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Re:Switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in Covid prote... by pessimizer on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:38AM (#29909040)
Calling covid "the sniffles" doesn't make you sound reasonable.
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Re:Switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in Covid prote... by bmeski on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:44AM (#29909164)
That’s what it is for almost all children
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Re:Switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in Covid prote... by pgalvin on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @12:44PM (#29910200)
Yes, but HN isn’t made up of children. The vast majority of people here are adults, a population in which Covid-19 is a risk for a large proportion. People aren’t talking about children and saying “you’re afraid of the sniffles* (* is only sniffles for children)” is disingenuous.
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Re:Switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in Covid prote... by cltby on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @01:08PM (#29910612)
HN is comprised of tech workers, who dramatically skew younger and vaccinated. These are people for whom covid is very much just the sniffles.
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