Prince William County mom on rant about masks

[Anonymous]

To shield against ravenous accusation of being a crazy MAGA anti-science type, here are my deep blue credentials: lifelong democrat, north arlington resident, PhD in quantitative science, etc. etc.

And now truth about covid today: it is less of a risk, according to official and reliable government data, than many typical daily activities we engage in without fear. Per a recent NYT article:

"Once you get a booster, your risk of getting severely ill from Covid is tiny. It is quite small even if you are older or have health problems. The average weekly chance that a boosted person died of Covid was about one in a million during October and November (the most recent available C.D.C. data). That risk is not zero, but it is not far from it. The chance that an average American will die in a car crash this week is significantly higher — about 2.4 per million. So is the average weekly death rate from influenza and pneumonia — about three per million. With a booster shot, Covid resembles other respiratory illnesses that have been around for years. "

The Biden administration is blowing the messaging and losing the narrative. The only - and I mean only - number that matters is a numerator over a denominator that defines your likelihood of dying from covid. And if you're fully boosted, that number is now virtually 0.

Everything else is noise...mask quality, ventilation, social distancing, etc etc. It mattered early on, but not anymore. Cases don't matter, except as they might 'overwhelm' hospitals...though we cannot live under that threat forever.

Every credible expert outside of the administration is calling for rapid reduction of restrictions, starting with masks. I truly hope Biden's experts get control of the narrative - the economy is booming and the vaccines work, but no one feels better because we are still being told to hunker down. It's bad politics, and inconsistent with the science and facts on the ground.

And yes, it is why Youngkin won - democrats never offered an off ramp. Mask forever, school shutdowns no big deal, and so on. Should we rip the masks off kids now while omicron is still a threat? No. But where was/is the offramp metrics from Duran? APS? Arlington County? Democratic controlled Richmond?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To shield against ravenous accusation of being a crazy MAGA anti-science type, here are my deep blue credentials: lifelong democrat, north arlington resident, PhD in quantitative science, etc. etc.

And now truth about covid today: it is less of a risk, according to official and reliable government data, than many typical daily activities we engage in without fear. Per a recent NYT article:

"Once you get a booster, your risk of getting severely ill from Covid is tiny. It is quite small even if you are older or have health problems. The average weekly chance that a boosted person died of Covid was about one in a million during October and November (the most recent available C.D.C. data). That risk is not zero, but it is not far from it. The chance that an average American will die in a car crash this week is significantly higher — about 2.4 per million. So is the average weekly death rate from influenza and pneumonia — about three per million. With a booster shot, Covid resembles other respiratory illnesses that have been around for years. "

The Biden administration is blowing the messaging and losing the narrative. The only - and I mean only - number that matters is a numerator over a denominator that defines your likelihood of dying from covid. And if you're fully boosted, that number is now virtually 0.

Everything else is noise...mask quality, ventilation, social distancing, etc etc. It mattered early on, but not anymore. Cases don't matter, except as they might 'overwhelm' hospitals...though we cannot live under that threat forever.

Every credible expert outside of the administration is calling for rapid reduction of restrictions, starting with masks. I truly hope Biden's experts get control of the narrative - the economy is booming and the vaccines work, but no one feels better because we are still being told to hunker down. It's bad politics, and inconsistent with the science and facts on the ground.

And yes, it is why Youngkin won - democrats never offered an off ramp. Mask forever, school shutdowns no big deal, and so on. Should we rip the masks off kids now while omicron is still a threat? No. But where was/is the offramp metrics from Duran? APS? Arlington County? Democratic controlled Richmond?

Omicron isn't a threat to kids. Masks don't work even if it was. #UrgencyOfNormal NOW

[Anonymous]

Don’t worry.

It’s only two more weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either you wear a decent mask and continue going in person or surprise, you've become a contact and have to quarantine (this happens a lot, it's not just a one time deal) and you are home with nothing but papers as busy work. We'll stick with masks in exchange for being in person.

-- A parent with a child who wears glasses and has services for speech

My kid should not have to wear a mask just because you won’t get yours vaccinated. Advocate for TTS if you’re upset about disruptions.

Uh, my kids are vaccinated and we continue to wear masks without complaining because we'd rather keep a smooth transition with no surprise quarantines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either you wear a decent mask and continue going in person or surprise, you've become a contact and have to quarantine (this happens a lot, it's not just a one time deal) and you are home with nothing but papers as busy work. We'll stick with masks in exchange for being in person.

-- A parent with a child who wears glasses and has services for speech

My kid should not have to wear a mask just because you won’t get yours vaccinated. Advocate for TTS if you’re upset about disruptions.

Actually no child should have to wear a mask and the vaccinated people are giving Covid to other vaccinated people….so someone’s decision to not vaccinate their child has no impact on you. Policies have lead you to think that it is, but the facts prove otherwise

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either you wear a decent mask and continue going in person or surprise, you've become a contact and have to quarantine (this happens a lot, it's not just a one time deal) and you are home with nothing but papers as busy work. We'll stick with masks in exchange for being in person.

-- A parent with a child who wears glasses and has services for speech

My kid should not have to wear a mask just because you won’t get yours vaccinated. Advocate for TTS if you’re upset about disruptions.

Actually no child should have to wear a mask and the vaccinated people are giving Covid to other vaccinated people….so someone’s decision to not vaccinate their child has no impact on you. Policies have lead you to think that it is, but the facts prove otherwise

If a parent's only reason to keep wearing masks is to avoid quarantine which they wouldn't have to do if they vaccinated their kids, then yes I will complain. I couldn't care less whether someone vaccinates their kid but the resulting quarantine is not a justification. It's all moot in just a couple weeks anyway when TTS is rolled out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea why this is so controversial. Its a piece of fabric.

She said that the superintendent told her last year that they had to mask due to the governor’s order, and if it were up to her it would be different.

Well, new governor has removed that excuse.

Haven’t seen the superintendents deny the conversation. If there’s no denial, it’s a good indication that similar statements to others are on record somewhere (text or email perhaps)

When last year? When Covid case rates were 200 new positives a day in Virginia? As opposed to the 20,000 positives a day we're at right now.

Oh it’s thanks to the vax-ins. They working. Data is clear. Lmfao!!!!!!!!

PD: ignore all those once healthy children now with myocarditis and enjoying a life confined to no physical exercise. That’s just pure coincidence and tinfoil hattery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either you wear a decent mask and continue going in person or surprise, you've become a contact and have to quarantine (this happens a lot, it's not just a one time deal) and you are home with nothing but papers as busy work. We'll stick with masks in exchange for being in person.

-- A parent with a child who wears glasses and has services for speech

My kid should not have to wear a mask just because you won’t get yours vaccinated. Advocate for TTS if you’re upset about disruptions.

Uh, my kids are vaccinated and we continue to wear masks without complaining because we'd rather keep a smooth transition with no surprise quarantines.

Vaccinated kids don't quarantine, masked or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either you wear a decent mask and continue going in person or surprise, you've become a contact and have to quarantine (this happens a lot, it's not just a one time deal) and you are home with nothing but papers as busy work. We'll stick with masks in exchange for being in person.

-- A parent with a child who wears glasses and has services for speech

My kid should not have to wear a mask just because you won’t get yours vaccinated. Advocate for TTS if you’re upset about disruptions.

Uh, my kids are vaccinated and we continue to wear masks without complaining because we'd rather keep a smooth transition with no surprise quarantines.

Vaccinated kids don't quarantine, masked or not.

Yes they are, they can test out but until you get that appointment/results you must wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either you wear a decent mask and continue going in person or surprise, you've become a contact and have to quarantine (this happens a lot, it's not just a one time deal) and you are home with nothing but papers as busy work. We'll stick with masks in exchange for being in person.

-- A parent with a child who wears glasses and has services for speech

My kid should not have to wear a mask just because you won’t get yours vaccinated. Advocate for TTS if you’re upset about disruptions.

Actually no child should have to wear a mask and the vaccinated people are giving Covid to other vaccinated people….so someone’s decision to not vaccinate their child has no impact on you. Policies have lead you to think that it is, but the facts prove otherwise

+1000

Science is real.

Statistics are real.

Time to return to normal. This is urgent.

And you are still allowed to mask-up your kids as much as you want after the mandate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To shield against ravenous accusation of being a crazy MAGA anti-science type, here are my deep blue credentials: lifelong democrat, north arlington resident, PhD in quantitative science, etc. etc.

And now truth about covid today: it is less of a risk, according to official and reliable government data, than many typical daily activities we engage in without fear. Per a recent NYT article:

"Once you get a booster, your risk of getting severely ill from Covid is tiny. It is quite small even if you are older or have health problems. The average weekly chance that a boosted person died of Covid was about one in a million during October and November (the most recent available C.D.C. data). That risk is not zero, but it is not far from it. The chance that an average American will die in a car crash this week is significantly higher — about 2.4 per million. So is the average weekly death rate from influenza and pneumonia — about three per million. With a booster shot, Covid resembles other respiratory illnesses that have been around for years. "

The Biden administration is blowing the messaging and losing the narrative. The only - and I mean only - number that matters is a numerator over a denominator that defines your likelihood of dying from covid. And if you're fully boosted, that number is now virtually 0.

Everything else is noise...mask quality, ventilation, social distancing, etc etc. It mattered early on, but not anymore. Cases don't matter, except as they might 'overwhelm' hospitals...though we cannot live under that threat forever.

Every credible expert outside of the administration is calling for rapid reduction of restrictions, starting with masks. I truly hope Biden's experts get control of the narrative - the economy is booming and the vaccines work, but no one feels better because we are still being told to hunker down. It's bad politics, and inconsistent with the science and facts on the ground.

And yes, it is why Youngkin won - democrats never offered an off ramp. Mask forever, school shutdowns no big deal, and so on. Should we rip the masks off kids now while omicron is still a threat? No. But where was/is the offramp metrics from Duran? APS? Arlington County? Democratic controlled Richmond?

Do you just copy & paste this same monologue to a bunch of threads?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either you wear a decent mask and continue going in person or surprise, you've become a contact and have to quarantine (this happens a lot, it's not just a one time deal) and you are home with nothing but papers as busy work. We'll stick with masks in exchange for being in person.

-- A parent with a child who wears glasses and has services for speech

My kid should not have to wear a mask just because you won’t get yours vaccinated. Advocate for TTS if you’re upset about disruptions.

Actually no child should have to wear a mask and the vaccinated people are giving Covid to other vaccinated people….so someone’s decision to not vaccinate their child has no impact on you. Policies have lead you to think that it is, but the facts prove otherwise

+1000

Science is real.

Statistics are real.

Time to return to normal. This is urgent.

And you are still allowed to mask-up your kids as much as you want after the mandate.

NO! all children should be covered up. Even if you’re healthy and jabbed. 1% of immunocompromised students is enough to subjugate the other 99% so they can feel safe. Their parents really but you get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea why this is so controversial. Its a piece of fabric.

What a feeble-minded, histrionic twit.

And please don't post stuff from the "Daily Signal." It's an anti-American propaganda garbage site and its social media accounts don't deserve the clicks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea why this is so controversial. Its a piece of fabric.

What a feeble-minded, histrionic twit.

And please don't post stuff from the "Daily Signal." It's an anti-American propaganda garbage site and its social media accounts don't deserve the clicks

Its video from a PWCS school board meeting and should be shared. If I could have found it and the county's response on a liberal site - with actual back-and-forth - I would have posted it.

[Anonymous]

Who are all these adults willing to go on the record/on camera with their shrill tantrums? These videos of them will exist forever. This will come up in a google search for their name forever.