In the bible, mask coverings are even mentioned. Leviticus 13:45 "And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean."
This is what I get out of it this particular verse, if your sick, stay away from others, and keep your mouth covered. Curious though, if the person in this chapter is sick from leprosy he is to be contained for 7 seven days and then if he is clean from the sickness, he would have another seven days to make sure the disease doesn't return and after that, declared that he is healed.
If you remember, when anyone that was exposed or had COVID they had to quarantine for 14 days, and after that amount of time had passed they were allowed to return back to society. I wonder if this was taken from the text of the bible, or just coincidence? Interesting, I'll have to ponder on this more.
The thing is, when you inhale (breathe in), air enters your lungs and oxygen from the air moves from your lungs to your blood. At the same time, carbon dioxide, a waste gas, moves from your blood to the lungs and is exhaled (breathe out). This process is called gas exchange and is essential to life.
However, the exhaled air isn't just carbon dioxide; it contains a mixture of other gases. Human breath contains volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These compounds consist of methanol, isoprene, acetone, ethanol and other alcohols. The exhaled mixture also contains ketones, water and other hydrocarbons.
Soo... what happens if we continue to inhale these toxic gases back into our system, into our lungs? Think about it. It's not good.
I believe the most important thing a person can do is, if you're sick, whether it's the flu, stomach bug, or even COVID. Stay home, rest and try and stay away from family members, if you need to be around them, which most don't have that option, cover your mouth. Sickness is a part of life and for the most part, we will survive it.
Life is too precious to continue to live in fear. We have so much more to worry about, especially those of us in the states. We are dealing with a corrupt and fraudulent government that is destroying the very fabric of our constitutional rights and what our founding fathers fought so hard to achieve... I'll leave that for another day.
Stay blessed in the Lord, and God be with us all during these hard and horrible trying times.
My daughter was vaccinated with both doses of the covid-19 vaccine because she works in a hospital setting. Shortly thereafter, she developed a cold and was immediately tested via the nasopharynx and sent to work from home. The results were negative, but she was made to await a second negative test before being allowed to come back to work. I understand those tests can be very uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a bit excessive, but it is a hospital setting so I understand their extreme caution. I, however, continue to have questions regarding the efficacy and necessity of these new vaccines for the general population. In other words, I'm still on the fence and will continue to research the various different vaccines for now.
In non-hospital settings, I believe that working on strengthening your immune system is optimal for the healthy. I only wear a mask to enter a business, but I don't wear one outside.
Until we get a better handle on this, quarantining the sick, protecting the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions is a good idea, but I don't believe we've got to go overboard by shutting down vast parts of the country and crippling the economy.
I hope common sense prevails.
Cube, it's so good to hear from you! Sorry for replying so late, but I never got an email from Blogger that someone had responded.
DeleteI can see where hospital staff are required, to get vaccinated, which I don't think is right or ethical. It should be entirely up to the individual.
Absolutely, I believe herd immunity is a great option, our bodies can combat many viruses, and COVID is one of many.
I'm glad to see many states are ending the mask mandate, and realizing that it was about government control.