Am I too strict about playground kid mask rule?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one unmasked little kid (about 5-6 years old) with unmasked parents on the playground today. He was coughing non-stop and not distancing. We had to leave. I don’t see how being near him, albeit outdoors, is safe.

The advice is if you’re sick stay home. Not if you’re sick wear a mask.

I agree. But if they are not keeping him home, the least they could do is mask him up and tell him to keep his distance.

Disagree. Totally irresponsible to bring a sick kid to the playground during a pandemic. Has nothing to do with reasonableness of outdoor mask mandates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one unmasked little kid (about 5-6 years old) with unmasked parents on the playground today. He was coughing non-stop and not distancing. We had to leave. I don’t see how being near him, albeit outdoors, is safe.

Would a mask change that? No one is arguing that sick kids should not stay home.

Mask would prevent larger spit droplets landing on the other kids. It’s physics.

With the allergy season many people would need to stay home. Colds and cough can go on forever. Masks help.

During a pandemic sick people stay home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one unmasked little kid (about 5-6 years old) with unmasked parents on the playground today. He was coughing non-stop and not distancing. We had to leave. I don’t see how being near him, albeit outdoors, is safe.

Would a mask change that? No one is arguing that sick kids should not stay home.

Mask would prevent larger spit droplets landing on the other kids. It’s physics.

With the allergy season many people would need to stay home. Colds and cough can go on forever. Masks help.

Sorry but if you are contagious, you don’t belong at a playground during a pandemic. Have to settle for backyard, empty field, hiking trail, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one unmasked little kid (about 5-6 years old) with unmasked parents on the playground today. He was coughing non-stop and not distancing. We had to leave. I don’t see how being near him, albeit outdoors, is safe.

Would a mask change that? No one is arguing that sick kids should not stay home.

Mask would prevent larger spit droplets landing on the other kids. It’s physics.

With the allergy season many people would need to stay home. Colds and cough can go on forever. Masks help.

During a pandemic sick people stay home.

Except when they don’t and bring the kids to the playground.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one unmasked little kid (about 5-6 years old) with unmasked parents on the playground today. He was coughing non-stop and not distancing. We had to leave. I don’t see how being near him, albeit outdoors, is safe.

Would a mask change that? No one is arguing that sick kids should not stay home.

Mask would prevent larger spit droplets landing on the other kids. It’s physics.

With the allergy season many people would need to stay home. Colds and cough can go on forever. Masks help.

During a pandemic sick people stay home.

Except when they don’t and bring the kids to the playground.

I would find another playground then. I would not be comfortable with a masked kid coughing all over the place either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one unmasked little kid (about 5-6 years old) with unmasked parents on the playground today. He was coughing non-stop and not distancing. We had to leave. I don’t see how being near him, albeit outdoors, is safe.

Would a mask change that? No one is arguing that sick kids should not stay home.

Mask would prevent larger spit droplets landing on the other kids. It’s physics.

With the allergy season many people would need to stay home. Colds and cough can go on forever. Masks help.

This is the real rationale behind masking, even indoors. The poors have to go to work when they are sick. So we give them cloth masks instead of paid leave. Shockingly this solution came from the Dems...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one unmasked little kid (about 5-6 years old) with unmasked parents on the playground today. He was coughing non-stop and not distancing. We had to leave. I don’t see how being near him, albeit outdoors, is safe.

Would a mask change that? No one is arguing that sick kids should not stay home.

Mask would prevent larger spit droplets landing on the other kids. It’s physics.

With the allergy season many people would need to stay home. Colds and cough can go on forever. Masks help.

This is the real rationale behind masking, even indoors. The poors have to go to work when they are sick. So we give them cloth masks instead of paid leave. Shockingly this solution came from the Dems...

This leads to a good point. Perhaps before we rush willy-nilly into unmasking as a nation, studies should be conducted regarding the economic and social effects of masks on various demographic groups. Maybe we’ll find that unmasking doesn’t make sense from an economic or other perspective.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So many ignorant American people who do not understand a basic biology or the nature of viruses. You cannot get a virus outside in fresh air unless someone literally spits all over your face. That includes flu virus too. Most viruses stay in air for at least 3-4 hours INSIDE. So it is very likely to get sick indoors. Make sure your child washes their hands often especially after touching playground equipment.

And the odds of asymptomatic transmission indoors is .7%. So odds of someone outdoors, positive with no symptoms, spitting in face? Seems very much in line with risks we take every day.

And sometimes it’s just about sending a positive message to our neighbors and doing little things that may encourage them to enjoy our shared spaces as well. It’s just a mask. Please wear one so those of us who are less risk prone can venture outdoors more confidently. It’s not just about you and your “rights”.

The message you send to me when you wear a mask outside in low-density areas is "I'm anxious and either scientifically illiterate, or I assume those around me are." It makes being outside for me a less comfortable and generally creepier experience, not a more positive one. This was one thing when you could reasonably not know this was a nonissue, but we are way past that point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many ignorant American people who do not understand a basic biology or the nature of viruses. You cannot get a virus outside in fresh air unless someone literally spits all over your face. That includes flu virus too. Most viruses stay in air for at least 3-4 hours INSIDE. So it is very likely to get sick indoors. Make sure your child washes their hands often especially after touching playground equipment.

And the odds of asymptomatic transmission indoors is .7%. So odds of someone outdoors, positive with no symptoms, spitting in face? Seems very much in line with risks we take every day.

And sometimes it’s just about sending a positive message to our neighbors and doing little things that may encourage them to enjoy our shared spaces as well. It’s just a mask. Please wear one so those of us who are less risk prone can venture outdoors more confidently. It’s not just about you and your “rights”.

The message you send to me when you wear a mask outside in low-density areas is "I'm anxious and either scientifically illiterate, or I assume those around me are." It makes being outside for me a less comfortable and generally creepier experience, not a more positive one. This was one thing when you could reasonably not know this was a nonissue, but we are way past that point.

?? Kids spit on themselves and on others all the time on the playground? You've never seen kids teething on playground equipment? Wipe their snot on the slide? Playgrounds are gross, and masks are necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one unmasked little kid (about 5-6 years old) with unmasked parents on the playground today. He was coughing non-stop and not distancing. We had to leave. I don’t see how being near him, albeit outdoors, is safe.

Would a mask change that? No one is arguing that sick kids should not stay home.

Mask would prevent larger spit droplets landing on the other kids. It’s physics.

With the allergy season many people would need to stay home. Colds and cough can go on forever. Masks help.

During a pandemic sick people stay home.

No, they don't and that is the problem. And, kids can be asymptomatic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was one unmasked little kid (about 5-6 years old) with unmasked parents on the playground today. He was coughing non-stop and not distancing. We had to leave. I don’t see how being near him, albeit outdoors, is safe.

Would a mask change that? No one is arguing that sick kids should not stay home.

Mask would prevent larger spit droplets landing on the other kids. It’s physics.

With the allergy season many people would need to stay home. Colds and cough can go on forever. Masks help.

Sorry but if you are contagious, you don’t belong at a playground during a pandemic. Have to settle for backyard, empty field, hiking trail, etc.

Allergies are not contagious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tracy Beth Hoeg, whose data CDC relied on to determine safety of schools, says no masks on kids outside. Also says no masks on kids in school once adults are vaccinated. Seems only a few people are willing to admit risk/benefit of intervention needs to be weighed. So many of you think you are following the science...

Except science tells us KIDS can get COVID and they can spread it to adults. Most adults aren't vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tracy Beth Hoeg, whose data CDC relied on to determine safety of schools, says no masks on kids outside. Also says no masks on kids in school once adults are vaccinated. Seems only a few people are willing to admit risk/benefit of intervention needs to be weighed. So many of you think you are following the science...

Except science tells us KIDS can get COVID and they can spread it to adults. Most adults aren't vaccinated.

And that expert herself says that according to her research, kids should wear masks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tracy Beth Hoeg, whose data CDC relied on to determine safety of schools, says no masks on kids outside. Also says no masks on kids in school once adults are vaccinated. Seems only a few people are willing to admit risk/benefit of intervention needs to be weighed. So many of you think you are following the science...

Except science tells us KIDS can get COVID and they can spread it to adults. Most adults aren't vaccinated.

And that expert herself says that according to her research, kids should wear masks.

Inside, when adults are not vaccinated, is what she says.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many ignorant American people who do not understand a basic biology or the nature of viruses. You cannot get a virus outside in fresh air unless someone literally spits all over your face. That includes flu virus too. Most viruses stay in air for at least 3-4 hours INSIDE. So it is very likely to get sick indoors. Make sure your child washes their hands often especially after touching playground equipment.

And the odds of asymptomatic transmission indoors is .7%. So odds of someone outdoors, positive with no symptoms, spitting in face? Seems very much in line with risks we take every day.

And sometimes it’s just about sending a positive message to our neighbors and doing little things that may encourage them to enjoy our shared spaces as well. It’s just a mask. Please wear one so those of us who are less risk prone can venture outdoors more confidently. It’s not just about you and your “rights”.

The message you send to me when you wear a mask outside in low-density areas is "I'm anxious and either scientifically illiterate, or I assume those around me are." It makes being outside for me a less comfortable and generally creepier experience, not a more positive one. This was one thing when you could reasonably not know this was a nonissue, but we are way past that point.

Actually, I have literally NEVER seen a child teething on playground equipment, nor have I ever seen a child wiping snot on a slide. What playgrounds do you hang out on?

?? Kids spit on themselves and on others all the time on the playground? You've never seen kids teething on playground equipment? Wipe their snot on the slide? Playgrounds are gross, and masks are necessary.