortal indomitable supermen who are brought down only by evil vaccines.
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It's quite offensive to suggest that everyone with health problems is stupid or weak-willed.

It's offensive to force nations into penury, ill health and even death, just because some people can't stop eating rubbish food, or have to destroy their lungs and other organs with cigarettes and chemicals.

Do you really believe that all unhealthy people are stupid and weak?  Pretty ignorant.
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If they really wanted to kill the virus, then they would use copper impregnation a lot more ( on the barriers, nit the people), I understand that the virus can't remain viable for more than 5 minutes on copper. But then it suits them to use these tunnels to spread the live virus.
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Now this plastic category thing is seen in most parts of the world home office restaurant shop it is in vogue everywhere but these are made for one time use if more than this is used it can be harmful to health it is not okay to feed plastic products to older people especially children. Plastic toxins can get into food which can enter the body and harm health and plastic that does not have such a symbol or mark it must be understood that the plastic product is not made to protect the international standards and it is more unsafe.
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Age isn't really relevant. it's the co-morbidities and the strength of your immune system that is important . The only reason that the elderly are more vulnerable is that they have been exposed to vaccines and other so called health care products for longer.

Vaccines are slow poisons and everything we eat also genetically modified/hybrids are also slow poisons. One who didn't get much medications in their life time expected to have better life expectancy and that is why people from Japan like countries are living more than other countries since they are talking only natural foods as their medicine for most of their diseases.
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I'm only bothered by them because they reinforce the crapspeak about the virus. They do create tunnels, but that is good because it helps to spread immunity, and eventually the government will have to admit that the vaccines will be useless and not required. Then they will have to justify all the money they wasted. and  the life years that were destroyed in pursuit of their agenda.

Age isn't really relevant. it's the co-morbidities and the strength of your immune system that is important . The only reason that the elderly are more vulnerable is that they have been exposed to vaccines and other so called health care products for longer.

But the plastic barriers provide a home for the trillions of plastic nano-bots, which fly out and are invisible and then re merge with the plastic, until the next time some of those 5G network signals energize them.

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I'm only bothered by them because they reinforce the crapspeak about the virus. They do create tunnels, but that is good because it helps to spread immunity, and eventually the government will have to admit that the vaccines will be useless and not required. Then they will have to justify all the money they wasted. and  the life years that were destroyed in pursuit of their agenda.

Age isn't really relevant. it's the co-morbidities and the strength of your immune system that is important . The only reason that the elderly are more vulnerable is that they have been exposed to vaccines and other so called health care products for longer.
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Not sure why so many people hate these plastic barriers. For me it's a pretty common occurs lately. Almost every restaurant is using plastic barriers to separate tables. Even in stores at the cashier they using them, or at the haircutter. Personally I am not really getting offended by them. It's just another way to try and practice social distancing and protect us all. I don't worry so much about myself because I am still fairly young. Honestly if these barriers manage to save 1% of the people of getting infected than it's a good deal. They are not really hurting anyone.
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aerosols=normal breath..
aerosols=normal breath.. yes be concerned. so just dont spend lengthy time near people breathing near you

stop pretending that breathing cant transfer virus
Quote
Airborne transmission is not equally efficient for all respiratory microbes

...

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 can occur under SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Pathogens that are mainly transmitted through close contact (i.e., contact transmission and droplet transmission) can sometimes also be spread via airborne transmission under special circumstances. There are several well-documented examples in which SARS-CoV-2 appears to have been transmitted over long distances or times. These transmission events appear uncommon and have typically involved the presence of an infectious person producing respiratory droplets for an extended time (>30 minutes to multiple hours) in an enclosed space. Enough virus was present in the space to cause infections in people who were more than 6 feet away or who passed through that space soon after the infectious person had left. Circumstances under which airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 appears to have occurred include:

Enclosed spaces within which an infectious person either exposed susceptible people at the same time or to which susceptible people were exposed shortly after the infectious person had left the space.
Prolonged exposure to respiratory particles, often generated with expiratory exertion (e.g., shouting, singing, exercising) that increased the concentration of suspended respiratory droplets in the air space.
Inadequate ventilation or air handling that allowed a build-up of suspended small respiratory droplets and particles.
Source.

Yes, the breath can transfer the virus UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, as mentioned above. If there is no big sale at the supermarket where lots of people gather, screaming, and breathing heavily, you don't have to worry about breathing as this is not TBC.
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I should've said it meant to be a tool to protect the staff against droplets, not aerosols. Because under normal circumstances, this virus doesn't spread via airborne aerosols.
If you worry about airborne infection, plastic won't help if there are small openings or ventilation.

droplets.. aerosols.. air
airborne=air ..dont worry about open air of people 100m away.
aerosols=normal breath.. yes be concerned. so just dont spend lengthy time near people breathing near you
droplets=cough, sneezes.. yes be concerned. so avoid getting coughed and sneezed in the face or being near to get the spray

i know your trying to appropriate the 'airborne' term to make it seem as if it doesnt travel on breath. but peoples breath is an aerosol. and it can be spread by people breathing.

just not going to be something that lingers in the air for large distance and large timescales

try not to confuse airborne vs aerosol.
remember airborne means lingers in the air.. such as how carbon stays in the atmosphere.. but thats different to the aerosols emitted from pressurised lungs exhaling breath

if you look at a smoker. get them to exhale their smoke towards someones face 2mb away. and then put a plastic panel or even a beach windbreak between them and then get them to exhale smoke in the same direction and see that there is a difference of how much gets to the other person

yes the plastic panel is even better as a shield for cough and sneeze droplets. but dont try to suggest plastic is useless for breaths and stop pretending that breathing cant transfer virus
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~ taken things out of context like MSM ~
I should've said it meant to be a tool to protect the staff against droplets, not aerosols. Because under normal circumstances, this virus doesn't spread via airborne aerosols.
If you worry about airborne infection, plastic won't help if there are small openings or ventilation.
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I understand that the Covid virus had a RNA clip added to allow it to spread via aerosols. It was created to allow maximum infection with minimum fatalities,

you misnderstand facts and physics

physics:
adding length to a covid virus makes it too big to be held by aerosols.
take ebola/hiv. its a larger virus too large for aerosols. which is why its only transmitted by fluid exchange

facts:
the physical size of sar 2 is no bigger then over corona viruses.
they actually studied the rna of covid and compared it. and they even bothered to see if there were any markers that suggest 'clipping' occured.
they did not find any clipping. thus not lab made.
they did however see that the RNA has natural evolution parts.
so in the smallest of chance it was lab origin. guess what it was not done by splicing/clipping rna. it would have to have been done in a similar way of selective breeding process. by putting a pangolin into a box and spray it with 2 viruses and hope one day they mute into a new strain..
but this small chance is then ruled out because they can see how it muted over the years via wild animals

i know you cant understand wilderness, randomness, nature, but it does actually happen. its why pigs and cows are given antivirals because they can spread disease in the farms
its why when you see a dead wild animal on the road you should not pick it up and definitely not lick it with your base skin. because nature is actually more brutal than what you think
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Plastic is protection against droplets, not aerosols.

have you ever ventured out your house, gone to the beach and use one of those plastic windbreaks.
this is not a rain defender its an air redirecter. yep it stops aerosols
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why should a healthy person be bothered about the virus
Empathy? A healthy person may suffer only mild symptoms, but can act as a carrier, and kill people.

if they are not healthy, then they should fix their health problems? We shouldn't be penalised because of their stupidity or lack of will power.
It's quite offensive to suggest that everyone with health problems is stupid or weak-willed.
example, Alexander the Great.
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I understand that the Covid virus had a RNA clip added to allow it to spread via aerosols. It was created to allow maximum infection with minimum fatalities, and this allowed panic to be created to milk the economies of the world as a prelude to monetary reset. You don't need to read MSM lies to be aware of this, just look around you, and talk to people you meet. Then think about the ramifications of the things you see. Things like the perfume clouds surrounding some women. These aren't a problem in themselves - well maybe cheap perfume is an annoyance, but it isn't life threatening. You concern should come from the realisation that the Covid aerosols will behave in the same way, and on reflection you will realise that all the social distancing and other nonsense is counter productive,
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Another concern is the damage done to the environment by items such as discarded face masks. Here is a report of a falcon tangled in a face mask -
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulldailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhull-east-yorkshire-news%2Fperegrine-falcon-tangled-face-mask-4363505&psig=AOvVaw2tJGZSUb4fY4riBftVYm1y&ust=1603277081965000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCNC2xtn-wuwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

It really is time to step back, and try to understand the way we are being manipulated and controlled. There is a great temptation to take the easy way out, but it catches up on you later. You can kick the can down the road and back again, but eventually it will destroy your shoes.
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Plastic is protection against droplets, not aerosols. Anyway, aerosolization is extremely rare and only occurred in a special circumstance, like when people packed in a closed room with cold AC, screaming, crying, singing, and dancing (you know, church things). Hence, it's not the case for supermarkets.
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It's quite offensive to suggest that everyone with health problems is stupid or weak-willed.

It's offensive to force nations into penury, ill health and even death, just because some people can't stop eating rubbish food, or have to destroy their lungs and other organs with cigarettes and chemicals. If a car keeps crashing because it has defective brakes, then you take it off the road and fix the brakes. You don't carry on driving it and destroying other cars until the car becomes useless. Covid is like scratches on the car, in most cases you can carry on with normal use. The lard arses are like the defective brakes - get them to stop stuffing their faces with cream cakes and rubbish food. I appreciate that there are some people who have health issues that are not their fault - obviously accidents, war injuries and disabilities caused by their parents use of pharmaceuticals, and of course we should help them. We should also try to avoid the creation of such disabilities in the future.

Almost all of the measures recommended to stop the virus are counter productive, and are designed to help the spread, and to slow down recovery. These include wearing masks, hand sanitising, 'flu and other vaccinations, wearing gloves, fever reducing chemicals, lock downs, plastic barriers. Even social distancing slow down activity, and reduces people's metabolic rate.
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There's a difference between the barriers not being 100% effective, and the barriers not doing anything at all.

If someone with CV-19 is standing one metre away from you, and coughs, without a mask, in the direction of your face... then would you prefer that there's a plastic barrier there?
Same with masks. They may not be 100% effective, but anything that offers some protection is useful.

If one infected person passes long the line,  Their aerosol particles will stay in the air for many minutes
Sure. You may breathe in some of the particles. But you'll breathe in orders-of-magnitude fewer than if they coughed right in your face with no barrier.
Viral load is an indicator of symptom severity: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30354-4/fulltext


The science on masks are split.

https://aapsonline.org/mask-facts/

You can find plenty of studies that point out masks as having little to no affect which means people are giving themselves a false sense of security with masks.

You can look at the NYT COVID-19 map yourself. The US is at nearly 70k cases a day, a benchmark that they were at in July. Mask adoption is at the highest its been with nearly every state having some form of mandate. Doesn't seem to be working well.

These cheap masks that create almost no sealing with the face, don't fit properly, people keep touching (btw, proper mask guidelines are that you throw away your mask if you touch it), all these factors need to be considered with mask wearing.

I'll wear a mask because it doesn't hurt, but pretending that the mask is the difference between life and death, which PLENTY people are doing, isn't helping anyone.
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No matter the protection, the scare factor of the changes to way of life are priceless..
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I was waiting in a supermarket queue yesterday, and I was a couple of positions behind a woman wearing a strong perfume. There were plastic barriers on either side of the line. The perfume was very noticeable, and it made me realise the stupidity of the restrictions being imposed over the banker's pandemic. We know that the virus spreads via aerosol as well as droplets, so there was obviously a cloud following the woman as she moved around the store. If she was infected, then that would include viral particles. and these would be settling on clothing and store produce, as well as being breathed in by staff and shoppers. We were all obeying social mistancing rules as well. Wouldn't it make more sense to leave the area open to allow the airborne infections to disperse, rather than leaving them hanging around. It would also be useful if they added humidifiers to the air conditioning. Covid thrives in dry conditions.

the plastic barriers are for the shop workers at the cashier desk to not get coughed on or spat at.
you protection is your mask and distancing.

also the amount of particles needed to smell a smell is far less than what would make you 100% needing hospitalisation due to viral load.

yep even doctors in hospitals with masks/gowns/face shields still get sick.. but not as severely as they would without any PPE(february/march period)

this social distancing/mask is not 100% preventative but it is ~95% meaning 20x less severe risk. =20x less hospitalisations.

i knwo you had a hug a strangers and lick their face policy for 5 months thinking you wanted high viral load infections and lots of hospitalisation.. but how about realise that if you truly are a person that wants lw risk herd immuity without over running hospitals.. you actually realise that masks/social distancing reduces how much you inhale.

by the way you being 'a couple positions' behind. means that you sniffed less perfume than the person directly behind the women. so yea. they got more of it.

so just be glad you were a couple positions away and just remember that next time .. respect peoples personal space and dont get too close

last thing
humidifiers add moisture to the air. and even you said the virus moves on droplets of air.. you mean you prefer shops fit dehumidifiers
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why should a healthy person be bothered about the virus
Empathy? A healthy person may suffer only mild symptoms, but can act as a carrier, and kill people.

if they are not healthy, then they should fix their health problems? We shouldn't be penalised because of their stupidity or lack of will power.
It's quite offensive to suggest that everyone with health problems is stupid or weak-willed.
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Viral load increases if you are in a tunnel with no ventilation.
Anyway, why should a healthy person be bothered about the virus, and if they are not healthy, then they should fix their health problems? We shouldn't be penalised because of their stupidity or lack of will power.
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There's a difference between the barriers not being 100% effective, and the barriers not doing anything at all.

If someone with CV-19 is standing one metre away from you, and coughs, without a mask, in the direction of your face... then would you prefer that there's a plastic barrier there?
Same with masks. They may not be 100% effective, but anything that offers some protection is useful.

If one infected person passes long the line,  Their aerosol particles will stay in the air for many minutes
Sure. You may breathe in some of the particles. But you'll breathe in orders-of-magnitude fewer than if they coughed right in your face with no barrier.
Viral load is an indicator of symptom severity: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30354-4/fulltext
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Why does it protect the staff? If one infected person passes long the line,  Their aerosol particles will stay in the air for many minutes if there is no air current. The masks don't help either, as they son't stop aerosols. Then you need to consider all of their shopping that is on the conveyor belt. That has been sitting in the atmosphere for hours, and will probably have been handled by numerous people.

Durin the early months of the fake pandemic, the infection was racing round the country, and I can remember seeing several people who appeared to have fairly severe symptoms, especially the ones in the queues for the Pharma counters. Despite this, I didn't hear of any supermarket staff who were admitted to hospital as a result of the virus. Of course they were building natural immunity during this period, and that is why you don't hear of them being off work due to Corona sickness.

I like the idea of vertical blowers, especially if they were humidifiers as well.
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The barriers protect the checkout staff though. Staff who are in close proximity to hundreds of people each day (some of them maskless freedom-warriors). With no barriers, staff are more likely to get infected and then, with no barriers, we as shoppers are more likely to contract the virus from the infected staff.

Agree that air conditioning isn't great, though. It's all compromise solutions to keep the economy functioning, whilst keeping infection rate as low as possible given the economy is the government's overriding priority.


The actual fix to this would be to blow the AC/Heated air from below the floor straight up.

RE the perfume dispersion that's an example of equilibrating partial pressures of gases. In that case the plastic barriers do nothing at all. It's not the same as viral particle dispersion mechanism. I think...
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It's just a gimmick because even though it's true that the plastics will add more protection to the workers, there are many ways to get infected (I mean plastics only reduce x% risks). I think wearing a mask and washing hands before customers get into the supermarket is enough. We (both workers and customers) just can't have zero risks.

However, I like the idea of shopping outdoors if they can somehow make it happen or reduce the AC fan blows.
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The barriers protect the checkout staff though. Staff who are in close proximity to hundreds of people each day (some of them maskless freedom-warriors). With no barriers, staff are more likely to get infected and then, with no barriers, we as shoppers are more likely to contract the virus from the infected staff.

Agree that air conditioning isn't great, though. It's all compromise solutions to keep the economy functioning, whilst keeping infection rate as low as possible given the economy is the government's overriding priority.


The science is not even clear as to how much these plastic barriers help. They don't hurt, but people are giving themselves a false sense of safety by this nonsense.

The Vice Presidential debate had these glass barriers between the candidates which did virtually nothing considering the candidates were sat 12 feet apart from one another. You will seldom find any scientific peer reviewed papers supporting plexiglass to stop the spread of COVID.

Hand washing and social distancing are the most affective way to stop the spread, not useless plexiglass barriers.

On another note JetCash, how often are you at the supermarket exactly? Many of your posts stem from your adventures at the market lmao
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The barriers protect the checkout staff though. Staff who are in close proximity to hundreds of people each day (some of them maskless freedom-warriors). With no barriers, staff are more likely to get infected and then, with no barriers, we as shoppers are more likely to contract the virus from the infected staff.

Agree that air conditioning isn't great, though. It's all compromise solutions to keep the economy functioning, whilst keeping infection rate as low as possible given the economy is the government's overriding priority.
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I was waiting in a supermarket queue yesterday, and I was a couple of positions behind a woman wearing a strong perfume. There were plastic barriers on either side of the line. The perfume was very noticeable, and it made me realise the stupidity of the restrictions being imposed over the banker's pandemic. We know that the virus spreads via aerosol as well as droplets, so there was obviously a cloud following the woman as she moved around the store. If she was infected, then that would include viral particles. and these would be settling on clothing and store produce, as well as being breathed in by staff and shoppers. We were all obeying social mistancing rules as well. Wouldn't it make more sense to leave the area open to allow the airborne infections to disperse, rather than leaving them hanging around. It would also be useful if they added humidifiers to the air conditioning. Covid thrives in dry conditions.
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