COVID in 2023: Dr Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the renowned and highly-regarded UCSF Medical Center (University of California San Francisco) says he will mask ‘likely forever’ in some situations. He also said: "But I continue to be guided by the current risk, & so I'll continue to follow case rates & other metrics. And, if warranted, I'll re-up my precautions. Just because we're all tired of this doesn't change the risks & thus doesn't change the way I think about managing them." I had several problems with Dr Wachter's risks that he's willing to take. They are risks I'm not willing to take. I don't want COVID, long COVID, the flu or a cold, or anything else. But I understand that many people don't care and are willing to risk being sick with a cold or the flu or COVID.. I heard an employee in a store recently say: "I used to get bad colds all the time and since COVID began and I've been wearing a face mask, I've not had one cold since then." I've heard a few other people say that as well. I've heard some people say "face masks don't work." Well they don't work for the stupid people who don't wear the mask correctly thoroughly covering their mouth and nose or for the people who wear their mask under their chin. The respiratory system is not down there, people.
The Denialists
By “what is is” with asistente rosa barrio.
Daisies growing near the pink barrio
04.28.12 Hola. When “what is is” told me he was doing a video on The Denialists I thought: Oh don’t get me started on them. There are Denialists all over the place, no matter what the topic. The Estados Unidos/U.S. is a Nation in Denial. The Denialists are thick when it comes to the septic topic of politics or when it comes to being “green” (the excuses flow for why someone *can’t* be green…because it would require them to change their behaviour) and then there are other Denialists. In his video, “what is is” addresses newspeak (read Orwell’s 1984 if you haven’t already). He also looks at our breathable air over a timeline. For Co2 the “safety limit” is 350ppm, and we are now at 394.45ppm. Does anyone care or will they choose to live in Denial? I suspect if most people were asked about it, the responses would be: “I’m whatever,” or “Don’t tell me, I don’t want to know,” or “I’m not going there” the usual Denialist responses. He shows us some lovely flores/flowers in this video. There are things most people can do (such as cycling instead of driving that big SUV) and stop shopping at and supporting corporate box stores with all their packaging, if they want to, which will require a change in people’s behavior, either on their own or by being forced to change their behavior. Here’s his video. Ciao.—rosa barrio