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NurseJackie

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1. His mask-wearing helped him to prevent spreading it...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 06:43 AM

Aug 2020

... if he was around many other infected individuals who refused to wear masks, then the mask he was wearing (if it was an ordinary cotton cloth or "dust mask&quot obviously wasn't enough to protect him from the toxic air that his Republican colleagues were spewing everywhere.

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Rep. Rodney Davis diagnosed with Covid days after warning lawmakers about safety [View all] brooklynite Aug 2020 OP

His mask-wearing helped him to prevent spreading it... NurseJackie Aug 2020 #1

Covid19 can enter eyes. I wish more would share this fact. I also wear a face shield & glasses OhNo-Really Aug 2020 #8

I'd heard this mentioned before. Thanks for the reminder. NurseJackie Aug 2020 #9

I agree. I always wear large sunglasses when I leave my home. I also... Kahuna Aug 2020 #10

Sunglasses a a little help but if indoors not so much OhNo-Really Aug 2020 #13

I have a face shield that I add for when I'm in an area where social distancing... Kahuna Aug 2020 #18

Good! I did a little adjustment to mine OhNo-Really Aug 2020 #19

The Joys of Aging - Not image conscious 😂 OhNo-Really Aug 2020 #20

You have to do what you have to do. I'm very high risk too. Kahuna Aug 2020 #21

So Bome Depot has 55 Gal see through trash bags 😂 OhNo-Really Aug 2020 #22

I wear a face shield too. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #14

Here you go. The Winco Receipt OhNo-Really Aug 2020 #23

They were out of Hummingbird Tongue 👅 OhNo-Really Aug 2020 #24

Maybe next trip. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #26

Me too. ananda Aug 2020 #17

I wear wrap around safety glasses in public areas. Cheap and hopefully effective. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #25

Maybe Republicans in congress want to get Covid greymattermom Aug 2020 #2

"twice-daily temperature checks" BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #3

Yes. However, he is smart enough to have known that his own body temp runs lower and thus hlthe2b Aug 2020 #5

My sisters and I all have the same experience with "low" (in quotes) body temps BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #15

I hope he quarantines away from his wife UpInArms Aug 2020 #4

I'm sorry it's one of the Repubs who took it seriously who tested positive Tom Rinaldo Aug 2020 #6

this same Rodney Davis pushes for schools to reopen, stands against unemployemnt extensions, beachbumbob Aug 2020 #7

Congress critters get tests on demand instantly and results within hours. Of course they think test Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2020 #11

Nice isn't it that our politicians and their staffs can get immediate test results. Fla Dem Aug 2020 #12

This guy looks beatable, based on past election results I saw on Wikipedia. NNadir Aug 2020 #16