No More Masks?

Aunt Bea said:
My choice has nothing to do with fear.

My choice to continue wearing a mask is exactly that, my choice.
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Get on the train or get off the track! ;):)
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Yep, we all make bad choices....I am at an age where setting around with a mask over my face, avoiding contact with friends and neighbors will not be happen. Life is short!
 

Jeni said:

Amazon ends mask requirements regardless of vaccine status​

https://news.yahoo.com/amazon-ends-mask-requirements-regardless-of-vaccine-status-044434858.html

Amazon has been really making money on the mask mandates but now even they are seeing it is no longer worth keeping up the mask game.
They are not even sticking with a vaccine requirement .....
If people know they have issues or feel safer wearing one that is their choice and i say great ..... but let others be....

I see people UPSET and outraged that the forced wearing of them is ending ...... will there be more cases probably but it is VERY clear it is about upcoming elections and POLLS not hospitalizations or cases.....
My state just a week after announcing the end of mask ( said it was on OUR data) upped the date to match 2 other states ... so I guess our data was not that important as matching our neighbors..... but matching the POLLS

We could have more cases with more people testing at home they will just not even report a positive.....
so we are right back to the beginning where we do not even know how many cases are out there etc.......
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Maybe because it's political? :unsure:
 
Walked the hallways yesterday with no mask. Walked those same hallways with no mask again today. I went to our local grocery store. Half of the people there had masks and half did not. I did not. It was like a breath of fresh air. I enjoyed my liberty. The horrible "Reign of Terror" is over for me. My glasses no longer are steamed up. My hearing aids no longer fall on the ground when I take those masks off. You don't how sweet liberty is until you lose it. I'm FREE, FREE, FREE!
 

Masks have become a rare sight, in our rural area. The vaccination rate is about 70%, and there are very few crowded areas around here. People at the stores, etc., give each other plenty of "elbow room". Staying "local" is pretty safe.

However, there are several news reports about another major surge taking place in China. If that is true, it will probably only be a few weeks before the numbers begin to spike again, here, in the crowded cities.
 
It’s about 50/50 here for masks indoors. They must be worn in medical settings. I just wish some people would keep a reasonable distance if they don’t want to wear a mask and you are. It’s almost like they feel a need to cuddle up to you.

I guess some people just never learned to cover their mouth when coughing, Covid times or not. 😖
 
Jules said:
It’s about 50/50 here for masks indoors. They must be worn in medical settings. I just wish some people would keep a reasonable distance if they don’t want to wear a mask and you are. It’s almost like they feel a need to cuddle up to you.

I guess some people just never learned to cover their mouth when coughing, Covid times or not. 😖
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I never noticed how close people actually get when speaking to each other, until the pandemic. I try to back off a bit without being too offensive.
 
I heard on TV just last evening that if we take the number of people that have had COVID (natural immunity) and add those numbers with the people who have been vaccinated, overall, we would have about 90% of the population being protected. I think if those numbers hold true, it may be time to take off the masks.

I was in the hospital with Encephalitis for weeks and had to wear a mask every single day, although I did cheat at times until I was caught. When I was finally released and able to go without the mask, it didn't seem normal to me, but much better.
 
Err on the side of caution. Never a bad idea. In many Asian countries, people routinely wear masks...and long before COVID. Just helps stop the spread of disease, helps breathing in dusty areas. Just a generally wise health precaution...even without COVID.

A tremendous amount of the COVID information being spread by the government is designed to create a certain kind of effect.


So, basically, even if masks are a good idea, the government may end regulations. Why? They just may want to push people into getting vaccines. And the thinking is that if the public feels the freedom not to wear masks, they will concentrate more on getting vaccines.

It is a kind of management strategy.

In the beginning of COVID, we saw this when the government said that masks were not necessary. In the early months of COVID, masks were definitely necessary...but the government realized that police and health care workers were dying at alarming rates...and the government wanted to preserve the masks supplies for these high risk groups.

So, they told the public that masks were not necessary. But that, of course, was not true. It was a management decision.

My wife works for a major university. They have a sister school in China. In the early days of COVID they were successful in using that connection to bring large volumes of PPE to the US. It was distributed here in New Jersey to area law enforcement agencies.

If you are concerned that your particular medical condition is problematic, regarding getting vaccines and a booster...have that discussion directly with your doctor. Alone in a room, with no one around, your doctor is probably just going to tell you the straight truth, without any political spin.

Personally, until the daily death totals from COVID drop tremendously...oh, maybe down to 50 or less per day. and hold at 50 or less per day, for a good 6 months? Until that happens, I am going to wear a mask and gloves in public.

It's a tiny piece of paper and some gloves. It's like putting on a scarf and gloves in winter. Hardly some huge burden.
 
Tish said:
I'm still wearing a mask, our cases here are up by 25 from 614 to 644.
In Sydney, they are 20,000 cases new cases
My daughter who also lives in a country town is up by 68 new cases from 1182 to 1250
My son who lives in Canberra has 1123 new cases.
So it masks for our family.
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What form of the Covid virus is driving this problem? The last two variants in our area were not much worse than the yearly flu and unless one is severely compromised, trying to avoid them is not worth the associated risks....! My son's kids got it and were barely impacted, but they did get tested just to be sure they were infected so they know they have antibodies to help....
 
I accidentally forgot my mask when I went into the store yesterday. And I've agreed to go out to lunch with my daughter & her boyfriend next Friday, which I guess I won't wear a mask and it will probably be crowded and I'll probably be exposed. I don't really want to go, but it seems like there isn't going to be an omicron specific booster anytime soon and supposedly it is most likely to just be like a cold, at least that is what I keep telling myself. I sure don't want to get "long covid" and mess up my health for an extended period of time. If only I could see the future and know how sick I'd get. Just ordinary colds turn into bronchitis for me, and I hate having headaches and sore throat. But it would be a big relief afterwards if it wasn't too bad.
 
JonSR77 said:
Err on the side of caution. Never a bad idea. In many Asian countries, people routinely wear masks...and long before COVID. Just helps stop the spread of disease, helps breathing in dusty areas. Just a generally wise health precaution...even without COVID.
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Most of the masking worn in Asian countries is about POLLUTION not viruses ...
and in fact most every mask manufacturer lists does NOT protect from viruses on the box or package.

I read or hear people upset ... really mad people are allowed to make a choice for themselves....
they want a mandate back...........they want to force other to do things to ease their fear ... that sounds selfish to me....

people refusing to go places or meet loved ones on the small chance they may be exposed.....
do they question leaving their house car accidents could happen .... lightning could strike ..... do not shower as you could fall in the bath....
there are dangers everywhere ....... why are so many paralyzed to make a choice and live with the what ifs....
 
Jeni said:
Most of the masking worn in Asian countries is about POLLUTION not viruses ...
and in fact most every mask manufacturer lists does NOT protect from viruses on the box or package.

I read or hear people upset ... really mad people are allowed to make a choice for themselves....
they want a mandate back...........they want to force other to do things to ease their fear ... that sounds selfish to me....

people refusing to go places or meet loved ones on the small chance they may be exposed.....
do they question leaving their house car accidents could happen .... lightning could strike ..... do not shower as you could fall in the bath....
there are dangers everywhere ....... why are so many paralyzed to make a choice and live with the what ifs....
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Jeni,
It is so refreshing to see someone who has overcome the media hype and fake science regarding flu viruses. No mask can effectively stop viruses, especially if the person wearing the mask does not follow sterile protocol (look it up if you do not know). It is criminal how the media, politicians (including CDC), and others have used this flu virus to make people afraid and further dependent on them for guidance and information. Every year 1,000's of people die from a flu virus, some years are much worse than others, (e.g., Asian Flu, Hong Kong Flu, etc.)

The isolation and loneliness for many caused by Covid is dangerous for everyone, especially kids....

Wake up folks....it is time to move on and learn from our mistakes...
 
dseag2 said:
I no longer wear a mask in public, but I'm vaxxed and boosted. With that said, I don't give a second thought to anyone who chooses to wear one for whatever reason.
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Same here, but I always have a mask in my pocket and my vehicles, and if I'm asked to wear it somewhere, I will happily oblige. I still see around half of the people in supermarkets wearing masks, and that is fine by me. Some are elderly, others may have immune compromised members of their families, etc. I commend them for doing the right thing in their particular circumstance.
 
Exactly what I do, Seabreeze. I rarely wear a mask any more unless I am required to.

But that damn Covid just won't let up. My granddaughter and her roommate (both live in CA but are roommates at the U of MD, both home in CA for spring break) were going to fly together tonight back to MD. Roommate tested positive this morningl So granddaughter is flying back alone after all. It's impossible to make any plans!
 
Sunny said:
Exactly what I do, Seabreeze. I rarely wear a mask any more unless I am required to.

But that damn Covid just won't let up. My granddaughter and her roommate (both live in CA but are roommates at the U of MD, both home in CA for spring break) were going to fly together tonight back to MD. Roommate tested positive this morningl So granddaughter is flying back alone after all. It's impossible to make any plans!
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You are absolutely correct! Flu viruses never give up, they just change and start reinfecting. Happens every flu season...and now we can expect to see Covid in the list of flu viruses...
 
chic said:
I think of his words so often these days and whatever happened to that philosophy? :unsure:
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Of course, we must keep his words in historical context. Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, FDR helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted this through these words in his first Inaugural Address, 1933.
 

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