No more MoCo indoor masks!

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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid under 12, this means that my kid cannot enter any indoor areas until the vaccine is approved for under 12s. Real sociopathic stuff from the “public health” folks.

Oh FFS. Kids under 12 are not at serious risk from COVID! Have your kid wear a mask and move on. If nothing else, that will reduce the viral load of any SARS-CoV2 floating around, and they'll be even less likely to get sick.

-Mom of three kids under 12

I don't get why you put mom to three. Most mom's to three are pretty checked out and stopped caring, like you. Its good you have spare kids just incase one gets/dies of covid but for the rest of us with less kids, its an issue. You can minimize covid but you are why many of us don't feel safe. Mine will not be going anywhere indoors, seeing friends or family or much else because many people lack good judgement and don't care who they put at risk, like you.

Ahh...you see, that's the problem.

You feeling safe, and you being safe, are two entirely different things.

Last year, we were all responsible for each other to be safe. But now, we are safe.

Your neighbors may are not responsible for you FEELING safe. Your irrational feelings are your own problem

Plus One Hundred Billion.

Some people will never "feel" safe again. That does not mean that they are NOT safe. And I "feel" very, very sorry for this PP's kids.

[Anonymous]

Wait so no more outdoor mask requirement for the unvaccinated? Even on county playgrounds? That would be wonderful honestly- my kids are pretty good about wearing them as required at school/daycare but I know it's been becoming uncomfortable outside.

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Anonymous wrote:Mask requirements should not be lifted unless they are lifted for everyone

+1 because we all know unvaccinated jerks will revel in this.

But the vaccinated aren’t at risk from them, so who cares?

Speak for yourself. Some of us dutifully got vaccinated, but medical researchers are finding that our immune systems did not mount a response. And we still have to work, ride public transportation, go to medical appointments.

It’s unwise to assume the unmasked are all vaccinated, but you can safely assume they don’t care about protecting the immunocompromised if it means they have to suffer a mask for one more second.

Wow, PP. Please tell us about this. Were you personally studied by medical researchers, who found that your immune system did not mount a response?

I want to know this too so I can get checked out myself. Please report back PP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait so no more outdoor mask requirement for the unvaccinated? Even on county playgrounds? That would be wonderful honestly- my kids are pretty good about wearing them as required at school/daycare but I know it's been becoming uncomfortable outside.

Outdoor masking is not required. It's never really been needed. If a kid literally sneezes on your face then that's a different story but aside from that, it's hard to get COVID outside.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait so no more outdoor mask requirement for the unvaccinated? Even on county playgrounds? That would be wonderful honestly- my kids are pretty good about wearing them as required at school/daycare but I know it's been becoming uncomfortable outside.

Outdoor masking is not required. It's never really been needed. If a kid literally sneezes on your face then that's a different story but aside from that, it's hard to get COVID outside.

I’m not disagreeing with you about the “need”, but signs have been up at the playgrounds since reopening last summer about mask usage. Until this last week nearly everyone in my neighborhood was still wearing them outside at all times. It’s easing up but when DH took the kids to the playground yesterday he said most kids were still wearing masks.

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^^ and parks in general.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait so no more outdoor mask requirement for the unvaccinated? Even on county playgrounds? That would be wonderful honestly- my kids are pretty good about wearing them as required at school/daycare but I know it's been becoming uncomfortable outside.

Outdoor masking is not required. It's never really been needed. If a kid literally sneezes on your face then that's a different story but aside from that, it's hard to get COVID outside.

I’m not disagreeing with you about the “need”, but signs have been up at the playgrounds since reopening last summer about mask usage. Until this last week nearly everyone in my neighborhood was still wearing them outside at all times. It’s easing up but when DH took the kids to the playground yesterday he said most kids were still wearing masks.

Wow. That sucks.

In my part of MoCo (upcounty, near Gburg/Olney/Laytonsville) the parks and playgrounds are packed without a mask in site. Its really been a silver lining to the pandemic. The kids have been at the playground with new friends more than ever before

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid under 12, this means that my kid cannot enter any indoor areas until the vaccine is approved for under 12s. Real sociopathic stuff from the “public health” folks.

Oh FFS. Kids under 12 are not at serious risk from COVID! Have your kid wear a mask and move on. If nothing else, that will reduce the viral load of any SARS-CoV2 floating around, and they'll be even less likely to get sick.

-Mom of three kids under 12

I don't get why you put mom to three. Most mom's to three are pretty checked out and stopped caring, like you. Its good you have spare kids just incase one gets/dies of covid but for the rest of us with less kids, its an issue. You can minimize covid but you are why many of us don't feel safe. Mine will not be going anywhere indoors, seeing friends or family or much else because many people lack good judgement and don't care who they put at risk, like you.

Ahh...you see, that's the problem.

You feeling safe, and you being safe, are two entirely different things.

Last year, we were all responsible for each other to be safe. But now, we are safe.

Your neighbors may are not responsible for you FEELING safe. Your irrational feelings are your own problem

Plus One Hundred Billion.

Some people will never "feel" safe again. That does not mean that they are NOT safe. And I "feel" very, very sorry for this PP's kids.

I'm the mom to three and, yeah, I don't hover over my kids or keep them in glass boxes like PP because, newsflash, *that's not good for them*. I put mom to three because that's three kids with different needs and social groups to consider. Our family absolutely prioritizes health and safety - which is why DH and I are fully vaccinated, and why our kids are pros at wearing masks at school/daycare - and we also prioritize SCIENCE and being able to contextualize risk appropriately. I'm not sacrificing my kids' long-term mental health over a disease with a vanishingly small risk to them, but hey, you go for it, PP.

Don't get me started on the "feeling" safe nonsense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid under 12, this means that my kid cannot enter any indoor areas until the vaccine is approved for under 12s. Real sociopathic stuff from the “public health” folks.

Oh FFS. Kids under 12 are not at serious risk from COVID! Have your kid wear a mask and move on. If nothing else, that will reduce the viral load of any SARS-CoV2 floating around, and they'll be even less likely to get sick.

-Mom of three kids under 12

I don't get why you put mom to three. Most mom's to three are pretty checked out and stopped caring, like you. Its good you have spare kids just incase one gets/dies of covid but for the rest of us with less kids, its an issue. You can minimize covid but you are why many of us don't feel safe. Mine will not be going anywhere indoors, seeing friends or family or much else because many people lack good judgement and don't care who they put at risk, like you.

Ahh...you see, that's the problem.

You feeling safe, and you being safe, are two entirely different things.

Last year, we were all responsible for each other to be safe. But now, we are safe.

Your neighbors may are not responsible for you FEELING safe. Your irrational feelings are your own problem

Plus One Hundred Billion.

Some people will never "feel" safe again. That does not mean that they are NOT safe. And I "feel" very, very sorry for this PP's kids.

I'm the mom to three and, yeah, I don't hover over my kids or keep them in glass boxes like PP because, newsflash, *that's not good for them*. I put mom to three because that's three kids with different needs and social groups to consider. Our family absolutely prioritizes health and safety - which is why DH and I are fully vaccinated, and why our kids are pros at wearing masks at school/daycare - and we also prioritize SCIENCE and being able to contextualize risk appropriately. I'm not sacrificing my kids' long-term mental health over a disease with a vanishingly small risk to them, but hey, you go for it, PP.

Don't get me started on the "feeling" safe nonsense.

I couldn't have said it any better myself, except I have 2 kids, not 3.

For the longest time, we put the health of the neighbors first.

now that they are vaxxed, we can't reasonably put the "feelings" of our neighbors actually ahead of the wellbeing of our family

[Anonymous]

After listening to today's county council session, I am done with Craig Rice. He is an insufferable whiner and I want him gone. I'm not district 2, but I will be campaigning for whomever runs against him.

Everything I heard from him during this hearing was feelings based. I do not want to be governed by one man's feelings. I too am mad at the covid deniers and anti maskers over the past year, but delaying reopening when the data points to it being time - vaccines being wildly effective and increasing numbers of residents being vaccinated - just to force the covid deniers and anti mask crowd to wear a mask for a few more weeks seems like a really poor choice and exactly what he seems to be advocating for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid under 12, this means that my kid cannot enter any indoor areas until the vaccine is approved for under 12s. Real sociopathic stuff from the “public health” folks.

Oh FFS. Kids under 12 are not at serious risk from COVID! Have your kid wear a mask and move on. If nothing else, that will reduce the viral load of any SARS-CoV2 floating around, and they'll be even less likely to get sick.

-Mom of three kids under 12

I don't get why you put mom to three. Most mom's to three are pretty checked out and stopped caring, like you. Its good you have spare kids just incase one gets/dies of covid but for the rest of us with less kids, its an issue. You can minimize covid but you are why many of us don't feel safe. Mine will not be going anywhere indoors, seeing friends or family or much else because many people lack good judgement and don't care who they put at risk, like you.

Ahh...you see, that's the problem.

You feeling safe, and you being safe, are two entirely different things.

Last year, we were all responsible for each other to be safe. But now, we are safe.

Your neighbors may are not responsible for you FEELING safe. Your irrational feelings are your own problem

Plus One Hundred Billion.

Some people will never "feel" safe again. That does not mean that they are NOT safe. And I "feel" very, very sorry for this PP's kids.

I'm the mom to three and, yeah, I don't hover over my kids or keep them in glass boxes like PP because, newsflash, *that's not good for them*. I put mom to three because that's three kids with different needs and social groups to consider. Our family absolutely prioritizes health and safety - which is why DH and I are fully vaccinated, and why our kids are pros at wearing masks at school/daycare - and we also prioritize SCIENCE and being able to contextualize risk appropriately. I'm not sacrificing my kids' long-term mental health over a disease with a vanishingly small risk to them, but hey, you go for it, PP.

Don't get me started on the "feeling" safe nonsense.

If you are following science you would keep your kids masked and be more careful. You have THREE kids with three different social groups all in school and other activities plus socializing outside of school. That is the problem, not solution. Your kids mental health will not be compromised if they have to cut back during a health pandemic. The issue is you want to dump them on other people and not have to deal with them at home so you don't want to change your lifestyle. It is not a small risk to them. You only care about your health, not your kids or other people. Sad you are teaching your kids those values.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mask requirements should not be lifted unless they are lifted for everyone

+1 because we all know unvaccinated jerks will revel in this.

But the vaccinated aren’t at risk from them, so who cares?

Speak for yourself. Some of us dutifully got vaccinated, but medical researchers are finding that our immune systems did not mount a response. And we still have to work, ride public transportation, go to medical appointments.

It’s unwise to assume the unmasked are all vaccinated, but you can safely assume they don’t care about protecting the immunocompromised if it means they have to suffer a mask for one more second.

You need to ask yourself why you want to continue to wallow in misery.

+1. I suppose that being a dour masker has become PP's identity in life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After listening to today's county council session, I am done with Craig Rice. He is an insufferable whiner and I want him gone. I'm not district 2, but I will be campaigning for whomever runs against him.

Everything I heard from him during this hearing was feelings based. I do not want to be governed by one man's feelings. I too am mad at the covid deniers and anti maskers over the past year, but delaying reopening when the data points to it being time - vaccines being wildly effective and increasing numbers of residents being vaccinated - just to force the covid deniers and anti mask crowd to wear a mask for a few more weeks seems like a really poor choice and exactly what he seems to be advocating for.

They still need to give people time to get vaccinated since they just opened it up to everyone a month ago and allow for 12 and up to be vaccinated. It was really irresponsible. Many of us waited so others who needed it more could get vaccinated and now those folks should wait for the rest of us to get fully vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid under 12, this means that my kid cannot enter any indoor areas until the vaccine is approved for under 12s. Real sociopathic stuff from the “public health” folks.

Oh FFS. Kids under 12 are not at serious risk from COVID! Have your kid wear a mask and move on. If nothing else, that will reduce the viral load of any SARS-CoV2 floating around, and they'll be even less likely to get sick.

-Mom of three kids under 12

I don't get why you put mom to three. Most mom's to three are pretty checked out and stopped caring, like you. Its good you have spare kids just incase one gets/dies of covid but for the rest of us with less kids, its an issue. You can minimize covid but you are why many of us don't feel safe. Mine will not be going anywhere indoors, seeing friends or family or much else because many people lack good judgement and don't care who they put at risk, like you.

Ahh...you see, that's the problem.

You feeling safe, and you being safe, are two entirely different things.

Last year, we were all responsible for each other to be safe. But now, we are safe.

Your neighbors may are not responsible for you FEELING safe. Your irrational feelings are your own problem

Plus One Hundred Billion.

Some people will never "feel" safe again. That does not mean that they are NOT safe. And I "feel" very, very sorry for this PP's kids.

I'm the mom to three and, yeah, I don't hover over my kids or keep them in glass boxes like PP because, newsflash, *that's not good for them*. I put mom to three because that's three kids with different needs and social groups to consider. Our family absolutely prioritizes health and safety - which is why DH and I are fully vaccinated, and why our kids are pros at wearing masks at school/daycare - and we also prioritize SCIENCE and being able to contextualize risk appropriately. I'm not sacrificing my kids' long-term mental health over a disease with a vanishingly small risk to them, but hey, you go for it, PP.

Don't get me started on the "feeling" safe nonsense.

I couldn't have said it any better myself, except I have 2 kids, not 3.

For the longest time, we put the health of the neighbors first.

now that they are vaxxed, we can't reasonably put the "feelings" of our neighbors actually ahead of the wellbeing of our family

Standing and appaulding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After listening to today's county council session, I am done with Craig Rice. He is an insufferable whiner and I want him gone. I'm not district 2, but I will be campaigning for whomever runs against him.

Everything I heard from him during this hearing was feelings based. I do not want to be governed by one man's feelings. I too am mad at the covid deniers and anti maskers over the past year, but delaying reopening when the data points to it being time - vaccines being wildly effective and increasing numbers of residents being vaccinated - just to force the covid deniers and anti mask crowd to wear a mask for a few more weeks seems like a really poor choice and exactly what he seems to be advocating for.

They still need to give people time to get vaccinated since they just opened it up to everyone a month ago and allow for 12 and up to be vaccinated. It was really irresponsible. Many of us waited so others who needed it more could get vaccinated and now those folks should wait for the rest of us to get fully vaccinated.

It's been more than two weeks since widespread availability of the vaccines. If you weren't vaccinated two weeks ago, then that's your own fault. The second dose is about durability of immunity, not efficacy. Pfizer and Moderna are already about 90% effective after two weeks from the first dose.