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Beringia

(4,316 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:19 AM Jul 2020

Interesting graphic on risk of COVID depending on activity

https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/will-i-get-covid-19-doing-this-heres-how-risky-normal-activities-are

AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) – What’s your risk of catching COVID-19 doing normal, day to day activities? It depends, according to the Texas Medical Association.

Physicians from the TMA COVID-19 Task Force and the TMA Committee on Infectious Disease ranked activities on a scale of one to 10, with one being least likely to lead to a coronavirus infection to 10 being a high risk for infection.

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Interesting graphic on risk of COVID depending on activity (Original Post) Beringia Jul 2020 OP

Scale of 1 to 10, but no 10s? Anyway, I am never opening mail again, since it's on the list. TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #1

Ya, why no 10 Beringia Jul 2020 #3

Texas schools? TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #6

I assume you've also stopped eating; all food-related activities are at least a two. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #5

That, too. I shall absorb nutrients as I wander the pristine woods and leas. TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #8

Sex with a known infected person would for sure be a 10..... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #12

10 should be 'attending any republican-sponsored event.' fleur-de-lisa Jul 2020 #17

A colorful and easy-to-read display of numbers that some group apparently pulled out of their asses Towlie Jul 2020 #24

So going to the beach is riskier than Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #2

By beach, they presumably mean what we saw on some beaches, where there were so many people, LisaL Jul 2020 #4

In a doctor's office and waiting room Mariana Jul 2020 #13

They should do a similar chart comparing the BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #7

exactly - n/t Locrian Jul 2020 #10

traveling by plane equals playing football? Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #9

i can believe that. vigorous exercise expels much more crud from the lungs. unblock Jul 2020 #14

That's my point. Football seems much riskier. With any luck at all, I won't Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #21

Evidently you don't fly United. unblock Jul 2020 #23

One is missing...elderly and being visited by yahoo relatives Lars39 Jul 2020 #11

Masked or unmasked? roamer65 Jul 2020 #15

Good point, maybe I will try to ask the Texas Medical, but I doubt they will reply Beringia Jul 2020 #16

Why is "traveling by plane" the only transport risk they mention? Trains -- highplainsdem Jul 2020 #18

I wish I knew if these ratings assumed mask wearing and hand washing. I couldn't.. LAS14 Jul 2020 #19

From the original article on the TMA website re: their assumptions (FWIW).. Princess Turandot Jul 2020 #20

So this assumes you are wearing a mask? Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #22

I wonder where getting a teeth cleaning is? Dem2 Jul 2020 #25

I just rescheduled after they called me 2 days out, i can wait a bit, 7 am in 3 wks, feel better Baclava Jul 2020 #30

I ate at a buffet the day before yesterday. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2020 #26

I just realized... EllieBC Jul 2020 #29

..... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2020 #31

Why isn't "using public transit" on there? EllieBC Jul 2020 #27

Is this a linear or logarithmic scale? Silent3 Jul 2020 #28

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Scale of 1 to 10, but no 10s? Anyway, I am never opening mail again, since it's on the list.

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:22 AM

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Beringia

(4,316 posts)

3. Ya, why no 10

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:26 AM

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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

6. Texas schools?

Reply to Beringia (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:29 AM

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lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

5. I assume you've also stopped eating; all food-related activities are at least a two.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:28 AM

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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

8. That, too. I shall absorb nutrients as I wander the pristine woods and leas.

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:30 AM

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KY_EnviroGuy

(14,495 posts)

12. Sex with a known infected person would for sure be a 10.....

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:41 AM

Jul 2020

but Texas wouldn't dare put that on the list........

fleur-de-lisa

(14,628 posts)

17. 10 should be 'attending any republican-sponsored event.'

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:17 AM

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Towlie

(5,328 posts)

24. A colorful and easy-to-read display of numbers that some group apparently pulled out of their asses

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:20 AM

Jul 2020

https://www.texmed.org/TexasMedicineDetail.aspx?Pageid=46106&id=53977

The levels are based on input from the physician members of the task force and the committee...

They explain in detail how to read the chart but say virtually nothing about how they produced it. It sounds like they sat around a table and asked the group "on a scale of one to ten..." for each of these activities, then recorded the consensus. This doesn't appear to be based upon any scientific data or evidence whatsoever.

And yet they label the chart with "BE INFORMED" and "Know Your Risk..."

Such arrogance!

Phoenix61

(17,019 posts)

2. So going to the beach is riskier than

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:25 AM

Jul 2020

sitting in a doctor’s office?

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

4. By beach, they presumably mean what we saw on some beaches, where there were so many people,

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:28 AM

Jul 2020

they were packed in there.

Mariana

(14,861 posts)

13. In a doctor's office and waiting room

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:54 AM

Jul 2020

the place is being sanitized regularly, everyone is wearing a mask, spacing is enforced, everyone has been questioned about Covid symptoms, and their temperatures have been taken. At least, that's how it's being done where I live.

BigmanPigman

(51,636 posts)

7. They should do a similar chart comparing the

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:30 AM

Jul 2020

same activities with and without a mask.

Locrian

(4,522 posts)

10. exactly - n/t

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:38 AM

Jul 2020

Maru Kitteh

(28,343 posts)

9. traveling by plane equals playing football?

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:32 AM

Jul 2020

hmmmm

unblock

(52,339 posts)

14. i can believe that. vigorous exercise expels much more crud from the lungs.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:56 AM

Jul 2020

Maru Kitteh

(28,343 posts)

21. That's my point. Football seems much riskier. With any luck at all, I won't

Reply to unblock (Reply #14)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:40 AM

Jul 2020

have to tackle anyone, shout in their face, or drip sweat, snot and blood on any of my fellow passengers on a plane. I also don't intend to spend 3 hours with them or take a shower with them.

Not sure what kind of flights the authors of this chart are taking.

unblock

(52,339 posts)

23. Evidently you don't fly United.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #21)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:11 AM

Jul 2020

The difference is that they're at opposite ends of the ventilation spectrum.

Lars39

(26,116 posts)

11. One is missing...elderly and being visited by yahoo relatives

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:38 AM

Jul 2020

roamer65

(36,747 posts)

15. Masked or unmasked?

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:13 AM

Jul 2020

I would assume unmasked since it doesn’t mention them.

Beringia

(4,316 posts)

16. Good point, maybe I will try to ask the Texas Medical, but I doubt they will reply

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #15)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:17 AM

Jul 2020

highplainsdem

(49,042 posts)

18. Why is "traveling by plane" the only transport risk they mention? Trains --

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:20 AM

Jul 2020

especially subways -- and buses are riskier than planes.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51736185

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

19. I wish I knew if these ratings assumed mask wearing and hand washing. I couldn't..

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:20 AM

Jul 2020

... find any info on that.

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)

20. From the original article on the TMA website re: their assumptions (FWIW)..

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:38 AM

Jul 2020

https://www.texmed.org/TexasMedicineDetail.aspx?Pageid=46106&id=53977

Texas Medical Association COVID-19 Task Force and Committee on Infectious Diseases have created a chart that ranks activities on their risk level for COVID-19. The levels are based on input from the physician members of the task force and the committee, who worked from the assumption that – no matter the activity – participants were taking as many safety precautions as they can.

Kingofalldems

(38,489 posts)

22. So this assumes you are wearing a mask?

Reply to Princess Turandot (Reply #20)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:58 AM

Jul 2020

Dem2

(8,168 posts)

25. I wonder where getting a teeth cleaning is?

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:20 AM

Jul 2020

I feel like it was a mistake after having it done :/

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

30. I just rescheduled after they called me 2 days out, i can wait a bit, 7 am in 3 wks, feel better

Reply to Dem2 (Reply #25)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 12:54 PM

Jul 2020

A HERETIC I AM

(24,380 posts)

26. I ate at a buffet the day before yesterday.

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:41 AM

Jul 2020

I also ran with scissors.

You can't stop me. I'm a contrarian.

(I actually did eat at a buffet on Sunday, because I was hungry and nothing else struck my fancy. It wasn't crowded, and the staff was doing the serving, instead of the customers spooning the food onto their plates. But running with scissors? I'm not crazy, you know. )

EllieBC

(3,042 posts)

29. I just realized...

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #26)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 12:41 PM

Jul 2020

I actually did run with scissors a few weeks ago. One of my kids was in the middle of a project and I was trying to make lunch and work out a small disagreement between my other 2. My oldest yelled she couldn’t find her scissors so I ran a pair to her. I should just turn in my parenting card now.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,380 posts)

31. .....

Reply to EllieBC (Reply #29)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 01:23 PM

Jul 2020

"I should just turn in my parenting card now"

EllieBC

(3,042 posts)

27. Why isn't "using public transit" on there?

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:51 AM

Jul 2020

I will never live in a large city again. No way I’m hopping a germ express every day for my commute.

Silent3

(15,284 posts)

28. Is this a linear or logarithmic scale?

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:57 AM

Jul 2020

I realize we've only got rough ideas of these numbers anyway, but it seems that this has got to be a roughly logarithmic scale, because there's no way that opening your mail 9 times is anywhere near the risk of going to a bar once.

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