Louisiana congressman-elect dies of Covid

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/1...ongress-452218
Louisiana congressman-elect dies of Covid
Luke Letlow was to have been sworn in Sunday.

By MELANIE ZANONA

12/29/2020 09:51 PM EST

Updated: 12/30/2020 12:48 AM EST

Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R-La.) has died from the coronavirus, multiple sources confirmed Tuesday evening. He was 41.

Letlow, who announced on Dec. 18 that he tested positive for Covid-19, had been in the intensive care unit at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport.

"The family appreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time," the family said in a statement that was first reported by the Monroe News-Star. "A statement from the family along with funeral arrangements will be announced at a later time."

Letlow, who served as chief of staff to former Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.) before being elected to fill that seat, was supposed to be sworn into Congress on Sunday. He is the first member or member-elect to die from the coronavirus, though dozens of lawmakers have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past year.

Letlow leaves behind a wife and two small children. He was initially admitted to a Monroe hospital on Dec. 19, but was transferred and placed in the ICU last week when his condition deteriorated.

Lawmakers and aides on Capitol Hill said they were devastated to learn of Letlow’s passing. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said in a brief statement that “our hearts break tonight as we process the news.”

The entire Louisiana delegation, led by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, issued a joint statement offering their condolences.

“Luke had such a positive spirit, and a tremendously bright future ahead of him. He was looking forward to serving the people of Louisiana in Congress, and we were excited to welcome him to our delegation where he was ready to make an even greater impact on our state and our Nation,” the statement said.

“More than anything, Luke was a loving husband, father, brother, and son, and his family — like so many others who have been affected by this evil disease — needs our prayers.”

Gov. John Bel Edwards offered condolences via Twitter: "It is with heavy hearts that FirstLadyOfLA and I offer our condolences to Congressman-elect Luke Letlow’s family on his passing after a battle with COVID-19. #lagov."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid him tribute as well: “Congressman-elect Letlow was a ninth-generation Louisianan who fought passionately for his point of view and dedicated his life to public service. As the House grieves Congressman-elect Letlow’s passing, our sorrow is compounded by the grief of so many other families who have also suffered lives cut short by this terrible virus. May it be a comfort to Luke’s wife Julia and their children Jeremiah and Jacqueline that so many mourn their loss and are praying for them at this sad time.”

And Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the GOP conference chair in Congress, also mourned Letlow's passing: "Such devastating news about Congressman-elect Letlow. A tremendous loss - we will be praying for Luke and his family."

Louisiana's 5th District covers the northeast part of the state. Letlow had won a runoff Dec. 5 over another Republican, state Rep. Lance Harris, to settle one of the last undetermined races of the 2020 election cycle. Abraham had declined to seek reelection this year.

Before working for Abraham, Letlow had worked in the administration of Bobby Jindal, Louisiana's former governor.

On Twitter, Jindal said: "I first met Luke when he was still a college student, and spent countless hours with him in his truck driving the back roads of Louisiana. His passion for service has been a constant throughout his life."

Instances of candidates being elected to Congress and dying before they can be sworn in have been very rare. One notable instance was Jack Swigert, a former astronaut who was elected to a House seat in Colorado in 1982 but died of cancer in late December.

David Cohen contributed to this report.

What a little bitch to die at 41 of teh sniffles amirite?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsJMnnKgNjg

Probably didn’t live near a CVS or in da hood...

No underlying health conditions, 41 years old

I know nothing about him but since he’s a Republican...





https://blog.exoticflowers.com/hs-fs...he-town-11.jpg

“If there’s a heaven son, he ain’t in it”

Will they take control of his Twitter account to post anti-mask propaganda, like they did with the late Herman Cain?

Every cult needs sacrifices

Did he not yet qualified for the elite healthcare Congress people get? 200 year old Chuck Grassley had it and knocked it in like 2 days.

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Did he not yet qualified for the elite healthcare Congress people get? 200 year old Chuck Grassley had it and knocked it in like 2 days.

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He was supposed to be sworn in today or tomorrow

RIP

That being said. He owned the libs all the way to the bodybag

Thoughts and prayers

But the ST Coronavirus experts told me only obese poor people die from Covid-19

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RIP

That being said. He owned the libs all the way to the bodybag

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:lol

Why do people pay respects to him when the repugs are genociding our people? Fuck them all. :lol

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

Besides blithely putting his own constituents in danger, he also seized on the public health emergency to lobby for shutting down reproductive health services in LA.

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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

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:lol ironic last name. He’s definitely let lowed now.

LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E. Ghali said Letlow died from a heart attack following a procedure related to the infection.

Yep, COVID killed him. Not motorcycles or brisket.

Darrin's looking for the upside of his death or blaming him for not going to CVS.:tu

Shout out to the camera lady for being the only one with some common sense

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LOL Karrin going foldren

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LOL Karrin going foldren

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Drunken faggot hasn’t posted in a while but comes out of his drunken stupor to post about how he really died of a heart attack, no Covid. :lol

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What a little bitch to die at 41 of teh sniffles amirite?

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Quick find all the outliers you can!

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LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E. Ghali said Letlow died from a heart attack following a procedure related to the infection.

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Assuming this is true (which it probably isn’t or is at least a huge embellishment), you’re saying he died from a procedure that was only necessary in the first place because he had COVID, but the cause of his death wasn’t COVID?

According to Karrin logic no one ever dies due to AIDS since AIDS itself is never what kills people but actually other illnesses that people’s immune systems can’t fight if they have AIDS.

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Assuming this is true (which it probably isn’t or is at least a huge embellishment), you’re saying he died from a procedure that was only necessary in the first place because he had COVID, but the cause of his death wasn’t COVID?

According to Karrin logic no one ever dies due to AIDS since AIDS itself is never what kills people but actually other illnesses that people’s immune systems can’t fight if they have AIDS.

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nobody dies from a car crash. only the internal bleeding.

Shout out to all of the poor souls who died of surgery this year.

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Shout out to all of the poor souls who died of surgery this year.

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i hear surgery is one of the leading causes of death

same with ventilators

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i hear surgery is one of the leading causes of death

same with ventilators

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That's why I never go to the doctor when I'm sick, they might kill me.

I prefer to pray the sick away.

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That's why I never go to the doctor when I'm sick, they might kill me.

I prefer to pray the sick away.

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I don’t need healthcare, I have Jesus.

I've stumbled upon a snark circle jerk

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I don’t need healthcare, I have Jesus.

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Nice try, Christ killer.

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I've stumbled upon a snark circle jerk

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:lmao Karrin just tried accuse someone else of snark.

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:lmao Karrin just tried accuse someone else of snark.

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Karrin is just upset that a heathen referenced jesus as a cure for all that ails you before vitamin d and aspirin.

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:lmao Karrin just tried accuse someone else of snark.

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Remember when you lied about a friend dying. That was despicable

Gets shot 7 times. Doed of bleeding out. :lmao

Lol that's what he gets. Hopefully that faggot Hawley gets it and croaks next

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Gets shot 7 times. Doed of bleeding out. :lmao

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not fair to blame the shooter if hemophilia is an underlying condtion

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Remember when you lied about a friend dying. That was despicable

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She's still dead.

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She's still dead.

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Damn.

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Remember when you lied about a friend dying. That was despicable

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Chumpdump lying per usual

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Chumpdump lying per usual

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You're defeated and projecting.

He did say he believed in the power of prayer so now we know he didn’t pray hard enough...

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Assuming this is true (which it probably isn’t or is at least a huge embellishment), you’re saying he died from a procedure that was only necessary in the first place because he had COVID, but the cause of his death wasn’t COVID?

According to Karrin logic no one ever dies due to AIDS since AIDS itself is never what kills people but actually other illnesses that people’s immune systems can’t fight if they have AIDS.

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People die from anesthetic during breast augmentation surgery. It doesn't mean they died from having small breasts.

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He did say he believed in the power of prayer so now we know he didn’t pray hard enough...

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Or this is what he prayed for, his wife could have been a Karen tbh

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nobody dies from a car crash. only the internal bleeding.

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Not true, some get decapitated.

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Not true, some get decapitated.

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so loss of blood/oxygen... not the actual crash

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so loss of blood/oxygen... not the actual crash

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Brain ischemia can happen without bleeding at all, no loss of blood. If you're going to keep moving the goalpost eventually you'll be correct. Some die from blunt force trauma, not from bleeding to death.

Hey, this pedantic meandering should be right up your alley.

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Brain ischemia can happen without bleeding at all, no loss of blood. If you're going to keep moving the goalpost eventually you'll be correct. Some die from blunt force trauma, not from bleeding to death.

Hey, this pedantic meandering should be right up your alley.

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i wasnt trying to actually get down to the medical nitty gritty. if it wasn't clear that this was sarcasm directed at darrin's comment, then i apologize

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsJMnnKgNjg

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:lol Slob forgot he was logged into his alt.

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Or this is what he prayed for, his wife could have been a Karen tbh

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Amen

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:lol Slob forgot he was logged into his alt.

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Everyone else knew that was him. You're so slow :lol

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Everyone else knew that was him. You're so slow :lol

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Board cuckold halping again.

:lol Slob has repeatedly denied this is his alt.

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She's still dead.

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Liar

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People die from anesthetic during breast augmentation surgery. It doesn't mean they died from having small breasts.

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Yes.
Because dying from small breasts is a horrible death Im thinking.

Another joke of a comparison by DMCircleOfClowns.
There is a huge difference of taking a risk because if you dont, you die, versus cosmetic risk.
Thats a vanity risk you need to inform the board about.

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Yes.
Because dying from small breasts is a horrible death Im thinking.

Another joke of a comparison by DMCircleOfClowns.
There is a huge difference of taking a risk because if you dont, you die versus cosmetics.
Thats a vanity risk you need to inform the board about.

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Ifr get a life

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I have no life

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Yes.
I know this.

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Yes.
I know this.

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BwaahahHhazaya

Still waiting on that list of hospitals that were over capacity. You said you had that information. You said you had the exact number of persons each hospital was over capacity.

Where is that list?????

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:lol Slob forgot he was logged into his alt.

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You have 40 alts faggot. shut the fuck up

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BwaahahHhazaya

Still waiting on that list of hospitals that were over capacity. You said you had that information. You said you had the exact number of persons each hospital was over capacity.

Where is that list?????

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^Counts trash bins as ICU's

No problem at all in any hospital, its all lies, foldren works in medicine.
bwah
bwa
bw
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I have no life

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Yes.
Again.
I know this.

Dr Drew with covid-19 apologizing for all his covid lies earlier in the year


Fuck these assholes

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Dr Drew with covid-19 apologizing for all his covid lies earlier in the year


Fuck these assholes

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So he lived and had flu like symptoms? Maybe not as low chance as killed by asteroid, but he's still kicking

^Congressman still ded

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^Congressman still ded

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And?

Imagine not wearing a mask and dying of covid at 41. lol

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Imagine not wearing a mask and dying of covid at 41. lol

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TimDunkem so dumb he thinks you die if you don't wear a mask

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Imagine not wearing a mask and dying of covid at 41. lol

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He wasn't killed by not wearing a mask. He was killed by his deplorable voters not wearing masks.

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He wasn't killed by not wearing a mask. He was killed by his deplorable voters not wearing masks.

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Too bad tholdren didn't attend his maskless photo ops.

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Too bad tholdren didn't attend his maskless photo ops.

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True, by him not wearing a mask he might have killed some of his voters.

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Too bad tholdren didn't attend his maskless photo ops.

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Never worn a mask

^oh he's mad now lol

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^oh he's mad now lol

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Lolololollo
TimDunkem

^f5f5f5 don't fail fold noooow

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Liar

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Prove she came back to life.

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So he lived and had flu like symptoms? Maybe not as low chance as killed by asteroid, but he's still kicking

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He still lied like you.

Chance of your lying is 100%.

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Yes.
Because dying from small breasts is a horrible death Im thinking.

Another joke of a comparison by DMCircleOfClowns.
There is a huge difference of taking a risk because if you dont, you die, versus cosmetic risk.
Thats a vanity risk you need to inform the board about.

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Weighting the risks doesn't factor into the cause of death.

If you're drowning so I try to save you but run you over in my boat and kill you, did you die from drowning? If instead you die of a heart attack while being pulled into the boat because of the strain on your body from the rescue, did you die from drowning?

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Imagine not wearing a mask and dying of covid at 41. lol

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So now the mask protects the wearer?

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So now the mask protects the wearer?

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If others mask up and social distance at a high rate, the answer seems to be yes.

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If others mask up and social distance at a high rate, the answer seems to be yes.

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If others mask up...

That's too many variables. What does "others mask up" have to do with "do masks protect the WEARER"?

So if others are masked up and someone isn't wearing a mask, is that person now at a risk of contracting the virus vs being masked? If so then the masks aren't preventing the spread.

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If others mask up...

That's too many variables. What does "others mask up" have to do with "do masks protect the WEARER"?

So if others are masked up and someone isn't wearing a mask, is that person now at a risk of contracting the virus vs being masked? If so then the masks aren't preventing the spread.

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It's not my fault if you can only see one or two people at a time and a single variable.

Check yer blind spot.

https://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_..._330/image.jpg

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So now the mask protects the wearer?

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a typical surgical mask would provide some incidental protection to the wearer, though that is not the primary benefit. a different mask like an N95 would protect the wearer more.

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So now the mask protects the wearer?

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Happy New Year, DMC. :smokin

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If others mask up...

That's too many variables. What does "others mask up" have to do with "do masks protect the WEARER"?

So if others are masked up and someone isn't wearing a mask, is that person now at a risk of contracting the virus vs being masked? If so then the masks aren't preventing the spread.

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It mostly works the other way. If you have the virus -presumably you wouldnt be a sociopath and don't know- and you don't wear a mask then you are spreading the shit all over the place. People make contact with surfaces your shit is on or your crap in the air gets on them.

The mask does protect you to a certain extent. It prevents you from breathing it in directly. However if a maskless carrier is spreading it all over you or you interact with things where they have been then you can get it the next time you eat or when you get home and take off your clothes etc. That is the point of handwashing.

The virus can incubate for up to two weeks so there are a whole lot of people that don't know. That is the point of staying at home whether you have symptoms or not.

It requires community effort of course which is anathema to your objectivist ideals but it is there just the same. The point is not to ensure protection. The point is to make things safer. The only thing that would ensure safety would be draconian quarantine measures. It's why so many draconian states have done so well with this.

There are several good writeup in sci-am, JAMA, and the NEJM.

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Prove she came back to life.

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Bwahahahahhahahahahah ChumpDumper bwahahahhahahaHhahahahHHHhHHHhzHHahahha


Lied about people dying. Must work for cdc

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It mostly works the other way. If you have the virus -presumably you wouldnt be a sociopath and don't know- and you don't wear a mask then you are spreading the shit all over the place. People make contact with surfaces your shit is on or your crap in the air gets on them.

The mask does protect you to a certain extent. It prevents you from breathing it in directly. However if a maskless carrier is spreading it all over you or you interact with things where they have been then you can get it the next time you eat or when you get home and take off your clothes etc. That is the point of handwashing.

The virus can incubate for up to two weeks so there are a whole lot of people that don't know. That is the point of staying at home whether you have symptoms or not.

It requires community effort of course which is anathema to your objectivist ideals but it is there just the same. The point is not to ensure protection. The point is to make things safer. The only thing that would ensure safety would be draconian quarantine measures. It's why so many draconian states have done so well with this.

There are several good writeup in sci-am, JAMA, and the NEJM.

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Stop the nonsense. Science for decades has shown cloth masks to be useless. No one will ever know what is happening due to pcr tests.

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Weighting the risks doesn't factor into the cause of death.

If you're drowning so I try to save you but run you over in my boat and kill you, did you die from drowning? If instead you die of a heart attack while being pulled into the boat because of the strain on your body from the rescue, did you die from drowning?

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DMC downplaying covid deaths. Shocker

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a typical surgical mask would provide some incidental protection to the wearer, though that is not the primary benefit. a different mask like an N95 would protect the wearer more.

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How is this not common knowledge by now?

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How is this not common knowledge by now?

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Anyone asking the kind of questions DMC asked is either stupidly ignorant or stupidly dishonest.

Take your pick.

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DMC downplaying covid deaths. Shocker

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:lol said in same thread where people are basically applauding the death of a 41 year old because of his politics.

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Happy New Year, DMC. :smokin

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Same to you, bro.

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It mostly works the other way. If you have the virus -presumably you wouldnt be a sociopath and don't know- and you don't wear a mask then you are spreading the shit all over the place. People make contact with surfaces your shit is on or your crap in the air gets on them.

The mask does protect you to a certain extent. It prevents you from breathing it in directly. However if a maskless carrier is spreading it all over you or you interact with things where they have been then you can get it the next time you eat or when you get home and take off your clothes etc. That is the point of handwashing.

The virus can incubate for up to two weeks so there are a whole lot of people that don't know. That is the point of staying at home whether you have symptoms or not.

It requires community effort of course which is anathema to your objectivist ideals but it is there just the same. The point is not to ensure protection. The point is to make things safer. The only thing that would ensure safety would be draconian quarantine measures. It's why so many draconian states have done so well with this.

There are several good writeup in sci-am, JAMA, and the NEJM.

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So basically him not wearing a mask at times probably had little to nothing to do with this guy getting COVID. I mean, we aren't monitoring who's washing their hands or using poor hygiene practices with masks and other PPE.

I'm not saying he shouldn't have worn a mask, it's a douchebag move to go without one around others. However let's not keep getting the cart before the horse and pretending the mask protects the wearer when in reality it most likely offers very little protection sans all the other caveats. If you're going to say someone deserved to die because they didn't wear a mask, then how many of the total deaths were people who "deserved to die"? Of course those not in politics get a pass (unless they ever tweeted about masks from a conservative standpoint), because that blame can be placed on the outgoing POTUS.

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How is this not common knowledge by now?

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By now? :lol

The CDC said masks provide no protection against the virus. The surgeon general said the same. Masks weren't invented in 2020.

Who gives a shit about the semantics? Wear your fucking mask. It's not for you, it's for others. Stop being a selfish piece of shit. Happy New Year.

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Imagine not wearing a mask and dying of covid at 41. lol

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Who gives a shit about the semantics? Wear your fucking mask. It's not for you, it's for others. Stop being a selfish piece of shit. Happy New Year.

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Get with the program, Gina.

Happy New Year to you too.

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By now? :lol

The CDC said masks provide no protection against the virus. The surgeon general said the same. Masks weren't invented in 2020.

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When were these comments made? What did they say exactly? Have they changed recommendations at all since then?

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When were these comments made? What did they say exactly? Have they changed recommendations at all since then?

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They were made long after the invent of masks.

The change wasn't made to protect the wearer.

By the time the change was made, millions were likely infected already.

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When were these comments made? What did they say exactly? Have they changed recommendations at all since then?

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This has been pointed to him a dozen times, his reiterations are pure bad faith and "agenda driven."

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By now? :lol

The CDC said masks provide no protection against the virus. The surgeon general said the same. Masks weren't invented in 2020.

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"Mistakes were made, the world continues to turn"

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Get with the program, Gina.

Happy New Year to you too.

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His point is valid. Republican congressmen like him have decided to set an example that it is unnecessary to wear masks in a group setting. Now he's dead. I'm glad.

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This has been pointed to him a dozen times, his reiterations are pure bad faith and "agenda driven."

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Like I said before, one of these has to be true:

1. The CDC didn't know masks protect the wearer and gained sudden new knowledge in May of 2020 (impossible)
2. The CDC knew the mask protects the wearer and lied to the public. (improbable)
3. The CDC doesn't rely on the efficacy of masks to protect the wearer but to mitigate the spread from the wearer to others. (most likely)

This "protect the wearer" concept is ad hoc and lacks any real scientific basis. For a group that harps on following science, some of you sure don't seem to mind abandoning it for convenience.

It's enough to wear it to protect others from you, wearing is wearing, but the fad is now to use COVID as a scarlet letter "he didn't wear a mask, of course he got COVID". It doesn't follow the science.

Shit or go blind, McGoo.