Um Pug em Porto Alegre

“mind your own business,” it becomes my business if it’s possibly harmful to me or the people around me

Yes, some people have pre-existing conditions that can make wearing masks difficult, the solution is going out in public as little as possible or finding alternative face coverings. (I’m sure there’s more safe solutions out there that other people have figured out)

I have no solutions for an alternative face covering that would work for someone w/copd, but someone with copd probably wouldn’t want to be in public rn b/c they’re very high risk?!? (Please someone correct me if I’m wrong on any of this I do not have copd)

Also asthmatics and other high risk people should wear masks to protect ourselves if we can? Having a few asthma attacks or panic attacks is so much better than me or someone else dying from covid19.

for people with actual breathing conditions (such as copd or severe asthma), or anyone else who doesn’t want to wear a mask, face shields exist and are extremely cheap (you can get a 6-pack for 5 bucks):

My sister holds the same position with no such symptoms as this person had described from dizziness, disorientation, and vomiting. I suggested they go seek medical help based on those symptoms and stop going to work if possible.

I also informed them that unless that mask is glued to their face there is absolutely no way they are suffering from carbon dioxide toxicity unless they already have a premedical condition, in which case they shouldn’t be working anyway as they are susceptible. Even a N95 mask that I’ve seen a few people in public wear won’t cause CO2 toxicity unless you are already in poor health.

Medical error is estimated to be the 3rd biggest killer in the US. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine concluded that over a quarter of a million people died in 2013 due to mistakes made by health care professionals. That number, which was based only on people who died inside a hospital, is more than double the number of suicides, firearm deaths, and motor vehicle fatalities combined. Source Source 2 Source 3

The physical act of passing through a doorway is the reason why you often walk into a room and completely forget what you were doing. Because going through a door signifies the beginning or end of something, this creates an ‘event boundary’ within your mind. Basically, every time you walk through a doorway, your brain starts filing away  thoughts from your previous location  to make room for a new group of  memories in the next.