Skylar Heartbinder (119863787) wrote:

Stormy Amphitrite (186654727) wrote:

Skylar Heartbinder (119863787) wrote:

Willow (13350872) wrote:I'm from around Holmes County ohio..which a large part of that community is the Amish and in Holmes County we have 327 confirmed cases with 6 deaths..Amish travel all the time and they have huge weddings and funerals but you know what they don't have? T.v's and that is why Covid is not affecting them and the only time you might see them with a mask on is in doctors offices or Walmart.

I think that's a really good point. I think it's more the way they interact with each other though. We used to live out right next to them. They don't really touch each other. Even the family members didn't seem to be too close, unless it was a child that needed held. For a stranger the closest they came to touching was to give change or a hand shake for a deal type thing and only from the men.

Also since they live on farms, there is plenty of open space in between dwellings. I think places with the large populations are getting hit so badly because they are living on top of each other. Hard to keep 6 ft from each other in places like that.

Not knocking on southern peeps either, because they are some of my favorite peeps, but I notice my southern friends are all touchy feely too. They always have to hug, be close to, put an arm around, etc others. Took me awhile to get used to considering the people I was raised around, and it is nice. I really like being around people not afraid to show affection. Down side is it has been really difficult for them to social distance these past several months. My point though, is non Amish are used to always touching others. Meeting people it is normal to shake a hand, even when a doctor walks into a room, that is first thing they do. So, Amish are masters of the social distancing normally LOL!

About small cities and farms: also getting hit badly especially due to agricultural and meat packing industries or being areas where prisons are located (and those that work in those areas and catch it while at work bring it back further into their communities). The most recent increase in WA cases has been due to agricultural, far from being urban, areas.

Most definitely! We don't have any factories like that around here. None where people are crammed in small places any ways. I heard about all the outbreaks at those meat packing places

Taurus (185839344) wrote:

TexanSouthern (103681266) wrote:

Doodler (10729465) wrote:Here is one thing most people don't think about.

Yes this! Human/child trafficking is a thousand times more important than a virus with a survival rate of 99%

anyone with existing health issues most certainly does not have a 99% chance of survival. and i am not sure about your math where you are but in canada, roughly 13% of the affected have died so far. almost 9000 lives... 9000 moms, dads, children. and we currently have over 6700 active case of which almost 2200 are consider serious or critical... so the 1% does not add up in all parts of the world.

Taurus (185839344) wrote:

TexanSouthern (103681266) wrote:

Doodler (10729465) wrote:Here is one thing most people don't think about.

Yes this! Human/child trafficking is a thousand times more important than a virus with a survival rate of 99%

anyone with existing health issues most certainly does not have a 99% chance of survival.

TL Kira (187264144) wrote:

Taurus (185839344) wrote:

TexanSouthern (103681266) wrote:

Doodler (10729465) wrote:Here is one thing most people don't think about.

Yes this! Human/child trafficking is a thousand times more important than a virus with a survival rate of 99%

anyone with existing health issues most certainly does not have a 99% chance of survival.

Many illnesses have high survival rates if discovered and treated early but it's all numbers and percentages until someone you care about dies, just like statement in the picture means nothing until your child is taken away. Masks can be taken off easily and children should be encouraged to act responsibly, avoid walking alone (especially at night) and spend their time in groups.

TL Kira (187264144) wrote:

Taurus (185839344) wrote:

TexanSouthern (103681266) wrote:

Doodler (10729465) wrote:Here is one thing most people don't think about.

Yes this! Human/child trafficking is a thousand times more important than a virus with a survival rate of 99%

anyone with existing health issues most certainly does not have a 99% chance of survival.

Many illnesses have high survival rates if discovered and treated early but it's all numbers and percentages until someone you care about dies, just like statement in the picture means nothing until your child is taken away. Masks can be taken off easily and children should be encouraged to act responsibly, avoid walking alone (especially at night) and spend their time in groups.

Stormy Amphitrite (186654727) wrote:Because, Science. Stop minimizing how awful this disease is. Covid is far worse than the flu for which there is a mostly effective seasonal vaccine, which is understood well by medicine/science, and which humans have lived with for thousands of years (building some natural herd immunity over those thousands of years).

Just one of things that science is learning about COVID that was not known a few months back when it first became a pandemic.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/blood-vessel-attack-could-trigger-coronavirus-fatal-second-phase

Stormy Amphitrite (186654727) wrote:Because, Science. Stop minimizing how awful this disease is. Covid is far worse than the flu for which there is a mostly effective seasonal vaccine, which is understood well by medicine/science, and which humans have lived with for thousands of years (building some natural herd immunity over those thousands of years).

Just one of things that science is learning about COVID that was not known a few months back when it first became a pandemic.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/blood-vessel-attack-could-trigger-coronavirus-fatal-second-phase

Taurus (185839344) wrote:in my province, we were longer getting our first case than the rest of north america and our premier took it serious right away and ordered lockdown almost immediately and closed our borders and our numbers were far lower than the rest of country, we only have 2 deaths in NB.. still 2 to many but better than the rest of our country... that proves that masks, gloves and most importantly, self isolating and social distancing works.

Taurus (185839344) wrote:in my province, we were longer getting our first case than the rest of north america and our premier took it serious right away and ordered lockdown almost immediately and closed our borders and our numbers were far lower than the rest of country, we only have 2 deaths in NB.. still 2 to many but better than the rest of our country... that proves that masks, gloves and most importantly, self isolating and social distancing works.

Skylar Heartbinder (119863787) wrote:I honestly don't know why people keep posting these pictures about the abducted children when talking about masks. It is horrible, is a problem that has been around since the beginning of time and definitely needs stopped. Has zero to do with keeping people safe by wearing a mask though. Why people are suddenly now upset about it is baffling? They have been trying to stop the sex trafficking rings in larger surrounding cities for years in our area. I wish all these mask haters were out helping a long time ago, maybe more could've been done by now!

Mir (102794171) wrote:

Taurus (185839344) wrote:in my province, we were longer getting our first case than the rest of north america and our premier took it serious right away and ordered lockdown almost immediately and closed our borders and our numbers were far lower than the rest of country, we only have 2 deaths in NB.. still 2 to many but better than the rest of our country... that proves that masks, gloves and most importantly, self isolating and social distancing works.

Our country did the same and I'm thankful that our team of 5 million stood by it (yeah, we had some people go against it, there will always be those) and so far it's working for us. 100 days and counting with no community transmission.

TL Kira (187264144) wrote:

Taurus (185839344) wrote:

TexanSouthern (103681266) wrote:

Doodler (10729465) wrote:Here is one thing most people don't think about.

Yes this! Human/child trafficking is a thousand times more important than a virus with a survival rate of 99%

anyone with existing health issues most certainly does not have a 99% chance of survival.

Many illnesses have high survival rates if discovered and treated early but it's all numbers and percentages until someone you care about dies, just like statement in the picture means nothing until your child is taken away. Masks can be taken off easily and children should be encouraged to act responsibly, avoid walking alone (especially at night) and spend their time in groups.

Jennifer (187255645) wrote:I have to take an immunosuppressant.My biggest fear isn't getting it but getting it and giving it to someone else.I don't think I could deal with that.I know people have recovered from it but the chance of recovery isn't that well for many.I wear my mask whenever I go out.I wear it for those that can't.I wear it for those that don't want to.I wear it for those in the high risk category.I wear it for other people who have trouble with their immune system.I wear it for the person who follows as close as they can behind me going into the store.I even wear it for those that believe wearing one is against their rights.My mask protects you from me.Your mask protects me from you.