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Maybe, or maybe not. Florida is said to have a large senior citizen population but how large? How much different from other states? Per this source, which ranks states by median age, Maine is the oldest state in the nation, and Florida is ranked sixth. What percentage of seniors does FL and...

Are you referring to absolute numbers, like Florida having over 50,000 deaths? or are you referring to the death rate per 100,000 residents?

You are making my point. A proper mask (N-95) will work if properly fitted and worn. On that we do not disagree. Also, the mere act of adjusting such a mask does not negate it's use. People remove them to eat and drink. They likely remove them when they are safely distanced from others. I know...

1. Governor DeSantis should not have closed all Florida gyms on March 20, 2020, and other businesses before and after that. On that date, there were 174 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Florida (compared with over 7,000 yesterday). Fearing the unknown, Gov. DeSantis panicked and shut the state...

The trouble with anecdotal info is it's anecdotal. While info may be true in one case, it does not follow it will be true in others. Human beings are amazingly complex organisms and there are literally billions of variables that apply at the microscopic level that determine what a given outcome...

Whatever you have heard doctors say, I can find doctors who say the exact opposite or nearly the exact opposite. If you are going to base any claim on what you heard doctors say, you thereby grant me the same ability, and if we cite what we heard doctors say to support our conflicting views...

Agreed. So the problem is not that masks are ineffective. The problem is that improperly worn masks are ineffective. That's no small problem to fix. Kinda like driver's training. The problem is not that cars are unsafe. The problem is people operate them in a way that makes them unsafe. People...

You say Florida is one of the top three most visited states for tourists. What are the other two? Might the three states be compared to see what impact, if any, inbound tourism has on all three?

Florida tourism is down sharply due to COVID-19. Statistics showing that effect are readily available. I have not seen any data saying, one way or another, that tourism increases the COVID-119 case count. A quick Google search of that question produces no results that are helpful. On what do...

Repeating the case you previously made does not make it stronger.

Proportionality is in the eye of the beholder. When Diane and I delivered radioactive loads to nuclear power plants, we sometimes saw a line on the ground and large signs saying lethal force is permitted against those who cross the line. Our armed escorts told us that if we cross this line, we...

When I responded to your post, which said, "DeSantis is doing a great job with managing the virus issue," I did not do so to say what I wanted him to do. I did so to question the veracity of your claim. Florida's virus numbers (case count, hospitalizations and deaths) are terrible compared to...

For the purpose of testing oxygen levels in my blood, I wore the mask correctly (over the nose and mouth), which is how I usually wear a mask when worn. I spent a recent day in airports and planes where the mask could only be removed for eating and drinking. No problem. It's not hard to properly...

I never heard of Sedition Hunters until you mentioned them here. Interesting group. Makes it a little scary to participate in a public meeting or protest of any kind, because you do not know if someone will show a photo of you at that event, put a spin on it of some sort, and force you to defend...

I'm not so sure about that. As a Floridian (former Minnesotan), I'm not pleased to learn that Florida's monoclonal antibody allocation has been capped. But I'm also mindful of the PPE bidding war that broke out between the states early in the pandemic. Rich entities got equipment that was needed...

Vaccinated or not, a citizen kept alive by the antibody treatment will pay more in taxes than the cost of the treatment. Vaccinated or not, a citizen kept out of the hospital by the antibody treatment will burden society less than one who went to the hospital for lack of the treatment...

False regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. They do not have live virus in the dose. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html#:~:text=No.%20None%20of%20the,causes%20COVID%2D19.

If that's the case, why are Florida's virus numbers (case count, hospitalizations, deaths) per 100,000 people consistently higher than most other states?

If I asked you if you are you someone who is able to think for yourself, would you say yes? I presume you would. Have you ever made a mistake? Since you are human, I presume you would answer yes to that question too. But if you can think for yourself, why did you make the mistake? Does not...

Check again. It's a good idea to keep up on your oil changes, but that idea does not sell itself. So too with tire inflation, signaling your turns, driving only when fully awake, and eating healthy. All good ideas, but they do not sell themselves. Millions of people do the opposite. Millions of...