CDC says no masks for vaccinated teachers and students

[Anonymous]

Vaccines should be required for returning to school. And then no masks. Everyone else can be in a giant virtual study hall. Done,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m vaccinated and my employer doesn’t require masks. I won’t be wearing one. I can’t imagine vaccinated teachers want to scream over a hot mask all day?!

As a vaccinated high school teacher who taught most of the year in a mask, I'd much rather wear a mask all day than have to enforce mask wearing for some but not all students.

I vote for masks for everyone, until it's safe to have no one wearing them. I think that schools need to drop restrictions one at a time, wait see if numbers go up, and then drop something else. Dropping those restrictions that lead to hybrid -- usually distancing and cohorting, first makes the most sense. Once we've had 5 days of school for everyone but the small segment who choose a separate virtual school, and we've kept spread low, then we talk about dropping masks.

Agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m vaccinated and my employer doesn’t require masks. I won’t be wearing one. I can’t imagine vaccinated teachers want to scream over a hot mask all day?!

As a vaccinated high school teacher who taught most of the year in a mask, I'd much rather wear a mask all day than have to enforce mask wearing for some but not all students.

I vote for masks for everyone, until it's safe to have no one wearing them. I think that schools need to drop restrictions one at a time, wait see if numbers go up, and then drop something else. Dropping those restrictions that lead to hybrid -- usually distancing and cohorting, first makes the most sense. Once we've had 5 days of school for everyone but the small segment who choose a separate virtual school, and we've kept spread low, then we talk about dropping masks.

Agree

It will never be perfectly "safe" for everyone to go without a mask. That's a ridiculous standard to set. Vaccines have been available for months. Anyone who doesn't get one is taking the risk upon themselves. Responsible people who get vaccinated shouldn't have to wear masks as some sort of supportive safety theater to protect those too irresponsible to protect themselves. We don't ask people to drive 20 miles below the speed limit on highways to "protect" those who refuse to wear seat belts. Enough already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m vaccinated and my employer doesn’t require masks. I won’t be wearing one. I can’t imagine vaccinated teachers want to scream over a hot mask all day?!

As a vaccinated high school teacher who taught most of the year in a mask, I'd much rather wear a mask all day than have to enforce mask wearing for some but not all students.

I vote for masks for everyone, until it's safe to have no one wearing them. I think that schools need to drop restrictions one at a time, wait see if numbers go up, and then drop something else. Dropping those restrictions that lead to hybrid -- usually distancing and cohorting, first makes the most sense. Once we've had 5 days of school for everyone but the small segment who choose a separate virtual school, and we've kept spread low, then we talk about dropping masks.

Agree

It will never be perfectly "safe" for everyone to go without a mask. That's a ridiculous standard to set. Vaccines have been available for months. Anyone who doesn't get one is taking the risk upon themselves. Responsible people who get vaccinated shouldn't have to wear masks as some sort of supportive safety theater to protect those too irresponsible to protect themselves. We don't ask people to drive 20 miles below the speed limit on highways to "protect" those who refuse to wear seat belts. Enough already.

You wear a mask to protect yourself just like you wear a seatbelt to protect yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m vaccinated and my employer doesn’t require masks. I won’t be wearing one. I can’t imagine vaccinated teachers want to scream over a hot mask all day?!

As a vaccinated high school teacher who taught most of the year in a mask, I'd much rather wear a mask all day than have to enforce mask wearing for some but not all students.

I vote for masks for everyone, until it's safe to have no one wearing them. I think that schools need to drop restrictions one at a time, wait see if numbers go up, and then drop something else. Dropping those restrictions that lead to hybrid -- usually distancing and cohorting, first makes the most sense. Once we've had 5 days of school for everyone but the small segment who choose a separate virtual school, and we've kept spread low, then we talk about dropping masks.

Agree

It will never be perfectly "safe" for everyone to go without a mask. That's a ridiculous standard to set. Vaccines have been available for months. Anyone who doesn't get one is taking the risk upon themselves. Responsible people who get vaccinated shouldn't have to wear masks as some sort of supportive safety theater to protect those too irresponsible to protect themselves. We don't ask people to drive 20 miles below the speed limit on highways to "protect" those who refuse to wear seat belts. Enough already.

You wear a mask to protect yourself just like you wear a seatbelt to protect yourself.

PP Here. I got vaccinated to protect myself and others. Now I don't have to wear a mask. Science!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yet pfizer vaccine is already looking into a booster....
Uh yea, we'll be needing masks.

Which the CDChas said is unnecessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m vaccinated and my employer doesn’t require masks. I won’t be wearing one. I can’t imagine vaccinated teachers want to scream over a hot mask all day?!

As a vaccinated high school teacher who taught most of the year in a mask, I'd much rather wear a mask all day than have to enforce mask wearing for some but not all students.

I vote for masks for everyone, until it's safe to have no one wearing them. I think that schools need to drop restrictions one at a time, wait see if numbers go up, and then drop something else. Dropping those restrictions that lead to hybrid -- usually distancing and cohorting, first makes the most sense. Once we've had 5 days of school for everyone but the small segment who choose a separate virtual school, and we've kept spread low, then we talk about dropping masks.

Agree

It will never be perfectly "safe" for everyone to go without a mask. That's a ridiculous standard to set. Vaccines have been available for months. Anyone who doesn't get one is taking the risk upon themselves. Responsible people who get vaccinated shouldn't have to wear masks as some sort of supportive safety theater to protect those too irresponsible to protect themselves. We don't ask people to drive 20 miles below the speed limit on highways to "protect" those who refuse to wear seat belts. Enough already.

Why don’t you hold off on all the “enough already”s until all kids can get vaccinated?

Signed,
Parent of medically complex child

[Anonymous]

WHO said all vaccinated people should be masked indoors. The delta variant is no joke! I am a vaccinated teacher and I will continue to be masked indoors because 1) I don’t want to get to get COVID (which you still can get), 2) my spouse is high risk, and 3) I have young kids.

I also don’t want to enforce the mask/no mask policy at work since I would have kids both under 12 and over 12; it would be much simpler to still require them indoors.

[Anonymous]

Teacher here and thank goodness!!!
I really believe that the always maskers have never actually had to work all day in one.
Covid is feet it is at this point. You want to wear one- that’s fine! But I can’t wait to be able to live life I’m vaccinated!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m vaccinated and my employer doesn’t require masks. I won’t be wearing one. I can’t imagine vaccinated teachers want to scream over a hot mask all day?!

As a vaccinated high school teacher who taught most of the year in a mask, I'd much rather wear a mask all day than have to enforce mask wearing for some but not all students.

I vote for masks for everyone, until it's safe to have no one wearing them. I think that schools need to drop restrictions one at a time, wait see if numbers go up, and then drop something else. Dropping those restrictions that lead to hybrid -- usually distancing and cohorting, first makes the most sense. Once we've had 5 days of school for everyone but the small segment who choose a separate virtual school, and we've kept spread low, then we talk about dropping masks.

Agree

It will never be perfectly "safe" for everyone to go without a mask. That's a ridiculous standard to set. Vaccines have been available for months. Anyone who doesn't get one is taking the risk upon themselves. Responsible people who get vaccinated shouldn't have to wear masks as some sort of supportive safety theater to protect those too irresponsible to protect themselves. We don't ask people to drive 20 miles below the speed limit on highways to "protect" those who refuse to wear seat belts. Enough already.

Why don’t you hold off on all the “enough already”s until all kids can get vaccinated?

Signed,
Parent of medically complex child

What if there is never an approved vaccine for kids?
What if they come out with a vaccine for little kids but almost everyone refuses it for their kids? Then what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WHO said all vaccinated people should be masked indoors. The delta variant is no joke! I am a vaccinated teacher and I will continue to be masked indoors because 1) I don’t want to get to get COVID (which you still can get), 2) my spouse is high risk, and 3) I have young kids.

I also don’t want to enforce the mask/no mask policy at work since I would have kids both under 12 and over 12; it would be much simpler to still require them indoors.

It’s very simple to figure out a system to know who is vaccinated or not. Vaccinated kids shouldn’t have to be miserable all day because the school can’t be bothered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WHO said all vaccinated people should be masked indoors. The delta variant is no joke! I am a vaccinated teacher and I will continue to be masked indoors because 1) I don’t want to get to get COVID (which you still can get), 2) my spouse is high risk, and 3) I have young kids.

I also don’t want to enforce the mask/no mask policy at work since I would have kids both under 12 and over 12; it would be much simpler to still require them indoors.

It’s very simple to figure out a system to know who is vaccinated or not. Vaccinated kids shouldn’t have to be miserable all day because the school can’t be bothered.

Maybe cut the dramatics a bit. Kids aren’t miserable in masks all day. If your kid qualified for the vaccine, they most likely were not in school buildings this year (or if they were it was for a very very minimal amount of time). They have yet to have to wear a mask all day at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m vaccinated and my employer doesn’t require masks. I won’t be wearing one. I can’t imagine vaccinated teachers want to scream over a hot mask all day?!

As a vaccinated high school teacher who taught most of the year in a mask, I'd much rather wear a mask all day than have to enforce mask wearing for some but not all students.

I vote for masks for everyone, until it's safe to have no one wearing them. I think that schools need to drop restrictions one at a time, wait see if numbers go up, and then drop something else. Dropping those restrictions that lead to hybrid -- usually distancing and cohorting, first makes the most sense. Once we've had 5 days of school for everyone but the small segment who choose a separate virtual school, and we've kept spread low, then we talk about dropping masks.

Agree

It will never be perfectly "safe" for everyone to go without a mask. That's a ridiculous standard to set. Vaccines have been available for months. Anyone who doesn't get one is taking the risk upon themselves. Responsible people who get vaccinated shouldn't have to wear masks as some sort of supportive safety theater to protect those too irresponsible to protect themselves. We don't ask people to drive 20 miles below the speed limit on highways to "protect" those who refuse to wear seat belts. Enough already.

You wear a mask to protect yourself just like you wear a seatbelt to protect yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m vaccinated and my employer doesn’t require masks. I won’t be wearing one. I can’t imagine vaccinated teachers want to scream over a hot mask all day?!

As a vaccinated high school teacher who taught most of the year in a mask, I'd much rather wear a mask all day than have to enforce mask wearing for some but not all students.

I vote for masks for everyone, until it's safe to have no one wearing them. I think that schools need to drop restrictions one at a time, wait see if numbers go up, and then drop something else. Dropping those restrictions that lead to hybrid -- usually distancing and cohorting, first makes the most sense. Once we've had 5 days of school for everyone but the small segment who choose a separate virtual school, and we've kept spread low, then we talk about dropping masks.

Agree

It will never be perfectly "safe" for everyone to go without a mask. That's a ridiculous standard to set. Vaccines have been available for months. Anyone who doesn't get one is taking the risk upon themselves. Responsible people who get vaccinated shouldn't have to wear masks as some sort of supportive safety theater to protect those too irresponsible to protect themselves. We don't ask people to drive 20 miles below the speed limit on highways to "protect" those who refuse to wear seat belts. Enough already.

Why don’t you hold off on all the “enough already”s until all kids can get vaccinated?

Signed,
Parent of medically complex child

Then put your kid in an N95 mask (which will screen out 99.99% of virus particles) and send them to school. They will be protected against Covid and influenza (which is definitely more deadly to your child than Covid).

You can't expect the rest of us to mask our kids indefinitely because your child is medically complex. Are you really that self-absorbed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hope kids, teachers, and parents won’t be bullied for wearing masks when masks not required. Better safe than sorry.

If the kids learn their behavior from the posters on DCUM you can all but guarantee that kind of bullying will happen.