What’s up with parents not wearing masks at the playground?

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Anonymous wrote:I am more disturbed by the people I see walking alone at 7 am wearing a mask in an empty street. Covid has exposed a level of science-denial and utter lack of ability to evaluate risk borders on delusion.

+1. There are a lot of these people in my neighborhood. 6:30/ 7:00 in the morning, they are out walking the dog, alone, with not another person in sight and yet they are wearing masks.

I find this creepy and really, really weird.

There is no end for them. I believe these people will be taking extreme precautions long after the threat is gone.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe because SCIENCE.

They are staying 6' (think fingertip to fingertip) from others? They are already vaccinated? They are at vanishingly low risk of serious illness based on their age and health history?

This. Totally pointless to wear mask once vaccinated or outdoors away from others. Being extreme and unscientific just creates backlash.

Actually there is no data on the variants with regard to masking and vaccines yet. So your stance is quite unscientific as well. Contact tracing shows that the more transmissible strains are infecting people within a matter of a few (not fifteen) minutes indoors with masks. If you are outside in cold weather, aerosol lingers for longer than in warm weather. Would need to see data first to draw conclusions about best practices. And pretty much everyone agrees there will be boosters for the variants at some point this year.

Honestly, I think it’s very rude to be using a public space — outside or inside — without masks. That whole attitude is what has drawn this out. There was a new study that the US could have avoided 40% of its deaths if they had encouraged masks instead of politicizing this and spreading conspiracy theories. Is that scientific enough for you?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/10/us-coronavirus-response-donald-trump-health-policy

I avoid playgrounds with parents who don’t mask, and I do notice who is out there with one and without one. It’s a matter of doing your duty to help others. If you can’t do that then don’t, but don’t make excuses about why.

You really think Covid is dragging out because people won’t mask outdoors? Do you understand that masks are modestly effective indoors, and that one is 20x less likely to spread the virus outside? Moving activities outdoors is the intervention that works.

Covid is dragging on because a vaccine isn’t widely available. Covid drags on because low wage workers worked when they were infected, and sent the virus home with their coworkers. Many of them live in small, cramped spaces with other essential workers.

For some people, their thinking has not evolved from the days of “if everyone wore a mask we would be done with Covid.” That’s not how it works. Structural inequities are driving most of the spread. And blaming people for becoming infected with a virus has a very sad history. When all is said and done, we will realize the mask debate kept us from trying to implement policies that would save many lives.

+1. Americans are obese and unhealthy. Our country does not allow all people access to healthy food or have systems that support healthy lifestyles for all. Obese and unhealthy people are at much higher risk of dying from COVID. Science points to this as one of the primary reasons we have been hit so much harder than countries like India and some in Africa. Wish people would invest more energy in campaigning to make healthy food available to all people rather than splitting hairs over some people not masking up outdoors.

And this is why we do not crowdsource public health policy during a pandemic.

Say what you want, but all the Asian countries where masking is prevalent and considered a matter of common courtesy have escaped with much less economic damage, despite geographic proximity to the epicenter.

How do you explain why Peru was hit so hard when they had the most stringent measures in place? How do you explain India’s relatively low death toll, even while achieving herd immunity?

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe because SCIENCE.

They are staying 6' (think fingertip to fingertip) from others? They are already vaccinated? They are at vanishingly low risk of serious illness based on their age and health history?

This. Totally pointless to wear mask once vaccinated or outdoors away from others. Being extreme and unscientific just creates backlash.

Actually there is no data on the variants with regard to masking and vaccines yet. So your stance is quite unscientific as well. Contact tracing shows that the more transmissible strains are infecting people within a matter of a few (not fifteen) minutes indoors with masks. If you are outside in cold weather, aerosol lingers for longer than in warm weather. Would need to see data first to draw conclusions about best practices. And pretty much everyone agrees there will be boosters for the variants at some point this year.

Honestly, I think it’s very rude to be using a public space — outside or inside — without masks. That whole attitude is what has drawn this out. There was a new study that the US could have avoided 40% of its deaths if they had encouraged masks instead of politicizing this and spreading conspiracy theories. Is that scientific enough for you?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/10/us-coronavirus-response-donald-trump-health-policy

I avoid playgrounds with parents who don’t mask, and I do notice who is out there with one and without one. It’s a matter of doing your duty to help others. If you can’t do that then don’t, but don’t make excuses about why.

You really think Covid is dragging out because people won’t mask outdoors? Do you understand that masks are modestly effective indoors, and that one is 20x less likely to spread the virus outside? Moving activities outdoors is the intervention that works.

Covid is dragging on because a vaccine isn’t widely available. Covid drags on because low wage workers worked when they were infected, and sent the virus home with their coworkers. Many of them live in small, cramped spaces with other essential workers.

For some people, their thinking has not evolved from the days of “if everyone wore a mask we would be done with Covid.” That’s not how it works. Structural inequities are driving most of the spread. And blaming people for becoming infected with a virus has a very sad history. When all is said and done, we will realize the mask debate kept us from trying to implement policies that would save many lives.

+1. Americans are obese and unhealthy. Our country does not allow all people access to healthy food or have systems that support healthy lifestyles for all. Obese and unhealthy people are at much higher risk of dying from COVID. Science points to this as one of the primary reasons we have been hit so much harder than countries like India and some in Africa. Wish people would invest more energy in campaigning to make healthy food available to all people rather than splitting hairs over some people not masking up outdoors.

And this is why we do not crowdsource public health policy during a pandemic.

Say what you want, but all the Asian countries where masking is prevalent and considered a matter of common courtesy have escaped with much less economic damage, despite geographic proximity to the epicenter.

How do you explain why Peru was hit so hard when they had the most stringent measures in place? How do you explain India’s relatively low death toll, even while achieving herd immunity?

+1 Asian countries have low obesity rates as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am more disturbed by the people I see walking alone at 7 am wearing a mask in an empty street. Covid has exposed a level of science-denial and utter lack of ability to evaluate risk borders on delusion.

+1. There are a lot of these people in my neighborhood. 6:30/ 7:00 in the morning, they are out walking the dog, alone, with not another person in sight and yet they are wearing masks.

I find this creepy and really, really weird.

What I find weird is that in my neighborhood, the majority of people I see do this, not just the random oddball.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe because SCIENCE.

They are staying 6' (think fingertip to fingertip) from others? They are already vaccinated? They are at vanishingly low risk of serious illness based on their age and health history?

This. Totally pointless to wear mask once vaccinated or outdoors away from others. Being extreme and unscientific just creates backlash.

Actually there is no data on the variants with regard to masking and vaccines yet. So your stance is quite unscientific as well. Contact tracing shows that the more transmissible strains are infecting people within a matter of a few (not fifteen) minutes indoors with masks. If you are outside in cold weather, aerosol lingers for longer than in warm weather. Would need to see data first to draw conclusions about best practices. And pretty much everyone agrees there will be boosters for the variants at some point this year.

Honestly, I think it’s very rude to be using a public space — outside or inside — without masks. That whole attitude is what has drawn this out. There was a new study that the US could have avoided 40% of its deaths if they had encouraged masks instead of politicizing this and spreading conspiracy theories. Is that scientific enough for you?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/10/us-coronavirus-response-donald-trump-health-policy

I avoid playgrounds with parents who don’t mask, and I do notice who is out there with one and without one. It’s a matter of doing your duty to help others. If you can’t do that then don’t, but don’t make excuses about why.

You really think Covid is dragging out because people won’t mask outdoors? Do you understand that masks are modestly effective indoors, and that one is 20x less likely to spread the virus outside? Moving activities outdoors is the intervention that works.

Covid is dragging on because a vaccine isn’t widely available. Covid drags on because low wage workers worked when they were infected, and sent the virus home with their coworkers. Many of them live in small, cramped spaces with other essential workers.

For some people, their thinking has not evolved from the days of “if everyone wore a mask we would be done with Covid.” That’s not how it works. Structural inequities are driving most of the spread. And blaming people for becoming infected with a virus has a very sad history. When all is said and done, we will realize the mask debate kept us from trying to implement policies that would save many lives.

+1. Americans are obese and unhealthy. Our country does not allow all people access to healthy food or have systems that support healthy lifestyles for all. Obese and unhealthy people are at much higher risk of dying from COVID. Science points to this as one of the primary reasons we have been hit so much harder than countries like India and some in Africa. Wish people would invest more energy in campaigning to make healthy food available to all people rather than splitting hairs over some people not masking up outdoors.

And this is why we do not crowdsource public health policy during a pandemic.

Say what you want, but all the Asian countries where masking is prevalent and considered a matter of common courtesy have escaped with much less economic damage, despite geographic proximity to the epicenter.

How do you explain why Peru was hit so hard when they had the most stringent measures in place? How do you explain India’s relatively low death toll, even while achieving herd immunity?

+1 Asian countries have low obesity rates as well.

They also don’t place their elderly populations in nursing homes...

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe because SCIENCE.

They are staying 6' (think fingertip to fingertip) from others? They are already vaccinated? They are at vanishingly low risk of serious illness based on their age and health history?

This. Totally pointless to wear mask once vaccinated or outdoors away from others. Being extreme and unscientific just creates backlash.

Actually there is no data on the variants with regard to masking and vaccines yet. So your stance is quite unscientific as well. Contact tracing shows that the more transmissible strains are infecting people within a matter of a few (not fifteen) minutes indoors with masks. If you are outside in cold weather, aerosol lingers for longer than in warm weather. Would need to see data first to draw conclusions about best practices. And pretty much everyone agrees there will be boosters for the variants at some point this year.

Honestly, I think it’s very rude to be using a public space — outside or inside — without masks. That whole attitude is what has drawn this out. There was a new study that the US could have avoided 40% of its deaths if they had encouraged masks instead of politicizing this and spreading conspiracy theories. Is that scientific enough for you?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/10/us-coronavirus-response-donald-trump-health-policy

I avoid playgrounds with parents who don’t mask, and I do notice who is out there with one and without one. It’s a matter of doing your duty to help others. If you can’t do that then don’t, but don’t make excuses about why.

You really think Covid is dragging out because people won’t mask outdoors? Do you understand that masks are modestly effective indoors, and that one is 20x less likely to spread the virus outside? Moving activities outdoors is the intervention that works.

Covid is dragging on because a vaccine isn’t widely available. Covid drags on because low wage workers worked when they were infected, and sent the virus home with their coworkers. Many of them live in small, cramped spaces with other essential workers.

For some people, their thinking has not evolved from the days of “if everyone wore a mask we would be done with Covid.” That’s not how it works. Structural inequities are driving most of the spread. And blaming people for becoming infected with a virus has a very sad history. When all is said and done, we will realize the mask debate kept us from trying to implement policies that would save many lives.

+1. Americans are obese and unhealthy. Our country does not allow all people access to healthy food or have systems that support healthy lifestyles for all. Obese and unhealthy people are at much higher risk of dying from COVID. Science points to this as one of the primary reasons we have been hit so much harder than countries like India and some in Africa. Wish people would invest more energy in campaigning to make healthy food available to all people rather than splitting hairs over some people not masking up outdoors.

And this is why we do not crowdsource public health policy during a pandemic.

Say what you want, but all the Asian countries where masking is prevalent and considered a matter of common courtesy have escaped with much less economic damage, despite geographic proximity to the epicenter.

How do you explain why Peru was hit so hard when they had the most stringent measures in place? How do you explain India’s relatively low death toll, even while achieving herd immunity?

Oh my gosh... please stop with the misinformation. India has had a mask mandate with fines for not masking in public places. They are not at herd immunity, not close. And they are notoriously bad at certifying deaths. Most officials think the death toll is much higher than shown.

Unlike China and Japan, Peru didn’t pay workers to stay home during the initial shut down. They lack the financial infrastructure to dispense the government relief to individuals and this had the effect of not fully shutting down activity to the extent required. Etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe because SCIENCE.

They are staying 6' (think fingertip to fingertip) from others? They are already vaccinated? They are at vanishingly low risk of serious illness based on their age and health history?

This. Totally pointless to wear mask once vaccinated or outdoors away from others. Being extreme and unscientific just creates backlash.

Actually there is no data on the variants with regard to masking and vaccines yet. So your stance is quite unscientific as well. Contact tracing shows that the more transmissible strains are infecting people within a matter of a few (not fifteen) minutes indoors with masks. If you are outside in cold weather, aerosol lingers for longer than in warm weather. Would need to see data first to draw conclusions about best practices. And pretty much everyone agrees there will be boosters for the variants at some point this year.

Honestly, I think it’s very rude to be using a public space — outside or inside — without masks. That whole attitude is what has drawn this out. There was a new study that the US could have avoided 40% of its deaths if they had encouraged masks instead of politicizing this and spreading conspiracy theories. Is that scientific enough for you?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/10/us-coronavirus-response-donald-trump-health-policy

I avoid playgrounds with parents who don’t mask, and I do notice who is out there with one and without one. It’s a matter of doing your duty to help others. If you can’t do that then don’t, but don’t make excuses about why.

You really think Covid is dragging out because people won’t mask outdoors? Do you understand that masks are modestly effective indoors, and that one is 20x less likely to spread the virus outside? Moving activities outdoors is the intervention that works.

Covid is dragging on because a vaccine isn’t widely available. Covid drags on because low wage workers worked when they were infected, and sent the virus home with their coworkers. Many of them live in small, cramped spaces with other essential workers.

For some people, their thinking has not evolved from the days of “if everyone wore a mask we would be done with Covid.” That’s not how it works. Structural inequities are driving most of the spread. And blaming people for becoming infected with a virus has a very sad history. When all is said and done, we will realize the mask debate kept us from trying to implement policies that would save many lives.

+1. Americans are obese and unhealthy. Our country does not allow all people access to healthy food or have systems that support healthy lifestyles for all. Obese and unhealthy people are at much higher risk of dying from COVID. Science points to this as one of the primary reasons we have been hit so much harder than countries like India and some in Africa. Wish people would invest more energy in campaigning to make healthy food available to all people rather than splitting hairs over some people not masking up outdoors.

And this is why we do not crowdsource public health policy during a pandemic.

Say what you want, but all the Asian countries where masking is prevalent and considered a matter of common courtesy have escaped with much less economic damage, despite geographic proximity to the epicenter.

How do you explain why Peru was hit so hard when they had the most stringent measures in place? How do you explain India’s relatively low death toll, even while achieving herd immunity?

Oh my gosh... please stop with the misinformation. India has had a mask mandate with fines for not masking in public places. They are not at herd immunity, not close. And they are notoriously bad at certifying deaths. Most officials think the death toll is much higher than shown.

Unlike China and Japan, Peru didn’t pay workers to stay home during the initial shut down. They lack the financial infrastructure to dispense the government relief to individuals and this had the effect of not fully shutting down activity to the extent required. Etc.

But they had masks

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe because SCIENCE.

They are staying 6' (think fingertip to fingertip) from others? They are already vaccinated? They are at vanishingly low risk of serious illness based on their age and health history?

This. Totally pointless to wear mask once vaccinated or outdoors away from others. Being extreme and unscientific just creates backlash.

Actually there is no data on the variants with regard to masking and vaccines yet. So your stance is quite unscientific as well. Contact tracing shows that the more transmissible strains are infecting people within a matter of a few (not fifteen) minutes indoors with masks. If you are outside in cold weather, aerosol lingers for longer than in warm weather. Would need to see data first to draw conclusions about best practices. And pretty much everyone agrees there will be boosters for the variants at some point this year.

Honestly, I think it’s very rude to be using a public space — outside or inside — without masks. That whole attitude is what has drawn this out. There was a new study that the US could have avoided 40% of its deaths if they had encouraged masks instead of politicizing this and spreading conspiracy theories. Is that scientific enough for you?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/10/us-coronavirus-response-donald-trump-health-policy

I avoid playgrounds with parents who don’t mask, and I do notice who is out there with one and without one. It’s a matter of doing your duty to help others. If you can’t do that then don’t, but don’t make excuses about why.

You really think Covid is dragging out because people won’t mask outdoors? Do you understand that masks are modestly effective indoors, and that one is 20x less likely to spread the virus outside? Moving activities outdoors is the intervention that works.

Covid is dragging on because a vaccine isn’t widely available. Covid drags on because low wage workers worked when they were infected, and sent the virus home with their coworkers. Many of them live in small, cramped spaces with other essential workers.

For some people, their thinking has not evolved from the days of “if everyone wore a mask we would be done with Covid.” That’s not how it works. Structural inequities are driving most of the spread. And blaming people for becoming infected with a virus has a very sad history. When all is said and done, we will realize the mask debate kept us from trying to implement policies that would save many lives.

+1. Americans are obese and unhealthy. Our country does not allow all people access to healthy food or have systems that support healthy lifestyles for all. Obese and unhealthy people are at much higher risk of dying from COVID. Science points to this as one of the primary reasons we have been hit so much harder than countries like India and some in Africa. Wish people would invest more energy in campaigning to make healthy food available to all people rather than splitting hairs over some people not masking up outdoors.

And this is why we do not crowdsource public health policy during a pandemic.

Say what you want, but all the Asian countries where masking is prevalent and considered a matter of common courtesy have escaped with much less economic damage, despite geographic proximity to the epicenter.

How do you explain why Peru was hit so hard when they had the most stringent measures in place? How do you explain India’s relatively low death toll, even while achieving herd immunity?

Oh my gosh... please stop with the misinformation. India has had a mask mandate with fines for not masking in public places. They are not at herd immunity, not close. And they are notoriously bad at certifying deaths. Most officials think the death toll is much higher than shown.

Unlike China and Japan, Peru didn’t pay workers to stay home during the initial shut down. They lack the financial infrastructure to dispense the government relief to individuals and this had the effect of not fully shutting down activity to the extent required. Etc.

So India has had fines for not masking, and a high death toll/huge number of infections?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe because SCIENCE.

They are staying 6' (think fingertip to fingertip) from others? They are already vaccinated? They are at vanishingly low risk of serious illness based on their age and health history?

This. Totally pointless to wear mask once vaccinated or outdoors away from others. Being extreme and unscientific just creates backlash.

Actually there is no data on the variants with regard to masking and vaccines yet. So your stance is quite unscientific as well. Contact tracing shows that the more transmissible strains are infecting people within a matter of a few (not fifteen) minutes indoors with masks. If you are outside in cold weather, aerosol lingers for longer than in warm weather. Would need to see data first to draw conclusions about best practices. And pretty much everyone agrees there will be boosters for the variants at some point this year.

Honestly, I think it’s very rude to be using a public space — outside or inside — without masks. That whole attitude is what has drawn this out. There was a new study that the US could have avoided 40% of its deaths if they had encouraged masks instead of politicizing this and spreading conspiracy theories. Is that scientific enough for you?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/10/us-coronavirus-response-donald-trump-health-policy

I avoid playgrounds with parents who don’t mask, and I do notice who is out there with one and without one. It’s a matter of doing your duty to help others. If you can’t do that then don’t, but don’t make excuses about why.

You really think Covid is dragging out because people won’t mask outdoors? Do you understand that masks are modestly effective indoors, and that one is 20x less likely to spread the virus outside? Moving activities outdoors is the intervention that works.

Covid is dragging on because a vaccine isn’t widely available. Covid drags on because low wage workers worked when they were infected, and sent the virus home with their coworkers. Many of them live in small, cramped spaces with other essential workers.

For some people, their thinking has not evolved from the days of “if everyone wore a mask we would be done with Covid.” That’s not how it works. Structural inequities are driving most of the spread. And blaming people for becoming infected with a virus has a very sad history. When all is said and done, we will realize the mask debate kept us from trying to implement policies that would save many lives.

+1. Americans are obese and unhealthy. Our country does not allow all people access to healthy food or have systems that support healthy lifestyles for all. Obese and unhealthy people are at much higher risk of dying from COVID. Science points to this as one of the primary reasons we have been hit so much harder than countries like India and some in Africa. Wish people would invest more energy in campaigning to make healthy food available to all people rather than splitting hairs over some people not masking up outdoors.

And this is why we do not crowdsource public health policy during a pandemic.

Say what you want, but all the Asian countries where masking is prevalent and considered a matter of common courtesy have escaped with much less economic damage, despite geographic proximity to the epicenter.

How do you explain why Peru was hit so hard when they had the most stringent measures in place? How do you explain India’s relatively low death toll, even while achieving herd immunity?

Oh my gosh... please stop with the misinformation. India has had a mask mandate with fines for not masking in public places. They are not at herd immunity, not close. And they are notoriously bad at certifying deaths. Most officials think the death toll is much higher than shown.

Unlike China and Japan, Peru didn’t pay workers to stay home during the initial shut down. They lack the financial infrastructure to dispense the government relief to individuals and this had the effect of not fully shutting down activity to the extent required. Etc.

So India has had fines for not masking, and a high death toll/huge number of infections?

I think you are being sarcastic because I don’t quite understand why you cast it in a seemingly nonsensical terms. The national mask mandate started in mid-April, by which time tons of infectious chains had been seeded. People were told to wear homemade masks. But as the pandemic went on they stepped up their PPE manufacturing and mask compliance rose to 90%+ nationwide by September, which is when their surge was cut short.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-was-consuming-india-until-nearly-everyone-started-wearing-masks-11609329603

There are policies and then there is timing, compliance, and a host of other factors that mitigate their impact. Just read about the details of these countries, everything is online now. Oh wait — I forgot the MSM conspiracy that somehow all newspapers around the world simultaneously propagated right?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't feel you need it outdoors if you can be 6 feet apart. I think I can stand 6 ft from other adults.

Op here. I have been to playgrounds when we are the only ones there or another family or 2. If one family is alone on the equipment very far away, it is fine.

This was a packed playground. Now that I think about it, it was probably more like 50 kids and 30+ adults. These unmasked people were right next to people.

Hmmm it sounds like even with masks it wouldn’t feel safe for someone with your risk tolerance. You are going to need to start making some tough choices. Change is coming. People are done. More and more everyday and I’m here for it! We have literally destroyed our society and our happiness and our kids happiness and 500,000 died anyway. Now we have vaccines to protect them and I’m done.

I’m done with people arbitrarily saying I’m done. Lots of people still testing positive out there. We’ve had six kids at our school in the last two weeks. I guarantee not everyone ditching the masks is fully vaccinated.

Such weak selfish jerks.

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Anonymous wrote:I am more disturbed by the people I see walking alone at 7 am wearing a mask in an empty street. Covid has exposed a level of science-denial and utter lack of ability to evaluate risk borders on delusion.

+1. There are a lot of these people in my neighborhood. 6:30/ 7:00 in the morning, they are out walking the dog, alone, with not another person in sight and yet they are wearing masks.

I find this creepy and really, really weird.

What I find weird is that in my neighborhood, the majority of people I see do this, not just the random oddball.

I find it weird that this disturbs you. WTF is wrong w you people. Someone else wearing a mask literally does nothing harmful to you. At all.

You have lost your minds.

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I think you are being sarcastic because I don’t quite understand why you cast it in a seemingly nonsensical terms. The national mask mandate started in mid-April, by which time tons of infectious chains had been seeded. People were told to wear homemade masks. But as the pandemic went on they stepped up their PPE manufacturing and mask compliance rose to 90%+ nationwide by September, which is when their surge was cut short.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-was-consuming-india-until-nearly-everyone-started-wearing-masks-11609329603

There are policies and then there is timing, compliance, and a host of other factors that mitigate their impact. Just read about the details of these countries, everything is online now. Oh wait — I forgot the MSM conspiracy that somehow all newspapers around the world simultaneously propagated right?


I absolutely agree that the US acted too late. Masks are not the main reason we failed so badly.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/how-the-west-lost-covid-19.html

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I think you are being sarcastic because I don’t quite understand why you cast it in a seemingly nonsensical terms. The national mask mandate started in mid-April, by which time tons of infectious chains had been seeded. People were told to wear homemade masks. But as the pandemic went on they stepped up their PPE manufacturing and mask compliance rose to 90%+ nationwide by September, which is when their surge was cut short.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-was-consuming-india-until-nearly-everyone-started-wearing-masks-11609329603

There are policies and then there is timing, compliance, and a host of other factors that mitigate their impact. Just read about the details of these countries, everything is online now. Oh wait — I forgot the MSM conspiracy that somehow all newspapers around the world simultaneously propagated right?


Not sure why you so readily attribute India’s success to a punitive mask policy. You are ignoring climate, immunity.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/02/01/962821038/the-mystery-of-indias-plummeting-covid-19-cases

“In fact, India's numbers went down exactly when experts predicted they would spike: in October, when millions of people gathered for the Hindu festivals of Diwali and Durga Puja. It's when air pollution is also worst, and experts feared that would exacerbate the pandemic too.

Cases have also declined despite what many thought would be a superspreader event: tens of thousands of Indian farmers camping out on the capital's outskirts for months.

Shah, the epidemiologist, wonders if, just like more infectious variants of the coronavirus have been discovered in the U.K. and elsewhere, perhaps a milder variant may have started mutating in India.

"Some processes must have happened. This is an evolution of the virus itself. In some places there are mutations happening," she says. "We need some more deeper evidence and deeper studies."

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Anonymous wrote:I don't feel you need it outdoors if you can be 6 feet apart. I think I can stand 6 ft from other adults.

Op here. I have been to playgrounds when we are the only ones there or another family or 2. If one family is alone on the equipment very far away, it is fine.

This was a packed playground. Now that I think about it, it was probably more like 50 kids and 30+ adults. These unmasked people were right next to people.

Hmmm it sounds like even with masks it wouldn’t feel safe for someone with your risk tolerance. You are going to need to start making some tough choices. Change is coming. People are done. More and more everyday and I’m here for it! We have literally destroyed our society and our happiness and our kids happiness and 500,000 died anyway. Now we have vaccines to protect them and I’m done.

I’m done with people arbitrarily saying I’m done. Lots of people still testing positive out there. We’ve had six kids at our school in the last two weeks. I guarantee not everyone ditching the masks is fully vaccinated.

Such weak selfish jerks.

And what was the outcome for the six kids who tested positive? Did they end up in hospitals? Were there any serious complications for them?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't feel you need it outdoors if you can be 6 feet apart. I think I can stand 6 ft from other adults.

Op here. I have been to playgrounds when we are the only ones there or another family or 2. If one family is alone on the equipment very far away, it is fine.

This was a packed playground. Now that I think about it, it was probably more like 50 kids and 30+ adults. These unmasked people were right next to people.

Hmmm it sounds like even with masks it wouldn’t feel safe for someone with your risk tolerance. You are going to need to start making some tough choices. Change is coming. People are done. More and more everyday and I’m here for it! We have literally destroyed our society and our happiness and our kids happiness and 500,000 died anyway. Now we have vaccines to protect them and I’m done.

I’m done with people arbitrarily saying I’m done. Lots of people still testing positive out there. We’ve had six kids at our school in the last two weeks. I guarantee not everyone ditching the masks is fully vaccinated.

Such weak selfish jerks.

And what was the outcome for the six kids who tested positive? Did they end up in hospitals? Were there any serious complications for them?

Unlikely. Flu is of greater risk to kids. I feel bad for the kids whose parents will continue to mask them indefinitely. The virus is endemic.