CDC lifts mask restrictions for those fully vaccinated

[Steppenwolfe]

I can't believe so many are missing the motive behind the relaxing of the mask protocols for fully vaccinated individuals...

It really has nothing to do with "a step back to normalcy" etc., etc...it has everything to do with encouraging (some may call it duping) people that have not got the shot or gotten the second shot to do so...it's an incentive it's a carrot on a string...! (it's psychology and watch it work)...!
...Heck, most people had gotten used to wearing masks and not making so many fusses over it...

Like I said before...they knew from the onset that masks (on the public and their lack of usage) were by far the least effective action mandated...

The CDC and the powers that be (political) played their lowest value ****** card in an effort to get not already vaccinated people vaccinated...

* it's not a name...it means something holds a higher value than appears...

Agreed... I'm so sick of hearing on the news what "I" need to do to make everyone else safe. I wear a mask because I'm required to, I'll also get the vaccine if it's ever available to me; after that, leave me alone.... If I can do that, so can anyone.

 

[AchingBack]

So I fly on American Airlines a lot. More than I ever want to. From the time you enter the boarding area until you leave the airport it is one huge announcement about how you have to wear a mask, what type is allowed, how you have to wear it and you can and will be prosecuted if you fail to do so, as mandated by federal law. Now my question is when did a federal law pass Congress that mandated masks because I can't find one. Nor can I find a crooked politician that will touch the issue with a 10 foot pole. All I can find is the CDC recommendation. When did the CDC become a body that can make a "law"?

It can't be found in the United States Constitution.

 

[AchingBack]

The seasonal flue was not eradicated, it was greatly reduced becase of masks and everything else we've been doing.

Absolutely no proof masks protect. Quite the opposite.

 

[AchingBack]

So.....you really believe that people who.... "if they refuse to get vaccinated they will get sick and die".
I did get vaccinated!
You have an obviously serious case of paranoia!

There are over 170 million people in the USA who have not yet been vaccinated.
Based on your premise, you should quickly buy into the casket business.
Should be your best stock pick ever!

One factor overlooked by many - in a majority of covid deaths, people were obese. Overall, we are not a healthy nation.

 

[AchingBack]

No, masks are a very effective devise to HELP prevent the spread of Covid. Many people didn't know how to wear them or which ones to get.

Can face masks protect against coronavirus?

Nope. It is not natural, but harmful.

 

[RandyT]

One factor overlooked by many - in a majority of covid deaths, people were obese. Overall, we are not a healthy nation.

Another thing that has been overlooked and has been mentioned ever since this whole thing started is 100% of the people that have died from Covid were vitamin D deficient.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Need to scroll down about 1/3 way on the page

COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Data | IDPH

Frequently Asked Questions Vaccination Plan Illinois Statewide Data County Vaccine Statistics Vaccine Breakthrough Vaccine Demographics Vaccination for Young People FAQ Statewide Reopening Metrics Vaccine Clinic Application Data are reported based on the date IDPH receives vaccination reports...

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That's delightful. If we get Covid deaths at or below the typical fatality rate for influenza (~15,000 - 30,000/year) it will be just another part of life, mostly affecting the unvaccinated.

I shared an office once with an anti-vaxxer. He looked me right in the eye and said, "I've never had a flu shot and never had the flu." This was during the swine flu epidemic, so I got the vaccine and he didn't. He caught the flu, lost a week of work, and took over a month to recover. I sat 6 feet from him and didn't even have a sniffle. He complained long and loud about having "the worst cold" he had ever had, but was totally in denial about having the flu. Smart guy, but not the most flexible thinker in the world.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Where I live, they set aside a covid ward. Hardly used it. No one I know ever showed signs , but who k owns if they ever had it. We have not had a mask mandate up here for quite some time. Had one briefly, but hardly anyone did it. Sheriff refused to enforce it. We’re just not very populated up here. Easy to keep 6 feet apart. Cause no germ travels more than 6 feet. And in every store or restaurant where the staff wore masks, their noses were exposed.

Likewise. My county is the size of Connecticut with only 220,000 people, spread all the way from the Cascades to the coast. Social distancing is a way of life. We're still getting a low level of infections, about 5 to 20 a week, mostly among kids from play dates and makeout sessions. They rarely get very sick. Now that they're starting to vaccinate 12- 15 year olds, I expect transmission between teens having sex to drop.

 

[Jstpssng]

That's delightful. If we get Covid deaths at or below the typical fatality rate for influenza (~15,000 - 30,000/year) it will be just another part of life, mostly affecting the unvaccinated.

I shared an office once with an anti-vaxxer. He looked me right in the eye and said, "I've never had a flu shot and never had the flu." This was during the swine flu epidemic, so I got the vaccine and he didn't. He caught the flu, lost a week of work, and took over a month to recover. I sat 6 feet from him and didn't even have a sniffle. He complained long and loud about having "the worst cold" he had ever had, but was totally in denial about having the flu. Smart guy, but not the most flexible thinker in the world.

Yet he worked through it? That's one problem with us. Hopefully a positive thing which comes out of the last year is that people will learn to stay home when sick and not spread their germs. Working at home should make that easier.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I say let 'em go. It's natural selection unless they injure someone else. Dumb people breed dumb children. You can't teach common sense to most of them. YouTube is full of the idiots--If you can ever get past the commercials.

Before the internet, village idiots stayed in they're own village.

I generally agree. If they want to go barefoot through hell, let them. If they die or get crippled, that's on them. It will keep the disease circulating in the population, so immune compromised people will also die, which is unfortunate.