It appears that gaiters tended to disperse the largest droplets of potential virus into small droplets, which linger in the air longer, making them worse than wearing no mask at all.
But in that respect it doesnāt seem much different from regular dorms, except that at most schools you have thousands of classmates from your school around, whereas in this case they wonāt have a ready pool of people outside their bubble to interact with.
Thereās not a lot open in Waikiki right now that is especially attractive to students, except the actual beach if they do ocean sports.
How about the clandestine parties, which are definitely a problem in California, on both sides of the border, for example?
āBut the issue gained new resonance in June, when an Austin, Texas, hospital halted treatment of a quadriplegic patient who contracted Covid-19 and moved him to hospice care, where he died. ADAPT of Texas filed a complaint to HHS in late July seeking an investigation into the decision-making about the patient, Michael Hickson, which ran counter to his wifeās wishes.ā
āIt sends a message on who we are as a nation, itās a reflection of our national character ā how we treat the vulnerable,ā he said. The lack of clear guidelines in some states "puts an unfair burden on medical professionals and opens the door to discrimination.ā
The one in charge of the HHS response:
As director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights, Severino was instrumental in the removal of nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people established in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The removal of the provision will allow healthcare providers to deny care based on a patientās sexuality or gender identity
Yes, but with whom? Hawaii is kind of a closed community, I donāt see a bunch of mainland kids from a snooty collegiate enclave being invited to the local raves.
Partying is not the only way the virus is making the rounds. Exiting the bubble, there are countless ways to interact with locals, and it looks like Hawaiiās numbers are on the rise.
Mainlanders or no, people gonna people.
When I attended the University of Florida, without a car, I often found myself in places as far away as Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota, and Jacksonville. Quarantine or not, determined college students (and non-students) manage to find ways of doing what they want.
Iām kind of the opposite of an anti vaxxer but nonetheless I think I might sit this round out thanks.
I wonder if people there think they are being injected with tracking devices, or are just normal and are afraid the under-tested drug will cause the zombie apocalypseā¦
But if you want to keep it relatively quiet and not disturb neighbors, use a business suite!
Of course, shooting at people will attract the police.
I canāt speak for anyone else but I would be concerned at the possible adverse effects of a poorly tested medicine/vaccine. As far as I see it itās not untested but rather tried like experimental treatments which people regularly tout without a strong case. I donāt think I fit a risk reward profile for that. Iām open to being convinced otherwise though. I just think Covid 19 would need to be a bit more lethal to make me queue up for Putin drugs.
The decision will be out of my hands anyway. Iām on the public health system and donāt have private insurance or lots of money. Iāll take what Iām given, when Iām given it, and I wonāt be front of the queue: Iām too young, too healthy, and not working in healthcare. For the record, me being way back in the queue is correct operation of public healthcare and I support that.
We in the healthcare industry will be the canaries in the coal mine. A lot about the rush makes me nervous.
All the best, I really feel for you. And more importantly will pressure our government to look after healthcare workers better than they do. This is a window of opportunity to fix mistakes and injustices that we canāt afford not to take.
Thank you. I am happy to be where I am at, and my state has been really, really lucky thusfar. The positive tests have heated up a lot in recent weeks, but we havenāt had a large influx of critical patients yet.
Itās given us time to staff up and equip. We are in so much better shape in terms of preparedness than we were back in March. We are being really well cared for.
I feel for the folks in Texas and Florida and the other hotspots, though. They are the ones that need our support.
Bother but this virus is a tricky beast.
@anon15383236 re āWearing a maskā¦ā
Iām reminded of an old quote from Tom Lehrer
āPolitical satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.ā
Are there any rules for boys, apart from not wearing āblahā people headgear?
