We're All Going to Die

It's odd. If you're vaxed, and you don't have to wear a mask anymore, everyone else is in the same boat, so no masks, no distancing. Plus I'd say the vast majority of unvaxed people are not intending to get vaxed, and are anti-mask in the first place. And they're just risking themselves. So really, it's life back to normal?
 
Yesterday I had my third big outing since last summer. First was a restaurant then church (baptism). Second was a bachelor party (8 people). This was the wedding. Outside I wore a mask about 1/3 of the time. Indoors, while there were still a lot of people, I wore it whenever I left the table. When we were down to about 20 people at the end of the night, I stopped worrying about it (except when seeking out someone who worked there).

At one point early in the reception, I got grabbed suddenly and put on the dance floor (everyone surrounded the groom, we were dancing in a tight circle around him) and I didn't have my mask on. Someone posted a photo of it on FB, with me in the middle of the photo, and added the words "When your buddies are all vaccinated".

But I'm not (as mentioned earlier). So.... kinda awkward.
 
scotchandcigar said:
It's odd. If you're vaxed, and you don't have to wear a mask anymore, everyone else is in the same boat, so no masks, no distancing. Plus I'd say the vast majority of unvaxed people are not intending to get vaxed, and are anti-mask in the first place. And they're just risking themselves. So really, it's life back to normal?
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It is odd. It's almost like they gave up on the non-maskers. I don't know how lifting the mask and distancing requirements is supposed to give anyone the incentive to get the shot or take any precautions. It seems like herd immunity is going to take longer to achieve now.
 
JHDK said:
The shot is available to everyone for free... By now everyone who wants it has had the ability to get it. If people decided they don't want it that's fine, but it should not be my concern if they get the virus. If you don't want the shot and wind up getting corona then that's on you. I shouldn't have to keep altering my life to protect others who have decided they don't care.
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scotchandcigar said:
It's odd. If you're vaxed, and you don't have to wear a mask anymore, everyone else is in the same boat, so no masks, no distancing. Plus I'd say the vast majority of unvaxed people are not intending to get vaxed, and are anti-mask in the first place. And they're just risking themselves. So really, it's life back to normal?
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Isn't that more or less exactly what I said a couple weeks ago that you busted my balls about?

Also, this is good news:

www.cnn.com

About 60% of American adults have had at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, including more people of color

The US has reached a "landmark day" in the Covid-19 pandemic as 60% of American adults have gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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JHDK said:
Isn't that more or less exactly what I said a couple weeks ago that you busted my balls about?
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Yes and yes. The difference is that when you said it, the policy was for everyone to wear a mask. So at that time, not wearing a mask implied you were an anti-mask anti-vaxxer. Changing a national policy makes a big difference.
 
scotchandcigar said:
Yes and yes. The difference is that when you said it, the policy was for everyone to wear a mask. So at that time, not wearing a mask implied you were an anti-mask anti-vaxxer. Changing a national policy makes a big difference.
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Fair enough, maybe I wasn't totally clear but I was talking about my very specific situation. As I've made very clear I'm quite pro-vax and as an FL resident we never had a mask mandate.

On a slightly different note...I went to Walmart today and to my surprise, EVERYONE I saw was wearing a mask, myself included. I figured that if I saw 1 maskless person in Publix I'd see a bunch in Walmart, but that wasn't the case. Interesting.
 
JHDK said:
Fair enough, maybe I wasn't totally clear but I was talking about my very specific situation. As I've made very clear I'm quite pro-vax and as an FL resident we never had a mask mandate.

On a slightly different note...I went to Walmart today and to my surprise, EVERYONE I saw was wearing a mask, myself included. I figured that if I saw 1 maskless person in Publix I'd see a bunch in Walmart, but that wasn't the case. Interesting.
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Surprising.. my state seems to have similar views as yours and more people than not are going maskless (and I highly doubt they're all vaccinated).
 
Aaron said:
Surprising.. my state seems to have similar views as yours and more people than not are going maskless (and I highly doubt they're all vaccinated).
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That is fascinating. We both live in the more liberal parts of our states so I would have assumed we would be seeing similar reactions to wearing masks.
 
JHDK said:
Fair enough, maybe I wasn't totally clear but I was talking about my very specific situation. As I've made very clear I'm quite pro-vax and as an FL resident we never had a mask mandate.

On a slightly different note...I went to Walmart today and to my surprise, EVERYONE I saw was wearing a mask, myself included. I figured that if I saw 1 maskless person in Publix I'd see a bunch in Walmart, but that wasn't the case. Interesting.
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Walmart has a storewide policy requiring all customers and associates to wear masks.
 
A friend of mine moved back to NH from Tennessee. One reason was that he felt the governor of TN was basically a mouthpiece for Trump and people would scoff at others who wore a mask, even when the numbers were spiking. He's glad to see here in NH that even with the mask mandate gone in a lot of circumstances, people are still choosing to wear them. Here at my work, I expected once it was announced that people who have been vaccinated can go maskless, still 75% of the people are wearing masks - even some who are vaccinated.

There was a headline I saw recently that said the New England states were ranked as handing the pandemic the best in the country.

Aah here it is:

www.nbcboston.com

New England States Among Safest During Pandemic, Study Finds

All six New England states were found to be among the safest in the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by WalletHub. WalletHub gave every state a score based on their testing rates, vaccine distribution and the number of people hospitalized as well as deaths. Hawaii...
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Every New England state made the top ten safest states during COVID-19, study concludes.
 
Nice. I know where we're going for vaccination, oops, I mean vacation this summer.

At my office, we kept wearing our masks when we'd step away from our desks, even after getting our shots.
When they announced the restrictions were being lifted, it was at the same time the only person that hadn't gotten vaxed left for a job out of state. We're all mask free now unless a client or rep is in the office. Everyone still reaches for their mask by reflex whenever someone gets close to their desk.
 
HecticArt said:
At my office, we kept wearing our masks when we'd step away from our desks, even after getting our shots.
When they announced the restrictions were being lifted, it was at the same time the only person that hadn't gotten vaxed left for a job out of state. We're all mask free now unless a client or rep is in the office. Everyone still reaches for their mask by reflex whenever someone gets close to their desk.
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So as I had mentioned, I'm driving in twice a week now. At this time, we've had no changes to the on-site policy. At every facility entrance, we get the temp check and the list of questions. A mask is required to enter, and is worn in all public settings - hallways, labs, conference rooms, etc. Only in your own office can you take off the mask, if you're not directly interfacing with someone. I don't know when that's going to change.
 
Our office is now mask optional at all times. Haven't been back yet for the two days a week, still all remote unless someone wants to go in.
 
scotchandcigar said:
At every facility entrance, we get the temp check and the list of questions. A mask is required to enter, and is worn in all public settings
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This is in Maine, right?

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday that Maine is dropping its indoor mask order for fully vaccinated people and lifting the physical distancing requirement at indoor public settings like restaurants and bars, effective May 24.
 
Nancy Pelosi wants Representatives to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or else wear a mask in the House chamber. In Nazi Germany, Jews were required to wear a yellow star. The British Library website says the star "was intended to humiliate Jews and to mark them out for segregation and discrimination. The policy also made it easier to identify Jews for deportation to camps." Here is someone who compared the mask requirement to the yellow stars. Wow.

www.cnn.com

Marjorie Taylor Greene compares House mask mandates to the Holocaust

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, during an interview on a conservative podcast this week, compared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to continue to require members of the House to wear masks on the chamber floor to steps the Nazis took to control the Jewish population during the...
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