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Shermann

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7. Well this particular right wing talking point I'm working on dismantling

Reply to Squinch (Reply #2)

Mon May 25, 2020, 06:01 PM

May 2020

The other was...that CNN is stirring up the right wing nutjobs? Clearly not a right wing talking point itself, although yes I offered up a mild criticism of CNN.

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Gah! Another anti-mask pseudo-scientific argument [View all] Shermann May 2020 OP

Virus replicates once it enters the body. LisaL May 2020 #1

Yeah ordinarily I wouldn't care Shermann May 2020 #3

Have you tried simply asking him for the source of his info? LanternWaste May 2020 #6

He won't say Shermann May 2020 #31

I would suspect the usual culprits... OANN, Q, Breitbart, Fox News, Infowars, etc. madinmaryland May 2020 #10

I have no way to know where your relative gets information. LisaL May 2020 #14

There could be, the doctors that are in an ER loaded with covid patients get such a large amount LiberalArkie May 2020 #9

You can't control how much virus you are going to get by an exposure in a supermarket. LisaL May 2020 #13

No one has even proved that immunity from this novel Coronavirus can be achieved. LiberalArkie May 2020 #24

There are vaccines that use live viruses, so there is such a thing as safe inoculation PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #16

With a live virus vaccine, you get a specific dose of a weakened virus. LisaL May 2020 #23

Right. But it's still a live virus. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #25

Gosh. You sure do have a lot of concerns that require that you repeat right wing Squinch May 2020 #2

It's good to know what bullshit the right-wing is spewing. n/t Beartracks May 2020 #4

Well this particular right wing talking point I'm working on dismantling Shermann May 2020 #7

Have him Google... Grins May 2020 #5

Thanks, yes we did discuss Sweden Shermann May 2020 #11

Who the hell knows where assholes get such stupid shit from...same place they jmg257 May 2020 #8

Sounds like a Trumper-wishy idea of attenuated virus vaccines. Beartracks May 2020 #12

There is likely a minimum viral load exposure necessary to get infected Shermann May 2020 #17

Frankly, cotton homemade mask is not going to block the virus-the virus is too small. LisaL May 2020 #19

That's too logical! Shermann May 2020 #22

Snopes did a good break down of this argument kimbutgar May 2020 #15

Thanks, that seems to be a different bogus mask risk though nt Shermann May 2020 #20

Probably a false analogy to allergy shots. nt tblue37 May 2020 #18

It doesn't work that way Azathoth May 2020 #21

Had to look up viral load, here's a link... infectious dose and viral load 4139 May 2020 #26

If anything it's the reverse. Masks aren't perfect protection unblock May 2020 #27

Yes that is of course more logical Shermann May 2020 #28

A person cannot build up a "tolerance" to a virus TeamPooka May 2020 #29

Good grief, that's a new one on me Warpy May 2020 #30

If that were true we would all COLGATE4 May 2020 #32