Why won’t people wear masks

gillyknits

I caught a nasty cold (which turned into a chest infection ) from a nurse taking a blood sample. She was coughing and sneezing all over the place. As I’ve got COPD it could have ended up being pneumonia.
I don’t think she should have been allowed to work with patients .

If I was so vulnerable I'd wear a medical-quality mask every time I went to the nurse/Dr.

What a ridiculous statement.

Because they’re very selfish and thick as lumpy custard !

The IOF and ICE seem to manage to have very active lives while wearing masks.
Perhaps we should find out what the secret is in order to benefit the vulnerable in society, rather than leaving it all up to them? (Bearing in mind that infections are not limited to initial contact, so if you are sharing air with eg a plane load of people one of whom is expectorating virus laden droplets into that air, chances are the next person you meet will be infected by you even if you have immunity to what you have inhaled yourself)

I recently had to make several journeys to a local hospital in Spain whilst on goluday Urgent Care dept near Malaga in Spain with a broken arm.

As soon as you entered the hospital there was a male nurse sat at desk wrh a Security man whi handed you a mask and watched you put it on

All the staff wore masks ae well.

I think there are good reasons not to wear a mask if you have health, medical problems or breathing difficulties.

I also think not wearing a mask during Covid was seen s some kind of badgebof alkegiance by loony anti vaxxers which has not gone away.

Sneezing in public with a cold without wiping with a tissue is just downright disgusting. But some people are like that.

Cest La Vie

Didn't even wear one in Covid, disgusting unhygienic things yuk!!

CariadAgain

It needed explaining it seemed - as those who want the rest of us in masks would keep us that way for evermore left to them.

We can't all live permanently in the way a minority wants us to live to suit them. That is not how our society is. Just when would people "wanting others in masks" accept us binning them? 6 months, 1 year, 5 years, never?

It had to be stated clearly - the minority will not rule the majority for evermore because that is what they personally want.

Given your very public stance on vaccination, I am unwilling to give a lot of weight to this (fortunately minority ) point of view

gillyknits

I caught a nasty cold (which turned into a chest infection ) from a nurse taking a blood sample. She was coughing and sneezing all over the place. As I’ve got COPD it could have ended up being pneumonia.
I don’t think she should have been allowed to work with patients .

Wasn’t my nurse was it? Her runny nose dripped all over my chest whilst having a pre-op during Covid. Luckily I didn’t catch whatever she was suffering from.
I was just grateful to be getting my surgery 😅

Nandalot, did your DH not consider challenging the friend as to why they were out in public when coughing and sneezing ? He could also have considered stepping away from her and saying ‘ we’ve just over a nasty respiratory illness so I don’t want your germs thank you’!

Gosh I saw people pulling down their mask to have a sneeze- so rendering social distancing a waste of time.
I won’t be doing all that again.
If I am unlucky to get Covid again, I will just isolate at home & do an online shop

Just seen your post Outcast52 😂

They don’t stop germs from spreading - if you cough with a mask on half the germs fly out of the sides. You’d literally need to be wearing an airtight helmet to stop all the germs.

I can't believe the number of posters who have clearly not read the whole thread. People blithely commenting that masks don't do anything to protect from virus transmission: "it's commonly known"; "it's been clearly shown" etc . Read the goddam thread so you can see the scientific reports on research about masks and their CLEARLY PROVEN efficacy and stop shouting in the wilderness with incorrect and possibly dangerous generalisations.

I caught a nasty cold (which turned into a chest infection ) from a nurse taking a blood sample. She was coughing and sneezing all over the place. As I’ve got COPD it could have ended up being pneumonia.
I don’t think she should have been allowed to work with patients .

It is common knowledge that masks do nothing. If anything, they encourage the spread of infection as they get hot, damp and sweaty.
If you have a bad cough/cold, stay away from others or wear a scarf when out and wrap it round your mouth if in close proximity to others.

I think some people don't think that masks actually work . I often see people who will have a mask on their chins but not covering their noses. The masks are sometimes very grubby and have been work for longer than a single use.
In very crude terms I read somewhere that if you can smell when somebody has passed wind which has gone through underwear and trousers then no single layer of paper will stop a virus!

I think the sick person should have stayed at home . If I see a mask on someone I take it as a heads up to stay away - they must be sick ! The mask isn’t going to stop me catching what they’ve got!

My late husband was very vulnerable during the last few years and so we chose to wear masks when we went into supermarkets hospital or doctors surgeries etc. as for carers, then you should surely have the right to ask for them to wear masks if it’s what you want? I would definitely have insisted but honestly think the carer should have the training and experience to make the decision for themselves.

Because there’s no legal obligation to wear one it’s personal choice now. Maybe if you’re scared of the germs wear one yourself then you are protecting yourself.

I had bloodclot in the lungs at the beginning of the lockdown and it nearly killed me, I just could'nt wear one and still can't. But, I always take a bundle of tissues with me for coughs and sneezes, but would you believe, some people don't like that either.

Graceless

I have carers coming 3 times a day. I have stage 4 cancer. I complained because my morning carer had a cold and wasn't wearing a mask. Now everyone but her wears one. She's also told me she'd never have a flu or COVID vaccination because she was ill after her first one.

Ask for her not to be appointed with your team of carers. She is obviously not suited to the work. Don’t let her undermine your health and well being.

4 weeks ago I sat in A&E for 27 hours. It was packed with at least 80 people. There were signs everywhere asking public to wear a mask and if you had diarrhoea, sickness, covid etc please go home. The following day (27 hours later) I was finally admitted where I promptly started having projectile sickness and awful diarrhoea, it went on for 10 days and nights, felt extremely ill, I’d not been out for a week before I was admitted as I knew I’d damaged one of my knee replacements and couldn’t walk but before they could sort my knee out or take me to theatre for an aspiration for infection I had to stay isolated for 10 days basically bed blocking because I’d obviously picked something up in A&E!! Only last week was I finally transferred to the orthapeadic hospital where I’d had my original knee replacement done so they could operate and sort it. It’s totally selfish to go to hospital especially A&E and sit there with other vulnerable patients when you know you’re unwell with a virus.

I've always admired how the Japanese for example wear masks if they have colds etc.
Also, I really disliked those TV adverts selling cold 'suppressants' that implied that you should take them and go to work howver ill or infectious you were.
But the animosity towards masks for many, I believe, stems from the lies, deceit and manipulation that was practiced during Covid.

I find wearing mask difficult. My glasses steam up impairing my already far less than perfect sight.

I prefer to abide by the rules I was taught as a child these being as far as possible to stay at home if suffering from a cold, cough sore throat etc. or running a temperature. To always cover my nose and mouth when sneezing, coughing or yawning, and if suffering from anything infectious to stay as far away from other people as possible, if I have to go out.

Nor do I have any difficulty about moving away from those who sneeze, sniffle cough etc. in public without using a handkerchief or simply requesting them to do so.

Those attending people with serious medical conditions should obviously wear a mask, or report sick if they have or fear they are coming down with a cold.

Another good rule we all should follow is to to hang our outdoor clothes to air when we come home, and wash our hands properly before touching anything except the outdoor garments we are removing.

I have a hospital procedure coming up and am very grateful if any coldy people are wearing masks. I don't want to miss my appointment by being ill,it's a hurriedly arranged colonoscopy...time could be important.
If I'm unwell myself and have to be amongst people I wear a mask, you don't know who is vulnerable out there.