Current Events > Dr. Fauci believes Americans should NEVER shake hands again to stop spread

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MachineJaipur
04/08/20 1:05:32 PM
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Do you agree?




Of covid-19

https://www.newsweek.com/dr-fauci-americans-should-never-shake-hands-again-coronavirus-influenza-1496772

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, said Americans should never shake hands again, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus and other diseases.

The leading infectious disease expert on President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force told the Wall Street Journal that an end to handshaking would be good for reducing future transmissions of the novel coronavirus and would also cut the number of influenza cases.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Journal podcast, the NIAID director hoped to see "light at the end of the tunnel" by the end of April.

Speaking about the eventual return to normal life, Dr. Fauci said: "When you gradually come back, you don't jump into it with both feet. You say what are the things you could still do and still approach normal. One of them is absolute compulsive hand washing. The other is you don't ever shake anybody's hands."

He also suggested that people might want to wear "cloth face protection" if they could not avoid being within six feet of others as life starts its return to normal.
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Reis
04/08/20 1:06:04 PM
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i fucking hated having to shake anyone's hand so sure
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Complete_Idi0t
04/08/20 1:06:13 PM
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Sex is still ok right?
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Were_Wyrm
04/08/20 1:06:45 PM
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Complete_Idi0t posted...
Sex is still ok right?
Nope have to stop that to

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Squall28
04/08/20 1:07:05 PM
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Reis posted...
i fucking hated having to shake anyone's hand so sure

Yeah and the fact people felt entitled to judge you off of it

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Parappa09
04/08/20 1:12:57 PM
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honestly i didn't know until the whole coronavirus pandemic that hand shaking was bad in terms of hygiene and spreading diseases

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LightHawKnight
04/08/20 1:14:54 PM
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Parappa09 posted...
honestly i didn't know until the whole coronavirus pandemic that hand shaking was bad in terms of hygiene and spreading diseases

Why? Hands are usually very very dirty since they touch so many different things. There is a reason why even before this pandemic, you are supposed to wash your hands often.

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YellowMustard69
04/08/20 1:16:53 PM
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I thought it was good for our immune systems to get sick. I thought the only problem with covid 19 is that it transfers so fast and is so harsh on the lungs that it leads to overcrowded hospitals.

So is this guy saying that covid 19 will be around forever and that's why we should never shake hands again?
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IdiotMachine
04/08/20 1:17:43 PM
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This is why you bow instead. Asians are light-years ahead of us, and we wonder why they're so smart and successful.

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MachineJaipur
04/08/20 1:18:15 PM
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YellowMustard69 posted...
I thought it was good for our immune systems to get sick. I thought the only problem with covid 19 is that it transfers so fast and is so harsh on the lungs that it leads to overcrowded hospitals.

So is this guy saying that covid 19 will be around forever?
Its bad if your immune system is never used but until covid-19 is pretty thoroughly stomped, it will be better to avoid... Active germ sharing where possible
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LightHawKnight
04/08/20 1:20:27 PM
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YellowMustard69 posted...
I thought it was good for our immune systems to get sick. I thought the only problem with covid 19 is that it transfers so fast and is so harsh on the lungs that it leads to overcrowded hospitals.

So is this guy saying that covid 19 will be around forever and that's why we should never shake hands again?
Like with exercise, you want to exercise to keep your body fit, but you do not want to overwork it.

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YellowMustard69
04/08/20 1:49:31 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
Like with exercise, you want to exercise to keep your body fit, but you do not want to overwork it.

So before covid 19, the average American was getting the flu too often to the point that it was not optimal in terms of conditioning?
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The Trent
04/08/20 1:50:10 PM
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fauci is a confirmed nerd scared of human contact

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LeperMessiahXX
04/08/20 1:52:55 PM
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To a certain extent I get this, but it just seems so crazy to drop something that humans have done for how long because of brief periods of chaos. That said, I never liked shaking hands anyways so I would support it. Why does someone need to grab the thing that I use to masturbate and wipe my ass with?
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Duncanwii
04/08/20 2:29:59 PM
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Mr Dr thinks a lot of things. Doesnt mean I'm actually going to do any of it.

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The Trent
04/08/20 2:30:41 PM
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Duncanwii posted...
Mr Dr thinks a lot of things. Doesnt mean I'm actually going to do any of it.

now now let's not pretend you're out there shaking hands / kissing babies

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Pseudomenon
04/08/20 2:32:44 PM
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germ realists rise up

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Master_Bass
04/08/20 2:34:05 PM
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I've never liked shaking hands for this reason. I hope some of these germaphobe changes we made for Coronavirus stick, lol.

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SpaceBear_
04/08/20 2:35:10 PM
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Three weeks ago, I met up with a friend and we were like: "LOL, what do we do?" so we just slapped hands and bear hugged because fuck why not

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MachineJaipur
04/08/20 2:36:32 PM
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Master_Bass posted...
I've never liked shaking hands for this reason. I hope some of these germaphobe changes we made for Coronavirus stick, lol.
The only person I know that stayed sick was a germaphobe
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The Trent
04/08/20 2:38:04 PM
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SpaceBear_ posted...
Three weeks ago, I met up with a friend and we were like: "LOL, what do we do?" so we just slapped hands and bear hugged because fuck why not

would you say that you spacebear hugged?

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ToPoPO
04/08/20 2:41:31 PM
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Duncanwii posted...
Mr Dr thinks a lot of things. Doesnt mean I'm actually going to do any of it.

What the fuck is wrong with this guy

You going to break quarantine or tell the other 9 people in your county with coronavirus to readily leave and interact where they please?

@Duncanwii
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voldothegr8
04/08/20 2:41:59 PM
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This is a movement I can get behind
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E32005
04/08/20 2:42:54 PM
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the Yes's have it
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Duncanwii
04/08/20 2:43:13 PM
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ToPoPO posted...
What the fuck is wrong with this guy

You going to break quarantine or tell the other 9 people in your county with coronavirus to readily leave and interact where they please?

@Duncanwii
I'll do what I'm told to do by my direct authority. That being my Guardians. Dr what's his name has nothing to do with my decision.

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Villain
04/08/20 3:00:43 PM
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You have legal guardians?

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Duncanwii
04/08/20 3:01:46 PM
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Villain posted...
You have legal guardians?
My mother and father are legally my Guardians yes. I have no legal power of my own.

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P4wn4g3
04/08/20 3:03:12 PM
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Apparently this is common knowledge in the medical community and the fact that it's just now coming to light is rather alarming.

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Time
04/08/20 3:04:30 PM
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Hank Hill rolling in his grave.

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Villain
04/08/20 3:05:14 PM
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Duncanwii posted...
My mother and father are legally my Guardians yes. I have no legal power of my own.
Are you under 18?

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Questionmarktarius
04/08/20 3:05:33 PM
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The Trent
04/08/20 3:05:43 PM
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ask him some questions about his totally real girlfriend too

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2Pacavelli
04/08/20 3:05:53 PM
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DR. Fauci is supposed to be the Director of National Virology and Immunodiseases. Why the heck did he not see this Corona coming and warn the people earlier?
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nevershine
04/08/20 3:07:17 PM
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Time for elbow bumping to spike in popularity

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Questionmarktarius
04/08/20 3:08:15 PM
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nevershine posted...
Time for elbow bumping to spike in popularity
The same elbows we're supposed to cough into now?
https://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Cough-Like-Dracula-To-Stop-Spread-Of-Sickness--24716
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ToPoPO
04/08/20 3:10:52 PM
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Villain posted...
Are you under 18?

He's 30+, I dunno I remember he made like multiple birthday topics this year
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P4wn4g3
04/08/20 3:13:39 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
The same elbows we're supposed to cough into now?
https://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Cough-Like-Dracula-To-Stop-Spread-Of-Sickness--24716
We've actually been supposed to do that this whole time too.

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Duncanwii
04/08/20 3:14:27 PM
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Villain posted...
Are you under 18?
No I'm 30. I have mental issues that can impact my decision making financially. So my parents have complete financial and legal control.

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DD Divine
04/08/20 3:21:56 PM
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Greet people like in demolition man

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Zeeak4444
04/08/20 3:44:07 PM
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Duncanwii posted...
My mother and father are legally my Guardians yes. I have no legal power of my own.

and your parents are likely dumb as fucking rocks.

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ShadowMan033
04/08/20 4:43:06 PM
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Fuck no

Dumbest fucking thing Ive heard today.

Obviously you should avoid contact currently but to say we should do away with handshakes makes my blood boil.

A statement like that makes me want to take my masculinity to uncharted levels of toxic.
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Duncanwii
04/08/20 4:51:43 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
and your parents are likely dumb as fucking rocks.
Breathe Duncan. Suspension isnt worth it...

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Gobstoppers12
04/08/20 4:53:04 PM
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Shaking hands has always been a terrible practice in terms of spreading germs. There's a reason a lot of conventions and meetups have an 'elbow bump' policy instead.

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MachineJaipur
04/08/20 4:53:39 PM
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Gobstoppers12 posted...
Shaking hands has always been a terrible practice in terms of spreading germs. There's a reason a lot of conventions and meetups have an 'elbow bump' policy instead.
Why not a fist bump?
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Questionmarktarius
04/08/20 4:54:55 PM
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ShadowMan033 posted...
Obviously you should avoid contact currently but to say we should do away with handshakes makes my blood boil.
Does this mean we can hide daggers in our sleeves again?
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Caution999
04/08/20 4:55:13 PM
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Hand shaking will come back...eventually.

I mean, you can't tell the public it's OK to have sex with 20 people in one month and then say "oh hand shaking is too dangerous"

give me a break.

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Gobstoppers12
04/08/20 4:55:57 PM
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MachineJaipur posted...
Why not a fist bump?
Because you're still touching your hand to another person's hand. The elbow is the safest place, given that it's basically impossible to touch your face with your own elbow.

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