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Ms. Toad

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24. We're not disagreeing on the physics.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #21)

Sat May 8, 2021, 07:07 PM

May 2021

What we are disagreeing on is the fact of being late to the game (versus WHY they were late).

The reality of being late doesn't change merely because you have an explanation for why you were late. If your reason is good enough you are still late, it's just excused.

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CDC Warns of Aerosolized COVID-19 Transmission for First Time [View all] babylonsister May 2021 OP

Well I'm glad they've finally caught up with this soothsayer May 2021 #1

Yup. Ms. Toad May 2021 #2

Like A Fart DanieRains May 2021 #4

Or cigarette smoke misanthrope May 2021 #25

Exactly!!! JHC it's May!!! Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #6

this has been known since the beginning of the pandemic. heck, before the pandemic Takket May 2021 #3

I agree. This has been confirmed for at least 12 months by good studies. WA-03 Democrat May 2021 #5

Trump admitted ON TAPE with Woodward that he knew Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #7

Everybody who posted thus far is right on the money of what I was going to say. HUAJIAO May 2021 #8

A Little Late SoCalDavidS May 2021 #9

Maybe I'm going mad canetoad May 2021 #10

I remember reading early into wnylib May 2021 #11

Nope. CDC is just late to the game. N/t Ms. Toad May 2021 #16

You seem very sure of that, but I'm not. wnylib May 2021 #17

I am very sure of it. Ms. Toad May 2021 #19

Thanks for explaining it. wnylib May 2021 #23

I Agree On The Knowns ProfessorGAC May 2021 #18

Late to the game is completely accurate - Ms. Toad May 2021 #20

We'll Agree To Disagree ProfessorGAC May 2021 #21

We're not disagreeing on the physics. Ms. Toad May 2021 #24

Thanks. I agree that the late to acknowledge wnylib May 2021 #31

The virus has spread through aerosol since the beginning. yardwork May 2021 #28

This does not mean that the virus is free floating like measles can. And is why we wear masks! GulfCoast66 May 2021 #12

In fact, this virus is free floating. yardwork May 2021 #29

No it's not. Not like measles where the virus alone can float around. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #30

I'd modify the word "safe" to "safer" for vaccinations. wnylib May 2021 #32

I say safe. The numbers are coming in. And if you are vaccinated you aren't getting Covid. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #33

Your sentence that says, "Most old and at risk" wnylib May 2021 #34

We've known this since March 2020 budkin May 2021 #13

Over a year ago, there was a paper out of China that showed this Klaralven May 2021 #14

As many epidemiologists warned... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #15

I thought this was already common knowledge. ananda May 2021 #22

So why the hell has the market not accommodated a plethora of "good respirators"? Mr. Ected May 2021 #26

Get vaccinated. roamer65 May 2021 #27