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Crunchy Frog

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78. Norovirus transmission is fecal-oral. You get it through contaminated food or water,
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 11:11 PM
Jul 2021

or by touching contaminated surfaces and then getting it into your mouth one way or another.

Masking won't do anything to prevent it, but it seems likely that overall greater attention to hygiene and sanitizing surfaces along with less eating out would reduce transmission.

But your mask won't protect you from it. Not that there aren't plenty of other good reasons to wear a mask.

Still a fair number of masks in these parts even though the vaccination rate is high Ocelot II Jul 2021 #1
Same here. High vax rate, low cases, most people wearing masks in stores NullTuples Jul 2021 #57
There's a correlation among all those things, I'm sure: Ocelot II Jul 2021 #58
And the flip side, Faustian bargain with the Devil high case rate NullTuples Jul 2021 #61
So have I been fully vaxed, and elleng Jul 2021 #2
I stare fight back with my best "WTF you lookin' at?" Eastwood eyes. nt Atticus Jul 2021 #3
Ooh, I bet that's scary, Treefrog Jul 2021 #15
Lol mgardener Jul 2021 #52
No masks here except me at the one little grocery...I think I get the stink eye too, don't care.... wcmagumba Jul 2021 #4
Never really stopped...just isn't worth it PortTack Jul 2021 #5
I don't mind wearing a mask wryter2000 Jul 2021 #6
If anyone gives you shit, say "my doctor said I have to wear it for two weeks because I'm RockRaven Jul 2021 #7
RockRaven, you made my day with that one! Hilarious! LaMouffette Jul 2021 #19
Me too...n/t bluecollar2 Jul 2021 #24
Me too...n/t bluecollar2 Jul 2021 #26
LOL!! New Breed Leader Jul 2021 #23
LOL leftstreet Jul 2021 #30
In this situation, someone said she'd like to tear off the mask, cough a lot for a fierywoman Jul 2021 #55
Their logical retort would then be "you should be in quarantine" Arazi Jul 2021 #60
An even better response! Thanks, Arazi! LaMouffette Jul 2021 #88
Haha!!! Bucky Jul 2021 #86
Nearly TWO YEARS without gastroenteritis from noroviruses. roamer65 Jul 2021 #8
Ouch Spider Jerusalem Jul 2021 #12
Side effect of acid reducers. roamer65 Jul 2021 #14
When covid is finally over, I'm *still* wearing a mask every cold and flu season New Breed Leader Jul 2021 #25
+1000 roamer65 Jul 2021 #28
hand washing is probably more important for that Kali Jul 2021 #32
Agree! LeftInTX Jul 2021 #34
... roamer65 Jul 2021 #72
it can be transmitted that way in a few circumstances Kali Jul 2021 #81
Masks are more for respiratory viruses right? Calculating Jul 2021 #69
They stop you from breathing in the virus. roamer65 Jul 2021 #70
Yes, but Calculating Jul 2021 #74
... roamer65 Jul 2021 #75
Norovirus transmission is fecal-oral. You get it through contaminated food or water, Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #78
Masks stop you from directly touching your mouth and nose. roamer65 Jul 2021 #84
Thank you. Duppers Jul 2021 #83
Cough. They look away quick. Midnight Writer Jul 2021 #9
Yeah. I've done that to see what happens. roamer65 Jul 2021 #10
I am always congested from allergies, although wnylib Jul 2021 #68
yes! certainot Jul 2021 #47
Mask off and cough into your arm. plimsoll Jul 2021 #56
You gotta let it bother them more than it does you. At some point, too soon, there will be ... marble falls Jul 2021 #11
I cannot even imagine noticing if anyone looks at me at the store. Treefrog Jul 2021 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #49
Me too, I totally agree Raine Jul 2021 #65
Thank you. Treefrog Jul 2021 #67
Horrid, judgemental, and in-your-business ornotna Jul 2021 #76
Same here. Blue_true Jul 2021 #73
I find it so strange that many on here are obsessed with what others think of them. Treefrog Jul 2021 #77
Agree - most people are too into themselves to care what you are wearing womanofthehills Jul 2021 #79
Me either. Treefrog Jul 2021 #80
I'm fully vaxxed, too. I never quit wearing a mask in stores, I'm still not going inside restaurants LaMouffette Jul 2021 #16
I always wear a mask in public. barbtries Jul 2021 #17
Screw 'em. StarryNite Jul 2021 #18
yeah I'm going with the CDC on this now. Voltaire2 Jul 2021 #20
I got my second shot back in March, still wearing the mask in public places. sop Jul 2021 #21
I'm masked and vaxxed. C_U_L8R Jul 2021 #22
Me too but here many people are still masked. No one minds. nolabear Jul 2021 #27
We've started masking agsin XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #29
Anybody stares I will walk up to them. davsand Jul 2021 #31
I'm seeing lots of masks in my city. MontanaMama Jul 2021 #33
I am in Canada, fully vaccinated and still wear a mask within Bev54 Jul 2021 #35
Hubby and I were fully vaxxed MOMFUDSKI Jul 2021 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Jul 2021 #37
I don't go anywhere without my mask malaise Jul 2021 #38
People LOOKED AT YOU? maxsolomon Jul 2021 #39
We are fully vaxxed and today (as always) we wore our masks into Walmart bluestarone Jul 2021 #40
Wal-mart is bad XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #41
Yes they are bluestarone Jul 2021 #43
This is why so many hospitals are near capacity now. lpbk2713 Jul 2021 #42
I'm vaccinated, too, in one of the highest % states, CT, and I still wear it everywhere except home. George II Jul 2021 #44
I got vaxxed to decrease the risk that I'd kill someone. Iggo Jul 2021 #45
I am feeling the same way! BlueJac Jul 2021 #46
Same, and I've never stopped wearing the mask relayerbob Jul 2021 #48
Saw more at the mall yesterday then last week. mgardener Jul 2021 #50
I got 2 compliments on my mask on Monday BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #51
Never stopped wearing mine DownriverDem Jul 2021 #53
I don't care but my husband does and won't wear one Tree Lady Jul 2021 #54
Outdoors, you see more unmasked faces than masked, but... BobTheSubgenius Jul 2021 #59
Sorry you're getting a bad vibe. ancianita Jul 2021 #62
I'm vaxxed. I wear a mask in stores. tavernier Jul 2021 #63
Just got back from Trader Joe's here in SoCal. I didn't count masks, I didn't notice, I didn't care-- Hekate Jul 2021 #64
Why get yourself all worked up about other people Raine Jul 2021 #66
I got vaxxed. I wear my mask when inside. Blue_true Jul 2021 #71
when i put my mask away, I want to put it away for good ecstatic Jul 2021 #82
Fuck em Bucky Jul 2021 #85
I'm still masking - never stopped though I've been vaxxed for a while. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #87
I'll fucking glare back at those assholes. I'm over them. themaguffin Jul 2021 #89
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