Is it time to have the difficult conversation about masks and MCPS?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS will announce changes to quarantine rules tomorrow.

Well MoCo just reinstated the mask requirement because we regressed in terms of rate of infection in the tiny window where the indoor mask mandate was dropped. Go figure.

Specifically, the number of new cases over 7 days, per 100,000 residents, went like this:

10/26: 45.40
10/27: 44.83
10/28: 47.78
10/29: 50.63
10/30: 53.30
10/31: 51.78
11/1: 51.20

There are about 1.1 million residents in Montgomery County, so translated to total new cases over a 7-day period, it's about

10/26: 499
10/27: 493
10/28: 526
10/29: 557
10/30: 586
10/31: 570
11/1: 563

In other words, not a big difference.

From an epidemiological perspective it is. Because each of those cases has potential other cases attached due to the contagiousness of covid, and particularly Delta. Hence why the country is rescinding the mask free green light.

Gimme a break, the county is rescinding the mask because of VERY poorly written regulations, not because of community spread.

And in fact, it looks like it will not be rescinded; county councilmembers have hinted that they will be voting to change the regulation that triggers the return of the mask mandate, and instead will require 7 days of above 50 to institute the mandate, just like we need 7 days below in order to remove the mandate.

And given the VERY low numbers the last 2 days, it is likely it will dip back below 50 tomorrow, which would then cause that 7 day clock to reset.

Awesome! So glad we have these great representatives that are working to keep all of us safe even the anti-vaxers!

Oh, genius, we have one of thee highest vaccination rates in the country. So, what's the excuse with the numbers being high? We should be down to zero if kids don't get it and vaccines are working. In MD its 86%, so you need a new excuse on why number are still high. Starting with your poor behavior. And, as more get vaccinated, the number of vaccinated covid cases will go up, so then what is your excuse?

[Anonymous]

We are in substantial transmission:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are in substantial transmission:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And tomorrow, we'll likely be back into Moderate. What's your point?

[Anonymous]

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"If you have a case, but don't show symptoms, are you really sick?" might be the stupidest post i've ever seen on DCUM. and that is saying ALOT.

+1000 the excuses people use to justify to themselves their behavior is ok is bizarre. And, they are putting others at risk.

Living in MoCo is like being unable to break up with a crazy girlfriend. She seemed so appealing at first, but then you find out she's batshit crazy.

But here, you're attached to that crazy, anxiety driven hysteria. That honestly gets so crazy the only response can be 'WTF is actually happening here'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are in substantial transmission:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And tomorrow, we'll likely be back into Moderate. What's your point?

And, the day after it will go back up. And, after thanksgiving, it will go back up. So, the concern is still there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"If you have a case, but don't show symptoms, are you really sick?" might be the stupidest post i've ever seen on DCUM. and that is saying ALOT.

+1000 the excuses people use to justify to themselves their behavior is ok is bizarre. And, they are putting others at risk.

Living in MoCo is like being unable to break up with a crazy girlfriend. She seemed so appealing at first, but then you find out she's batshit crazy.

But here, you're attached to that crazy, anxiety driven hysteria. That honestly gets so crazy the only response can be 'WTF is actually happening here'

Numbers are going to go up and down for a while, especially with the holidays. It makes sense to mask when you have large groups of people indoors without any social distancing or other precautions. They should rearrange the schools so those who want precautions, can have them and those who don't and are ok with covid, go to different schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS will announce changes to quarantine rules tomorrow.

Well MoCo just reinstated the mask requirement because we regressed in terms of rate of infection in the tiny window where the indoor mask mandate was dropped. Go figure.

Specifically, the number of new cases over 7 days, per 100,000 residents, went like this:

10/26: 45.40
10/27: 44.83
10/28: 47.78
10/29: 50.63
10/30: 53.30
10/31: 51.78
11/1: 51.20

There are about 1.1 million residents in Montgomery County, so translated to total new cases over a 7-day period, it's about

10/26: 499
10/27: 493
10/28: 526
10/29: 557
10/30: 586
10/31: 570
11/1: 563

In other words, not a big difference.

From an epidemiological perspective it is. Because each of those cases has potential other cases attached due to the contagiousness of covid, and particularly Delta. Hence why the country is rescinding the mask free green light.

From an epidemiological perspective, masks should be required if there were 557 new cases in a county of 1.1 million people over the last 7 days, but masks should not be required if there were 526 new cases? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are in substantial transmission:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And tomorrow, we'll likely be back into Moderate. What's your point?

And, the day after it will go back up. And, after thanksgiving, it will go back up. So, the concern is still there.

Actually I think the current general trend is downward.

[Anonymous]

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Oh, genius, we have one of thee highest vaccination rates in the country. So, what's the excuse with the numbers being high? We should be down to zero if kids don't get it and vaccines are working. In MD its 86%, so you need a new excuse on why number are still high. Starting with your poor behavior. And, as more get vaccinated, the number of vaccinated covid cases will go up, so then what is your excuse?

Kids do get it, though.

Even in Montgomery County, only 77.5% of the total population is fully vaccinated. If all of the 5-11 population would get vaccinated at the same rate as the 12+ population (91.3%), let alone the 65+ population (97.4%), that would really make a difference in population immunity levels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are in substantial transmission:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And tomorrow, we'll likely be back into Moderate. What's your point?

And, the day after it will go back up. And, after thanksgiving, it will go back up. So, the concern is still there.

Actually I think the current general trend is downward.

No, it's up more than 12 percent over the previous week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are in substantial transmission:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And tomorrow, we'll likely be back into Moderate. What's your point?

And, the day after it will go back up. And, after thanksgiving, it will go back up. So, the concern is still there.

Actually I think the current general trend is downward.

No, it's up more than 12 percent over the previous week.

The current GENERAL trend is downward. The peak was 107.74 new cases over 7 days per 100,000 residents, on September 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are in substantial transmission:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And tomorrow, we'll likely be back into Moderate. What's your point?

And, the day after it will go back up. And, after thanksgiving, it will go back up. So, the concern is still there.

Actually I think the current general trend is downward.

No, it's up more than 12 percent over the previous week.

The current GENERAL trend is downward. The peak was 107.74 new cases over 7 days per 100,000 residents, on September 2.

We are not talking about general trend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are in substantial transmission:

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

And tomorrow, we'll likely be back into Moderate. What's your point?

And, the day after it will go back up. And, after thanksgiving, it will go back up. So, the concern is still there.

Actually I think the current general trend is downward.

No, it's up more than 12 percent over the previous week.

The current GENERAL trend is downward. The peak was 107.74 new cases over 7 days per 100,000 residents, on September 2.

We are not talking about general trend.

Trends are subject to the chosen range.

[Anonymous]

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"If you have a case, but don't show symptoms, are you really sick?" might be the stupidest post i've ever seen on DCUM. and that is saying ALOT.

i don't know. Seems a lot like common sense to me.

If you aren't stuffy, don't have a sore throat, not tired, do you actually have that cold?

Obviously, duh. Try harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"If you have a case, but don't show symptoms, are you really sick?" might be the stupidest post i've ever seen on DCUM. and that is saying ALOT.

i don't know. Seems a lot like common sense to me.

If you aren't stuffy, don't have a sore throat, not tired, do you actually have that cold?

Obviously, duh. Try harder.

Obviously? Why? What does having a cold consist of, if not: having cold symptoms? If you have no covid symptoms, then you don't have covid - even if you test positive for SARS-CoV-2.