Dr Fauci says must wear goggles as Covid virus can enter from eyes!

[glocky]

Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested Wednesday that Americans should consider wearing goggles or a face shield in order to prevent spreading or catching COVID-19.

"If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it," the nation's top infectious disease expert told ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton during an Instagram Live conversation on ABC News.

When asked if we're going to get to a point where eye protection is recommended, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases responded, "It might, if you really want perfect protection of the mucosal surfaces."

"You have mucosa in the nose, mucosa in the mouth, but you also have mucosa in the eye," he continued. "Theoretically, you should protect all the mucosal surfaces. So if you have goggles or an eye shield you should use it."

He noted that goggles and eye or face shields are "not universally recommended" at this time, "but if you really want to be complete, you should probably use it if you can."

ABC News

 

[Leongsam]

For the best protection from all viruses use this.....

 

[laksaboy]

LOL, Fauci.

 

[Leongsam]

Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested Wednesday that Americans should consider wearing goggles or a face shield in order to prevent spreading or catching COVID-19.

"If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it," the nation's top infectious disease expert told ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton during an Instagram Live conversation on ABC News.

When asked if we're going to get to a point where eye protection is recommended, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases responded, "It might, if you really want perfect protection of the mucosal surfaces."

"You have mucosa in the nose, mucosa in the mouth, but you also have mucosa in the eye," he continued. "Theoretically, you should protect all the mucosal surfaces. So if you have goggles or an eye shield you should use it."

He noted that goggles and eye or face shields are "not universally recommended" at this time, "but if you really want to be complete, you should probably use it if you can."

ABC News

Doctor Fauci is obviously reading this forum and taking my advice. I mentioned the problem with transmission via the tear ducts WAY BACK IN FEBRUARY before the shit hit the fan. Had he listened to me then perhaps the virus would be gone by now.

https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/wear-mask-on-mrt.280620/#post-3055391

 

[Leongsam]

Reproduced to remind everyone one more time!


There's no point wearing the mask without eye protection because the easiest route to the respiratory system is via the eyes. Tear ducts drain directly into the sinuses.

If someone in the same carriage who is infected sneezes the droplets containing the corona virus will be sprayed far and wide and enter the eye. The eye's natural response is to produce tears which will then drain into the nasal cavity via the Nasolacrimal duct thereby transporting the virus to the respiratory system where it can start to do its damage.

Nasolacrimal duct

The nasolacrimal duct carries tears from the lacrimal sac of the eye into the nasal cavity. The duct begins in the eye socket between the maxillary and lacrimal bones, from where it passes downwards and backwards. The opening of the nasolacrimal duct into the inferior nasal meatus of the nasal cavity is partially covered by a mucosal fold. Excess tears flow through nasolacrimal duct which drains into the inferior nasal meatus.More at Wikipedia

Proper protection requires a fitted N95 mask plus air tight goggles. Otherwise you might as well not bother. Wearing a surgical mask without eye protection isn't just an inconvenience it's pretty much useless.

 

[mojito]

Chinese people so small the eye should be very resistant to corona in that case.

 

[Leongsam]

Chinese people so small the eye should be very resistant to corona in that case.

Singapore MPs are at low risk too because they spend most of their time with their eyes closed.

 

[bushtucker]

he can recommend the best forms of protection and prevention but it will fall on deaf ears that belong to self-righteous "yolo" Americans.

 

[Leongsam]

he can recommend the best forms of protection and prevention but it will fall on deaf ears that belong to self-righteous "yolo" Americans.

It falls on deaf ears because many are smart enough to know that masks are useless when it comes to preventing the spread of viruses that cause respiratory illnesses.

Not a single study has shown that they actually make any difference.

 

[Leongsam]

No Mask, No Problem – Sweden PM Says Face-Masks Offer "False Sense Of Security" Against Virus

https://www.zerohedge.com/health/no...asks-offer-false-sense-security-against-virus

“Face masks can be effective against larger free-floating particles…”

Many countries in Europe promote the use of face masks in public areas while Sweden does not. Even after the latest guidelines were released via the European Commission, the Scandinavian country still says, residents do not need to cover their faces.

“Face masks in public spaces do not provide any greater protection to the population,” the Public Health Agency’s general director Johan Carlson said at a press conference on Wednesday (May 13).

Swedish health and other top government officials have said social distancing, washing hands, not touching your face, and stay home if sick, are some of the best ways to limit the spread of COVID-19. They argue, wearing a face mask would make people less inclined to follow social distancing rules and provides a false sense of security as there is still a risk of transmission.

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven also informed reporters at the press conference: “There is a risk of a false sense of security, that you believe that you can’t be infected if you wear a face mask.”

The Public Health Agency’s website states that wearing a face mask increases the probability of the wearer touching their face.
“The virus can gather in the mask and when you take it off, the virus can be transferred to your hands and thereby spread further,” Sweden’s state epidemiologist Dr. Anders Tegnell told SVT.

“Face masks can be effective against larger free-floating particles [connected to air pollution], but nothing suggests that they help protect you from airborne viruses,” Tegnell said.

SVT suggested other countries have enforced mask-wearing to make people feel safe, though as explained by Swedish officials, there’s no concrete evidence that masks protect people from the virus.

Sweden is one of the only countries in Europe to take an entirely different path to the full lockdown approach. It has opted to keep its economy humming while limiting gatherings over 50, has kept shops, restaurants, and factories open, as health officials have preferred the “herd immunity” strategy blended with social distancing.

The country has paid the price for its radical approach, recording 3,646 fatalities by May 15, while Denmark, Norway, and Finland, three neighboring countries, have recorded about 1,000 deaths combined. Much of the deaths in Sweden have been concentrated in senior living facilities. Yet deaths per million, Sweden has the fourth highest in the world, behind Italy, UK, and France, which all imposed strict lockdowns.
It remains to be seen if limited mask-wearing and no lockdowns to develop herd immunity is working, or if the higher casualties were worth it to avoid economic depression.

 

[LordElrond]

What I know is, without masks, I would have caught flu 3x in the last 6 months with my persistent late nights

 

[Leongsam]

What I know is, without masks, I would have caught flu 3x in the last 6 months with my persistent late nights

What I know is that had I been wearing a mask I would have caught the flu 4x in the last 6 months because the mask would end up contaminated and would serve as a path of infection to the airways.

Thank goodness I did not wear a mask and relied on keeping away from crowds and washing my hands carefully and avoiding touching my face.