WOOHOO SB 739 has passed the house- it is on its way to the Governor-

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Anonymous wrote:APS is using those stupid CDC transmission categories, which were issue pre-vaccine and are completely arbitrary. As a result, teachers are still going to be required to mask.

Teachers need to have the option to take their masks off too, just like in Loudoun! Stop forcibly masking the teachers.

Looks let’s end the mask mandate for kids first and then the teachers.

For my kindergartner learning to read it would be useful to have her teacher unmasked so she could see how the mouth makes the sounds on a page. Same for ESL kids, I would think. It would be nice if they’d make it an option.

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+2. And at a cost of how many millions of $$$ to sue a democratically-elected governor, who’s measure follows countless out of state democrat leaders??

The NOVA counties should be ashamed of how poorly they treat our children (and how they waste our tax revenue).

I am completely supportive of the use of my taxes to sue Youngkin to protect our children from the selfish ignorant anti maskers on this thread.

The forced child maskers really can't give it up - it's purely about ego and anti-scientific, quasi-religious beliefs at this point. Right now, the so-called disability attorney (who is a closed schooler, which hurt SO MANY disabled kids, just as masks do) is on AEM pushing a hail mary lawsuit.

The same people pushing for this litigation (Smart Restart) are the same people who said:
(1) School was unsafe to reopen during throughout the 2020-2021 school year - they were repeatedly wrong
(2) School was unsafe to open fall 2021 with the Delta variant - they were wrong
(3) School would have to close down in January 2022 because of the Omicron varient - they were wrong
(4) A founder is saying on AEM (the one who said in an NBC interview she sent her son to school with a CO2 monitor) that things will never go back to normal and wearing masks will be a part of our lives forever
(5) On Smart Restart Twitter, that forced child mask wearing needs to happen every time there's a surge in cases for the rest of our lives (i.e., while COVID is still here)

These people have been so wrong. They want children to be forced to mask forever. Their credibility is utterly destroyed and they're a laughing stock of this community.

And if we can't unmask now, then when? We have vaccines for 5 and up. And a ton of people just got omicron so we have a really high level of immunity from vaccine and natural infection.

How about when the under 5 vaccine is available?

Why should people over 5 wait for that? I don't think it's necessary, especially given the low risk to kids under 5 of the virus.

Society should protect kids. Especially the kids under 5 at risk for covid complications. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child I don't know what to tell you.

Except that children under 5, by and large, are not at risk from covid AT ALL. They are far more at risk living in a world where they cannot see and appreciate other peoples' faces and interactions. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child from the abuse of constant masking, I don't know what to tell you.

You support protecting healthy kids, but not kids with health conditions. #compassion

When my niece went through chemo, no class mates had to wear masks to protect her. I'm fairly certain that prior to covid, no one would even suggest that every child in a school district should wear masks because some schools may have a student susceptible to disease.

I'm sorry your niece had chemo. I hope she is doing well now. I also hope we all have learned a lot from COVID and that we can change as we learn.

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Anonymous wrote:APS is using those stupid CDC transmission categories, which were issue pre-vaccine and are completely arbitrary. As a result, teachers are still going to be required to mask.

Teachers need to have the option to take their masks off too, just like in Loudoun! Stop forcibly masking the teachers.

Looks let’s end the mask mandate for kids first and then the teachers.

For my kindergartner learning to read it would be useful to have her teacher unmasked so she could see how the mouth makes the sounds on a page. Same for ESL kids, I would think. It would be nice if they’d make it an option.

If would be nice for my kindergartener too. It would also be nice if my kindergartner didn't bring COVID home to their sibling under 5 who is at risk for COVID complications. In person school is definitely the better social, emotional, and educational place for my kindergartener. Virtual schools is not the same as in person.

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+2. And at a cost of how many millions of $$$ to sue a democratically-elected governor, who’s measure follows countless out of state democrat leaders??

The NOVA counties should be ashamed of how poorly they treat our children (and how they waste our tax revenue).

I am completely supportive of the use of my taxes to sue Youngkin to protect our children from the selfish ignorant anti maskers on this thread.

The forced child maskers really can't give it up - it's purely about ego and anti-scientific, quasi-religious beliefs at this point. Right now, the so-called disability attorney (who is a closed schooler, which hurt SO MANY disabled kids, just as masks do) is on AEM pushing a hail mary lawsuit.

The same people pushing for this litigation (Smart Restart) are the same people who said:
(1) School was unsafe to reopen during throughout the 2020-2021 school year - they were repeatedly wrong
(2) School was unsafe to open fall 2021 with the Delta variant - they were wrong
(3) School would have to close down in January 2022 because of the Omicron varient - they were wrong
(4) A founder is saying on AEM (the one who said in an NBC interview she sent her son to school with a CO2 monitor) that things will never go back to normal and wearing masks will be a part of our lives forever
(5) On Smart Restart Twitter, that forced child mask wearing needs to happen every time there's a surge in cases for the rest of our lives (i.e., while COVID is still here)

These people have been so wrong. They want children to be forced to mask forever. Their credibility is utterly destroyed and they're a laughing stock of this community.

And if we can't unmask now, then when? We have vaccines for 5 and up. And a ton of people just got omicron so we have a really high level of immunity from vaccine and natural infection.

How about when the under 5 vaccine is available?

Why should people over 5 wait for that? I don't think it's necessary, especially given the low risk to kids under 5 of the virus.

Society should protect kids. Especially the kids under 5 at risk for covid complications. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child I don't know what to tell you.

Except that children under 5, by and large, are not at risk from covid AT ALL. They are far more at risk living in a world where they cannot see and appreciate other peoples' faces and interactions. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child from the abuse of constant masking, I don't know what to tell you.

You support protecting healthy kids, but not kids with health conditions. #compassion

I support them getting vaccinated and wearing a good mask themselves if they are risk.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-kids-face-masks/

There comes a time - when you can't force others to do things and you need to do what is in your power protect yourself. I think the time is now.

Why is that time now? As far as I can see people like you are just tired of masks, you've gotten your vaccine, and you don't care about the under 5s with health issues. How long did we all take precautions when you didn't have a vaccine available? A lot longer than you're being asked to hold on until the under 5s have a vaccine.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS is using those stupid CDC transmission categories, which were issue pre-vaccine and are completely arbitrary. As a result, teachers are still going to be required to mask.

Teachers need to have the option to take their masks off too, just like in Loudoun! Stop forcibly masking the teachers.

Looks let’s end the mask mandate for kids first and then the teachers.

For my kindergartner learning to read it would be useful to have her teacher unmasked so she could see how the mouth makes the sounds on a page. Same for ESL kids, I would think. It would be nice if they’d make it an option.

I agree with you but I think kids option is the first priority if I had to pick.

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+2. And at a cost of how many millions of $$$ to sue a democratically-elected governor, who’s measure follows countless out of state democrat leaders??

The NOVA counties should be ashamed of how poorly they treat our children (and how they waste our tax revenue).

I am completely supportive of the use of my taxes to sue Youngkin to protect our children from the selfish ignorant anti maskers on this thread.

The forced child maskers really can't give it up - it's purely about ego and anti-scientific, quasi-religious beliefs at this point. Right now, the so-called disability attorney (who is a closed schooler, which hurt SO MANY disabled kids, just as masks do) is on AEM pushing a hail mary lawsuit.

The same people pushing for this litigation (Smart Restart) are the same people who said:
(1) School was unsafe to reopen during throughout the 2020-2021 school year - they were repeatedly wrong
(2) School was unsafe to open fall 2021 with the Delta variant - they were wrong
(3) School would have to close down in January 2022 because of the Omicron varient - they were wrong
(4) A founder is saying on AEM (the one who said in an NBC interview she sent her son to school with a CO2 monitor) that things will never go back to normal and wearing masks will be a part of our lives forever
(5) On Smart Restart Twitter, that forced child mask wearing needs to happen every time there's a surge in cases for the rest of our lives (i.e., while COVID is still here)

These people have been so wrong. They want children to be forced to mask forever. Their credibility is utterly destroyed and they're a laughing stock of this community.

And if we can't unmask now, then when? We have vaccines for 5 and up. And a ton of people just got omicron so we have a really high level of immunity from vaccine and natural infection.

How about when the under 5 vaccine is available?

Why should people over 5 wait for that? I don't think it's necessary, especially given the low risk to kids under 5 of the virus.

Society should protect kids. Especially the kids under 5 at risk for covid complications. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child I don't know what to tell you.

Except that children under 5, by and large, are not at risk from covid AT ALL. They are far more at risk living in a world where they cannot see and appreciate other peoples' faces and interactions. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child from the abuse of constant masking, I don't know what to tell you.

You support protecting healthy kids, but not kids with health conditions. #compassion

I support them getting vaccinated and wearing a good mask themselves if they are risk.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-kids-face-masks/

There comes a time - when you can't force others to do things and you need to do what is in your power protect yourself. I think the time is now.

Why is that time now? As far as I can see people like you are just tired of masks, you've gotten your vaccine, and you don't care about the under 5s with health issues. How long did we all take precautions when you didn't have a vaccine available? A lot longer than you're being asked to hold on until the under 5s have a vaccine.

Two years was my limit - it turns out. I didn’t ask anyone to take precautions for me. That’s not what I am about - I am about personal choices to protect yourself and not mandates on others.

I don’t care about your anxiety and inability to assess risk on the under 5 population.

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+2. And at a cost of how many millions of $$$ to sue a democratically-elected governor, who’s measure follows countless out of state democrat leaders??

The NOVA counties should be ashamed of how poorly they treat our children (and how they waste our tax revenue).

I am completely supportive of the use of my taxes to sue Youngkin to protect our children from the selfish ignorant anti maskers on this thread.

The forced child maskers really can't give it up - it's purely about ego and anti-scientific, quasi-religious beliefs at this point. Right now, the so-called disability attorney (who is a closed schooler, which hurt SO MANY disabled kids, just as masks do) is on AEM pushing a hail mary lawsuit.

The same people pushing for this litigation (Smart Restart) are the same people who said:
(1) School was unsafe to reopen during throughout the 2020-2021 school year - they were repeatedly wrong
(2) School was unsafe to open fall 2021 with the Delta variant - they were wrong
(3) School would have to close down in January 2022 because of the Omicron varient - they were wrong
(4) A founder is saying on AEM (the one who said in an NBC interview she sent her son to school with a CO2 monitor) that things will never go back to normal and wearing masks will be a part of our lives forever
(5) On Smart Restart Twitter, that forced child mask wearing needs to happen every time there's a surge in cases for the rest of our lives (i.e., while COVID is still here)

These people have been so wrong. They want children to be forced to mask forever. Their credibility is utterly destroyed and they're a laughing stock of this community.

And if we can't unmask now, then when? We have vaccines for 5 and up. And a ton of people just got omicron so we have a really high level of immunity from vaccine and natural infection.

How about when the under 5 vaccine is available?

Why should people over 5 wait for that? I don't think it's necessary, especially given the low risk to kids under 5 of the virus.

Society should protect kids. Especially the kids under 5 at risk for covid complications. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child I don't know what to tell you.

Except that children under 5, by and large, are not at risk from covid AT ALL. They are far more at risk living in a world where they cannot see and appreciate other peoples' faces and interactions. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child from the abuse of constant masking, I don't know what to tell you.

You support protecting healthy kids, but not kids with health conditions. #compassion

I support them getting vaccinated and wearing a good mask themselves if they are risk.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-kids-face-masks/

There comes a time - when you can't force others to do things and you need to do what is in your power protect yourself. I think the time is now.

Why is that time now? As far as I can see people like you are just tired of masks, you've gotten your vaccine, and you don't care about the under 5s with health issues. How long did we all take precautions when you didn't have a vaccine available? A lot longer than you're being asked to hold on until the under 5s have a vaccine.

Two years was my limit - it turns out. I didn’t ask anyone to take precautions for me. That’s not what I am about - I am about personal choices to protect yourself and not mandates on others.

I don’t care about your anxiety and inability to assess risk on the under 5 population.

Its sad how many people I've know who have spouted the same personal freedom garbage, and then had life experiences which showed them they are not the island they thought they were. Tough stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:APS is using those stupid CDC transmission categories, which were issue pre-vaccine and are completely arbitrary. As a result, teachers are still going to be required to mask.

Teachers need to have the option to take their masks off too, just like in Loudoun! Stop forcibly masking the teachers.

Looks let’s end the mask mandate for kids first and then the teachers.

For my kindergartner learning to read it would be useful to have her teacher unmasked so she could see how the mouth makes the sounds on a page. Same for ESL kids, I would think. It would be nice if they’d make it an option.

If would be nice for my kindergartener too. It would also be nice if my kindergartner didn't bring COVID home to their sibling under 5 who is at risk for COVID complications. In person school is definitely the better social, emotional, and educational place for my kindergartener. Virtual schools is not the same as in person.

Your kindergartner should get vaccinated and wear a good mask.

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+2. And at a cost of how many millions of $$$ to sue a democratically-elected governor, who’s measure follows countless out of state democrat leaders??

The NOVA counties should be ashamed of how poorly they treat our children (and how they waste our tax revenue).

I am completely supportive of the use of my taxes to sue Youngkin to protect our children from the selfish ignorant anti maskers on this thread.

The forced child maskers really can't give it up - it's purely about ego and anti-scientific, quasi-religious beliefs at this point. Right now, the so-called disability attorney (who is a closed schooler, which hurt SO MANY disabled kids, just as masks do) is on AEM pushing a hail mary lawsuit.

The same people pushing for this litigation (Smart Restart) are the same people who said:
(1) School was unsafe to reopen during throughout the 2020-2021 school year - they were repeatedly wrong
(2) School was unsafe to open fall 2021 with the Delta variant - they were wrong
(3) School would have to close down in January 2022 because of the Omicron varient - they were wrong
(4) A founder is saying on AEM (the one who said in an NBC interview she sent her son to school with a CO2 monitor) that things will never go back to normal and wearing masks will be a part of our lives forever
(5) On Smart Restart Twitter, that forced child mask wearing needs to happen every time there's a surge in cases for the rest of our lives (i.e., while COVID is still here)

These people have been so wrong. They want children to be forced to mask forever. Their credibility is utterly destroyed and they're a laughing stock of this community.

And if we can't unmask now, then when? We have vaccines for 5 and up. And a ton of people just got omicron so we have a really high level of immunity from vaccine and natural infection.

How about when the under 5 vaccine is available?

Why should people over 5 wait for that? I don't think it's necessary, especially given the low risk to kids under 5 of the virus.

Society should protect kids. Especially the kids under 5 at risk for covid complications. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child I don't know what to tell you.

Except that children under 5, by and large, are not at risk from covid AT ALL. They are far more at risk living in a world where they cannot see and appreciate other peoples' faces and interactions. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child from the abuse of constant masking, I don't know what to tell you.

You support protecting healthy kids, but not kids with health conditions. #compassion

I support them getting vaccinated and wearing a good mask themselves if they are risk.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-kids-face-masks/

There comes a time - when you can't force others to do things and you need to do what is in your power protect yourself. I think the time is now.

Why is that time now? As far as I can see people like you are just tired of masks, you've gotten your vaccine, and you don't care about the under 5s with health issues. How long did we all take precautions when you didn't have a vaccine available? A lot longer than you're being asked to hold on until the under 5s have a vaccine.

Two years was my limit - it turns out. I didn’t ask anyone to take precautions for me. That’s not what I am about - I am about personal choices to protect yourself and not mandates on others.

I don’t care about your anxiety and inability to assess risk on the under 5 population.

Its sad how many people I've know who have spouted the same personal freedom garbage, and then had life experiences which showed them they are not the island they thought they were. Tough stuff.

It is best to be self reliant and not be expecting anyone else to protect you from disease. That especially goes for immuno-compromised people. I would tell them don’t think these cloth masks are protecting you - even the cdc said they don’t.

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+2. And at a cost of how many millions of $$$ to sue a democratically-elected governor, who’s measure follows countless out of state democrat leaders??

The NOVA counties should be ashamed of how poorly they treat our children (and how they waste our tax revenue).

I am completely supportive of the use of my taxes to sue Youngkin to protect our children from the selfish ignorant anti maskers on this thread.

The forced child maskers really can't give it up - it's purely about ego and anti-scientific, quasi-religious beliefs at this point. Right now, the so-called disability attorney (who is a closed schooler, which hurt SO MANY disabled kids, just as masks do) is on AEM pushing a hail mary lawsuit.

The same people pushing for this litigation (Smart Restart) are the same people who said:
(1) School was unsafe to reopen during throughout the 2020-2021 school year - they were repeatedly wrong
(2) School was unsafe to open fall 2021 with the Delta variant - they were wrong
(3) School would have to close down in January 2022 because of the Omicron varient - they were wrong
(4) A founder is saying on AEM (the one who said in an NBC interview she sent her son to school with a CO2 monitor) that things will never go back to normal and wearing masks will be a part of our lives forever
(5) On Smart Restart Twitter, that forced child mask wearing needs to happen every time there's a surge in cases for the rest of our lives (i.e., while COVID is still here)

These people have been so wrong. They want children to be forced to mask forever. Their credibility is utterly destroyed and they're a laughing stock of this community.

And if we can't unmask now, then when? We have vaccines for 5 and up. And a ton of people just got omicron so we have a really high level of immunity from vaccine and natural infection.

How about when the under 5 vaccine is available?

Why should people over 5 wait for that? I don't think it's necessary, especially given the low risk to kids under 5 of the virus.

Society should protect kids. Especially the kids under 5 at risk for covid complications. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child I don't know what to tell you.

Except that children under 5, by and large, are not at risk from covid AT ALL. They are far more at risk living in a world where they cannot see and appreciate other peoples' faces and interactions. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child from the abuse of constant masking, I don't know what to tell you.

You support protecting healthy kids, but not kids with health conditions. #compassion

I support them getting vaccinated and wearing a good mask themselves if they are risk.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-kids-face-masks/

There comes a time - when you can't force others to do things and you need to do what is in your power protect yourself. I think the time is now.

Why is that time now? As far as I can see people like you are just tired of masks, you've gotten your vaccine, and you don't care about the under 5s with health issues. How long did we all take precautions when you didn't have a vaccine available? A lot longer than you're being asked to hold on until the under 5s have a vaccine.

I'm sensing there is a LOT of overlap between parents that wanted schools to stay closed indefinitely, and parents that now want to keep kids masked indefinitely. I get it, change is hard, and some people are early adopters and some people are laggards. I'll leave it to you to decide where you want to be, but change is coming.

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I sort of feel like this is a Jan. 6 moment or something. How can the VA democrats not see that a mask mandate is a real impingement on liberty that should really only be used sparingly? Going on two years and with vaccines available for all school aged kids is not sparingly.

**If there is a preschool class in a public school - and the kids are too young to vaxxed - you can require masks in that classroom if you like. But I don't recommend it for development reasons, and I have more education experience that you probably do so you should probably listsen to me.

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Anonymous wrote:I sort of feel like this is a Jan. 6 moment or something. How can the VA democrats not see that a mask mandate is a real impingement on liberty that should really only be used sparingly? Going on two years and with vaccines available for all school aged kids is not sparingly.

**If there is a preschool class in a public school - and the kids are too young to vaxxed - you can require masks in that classroom if you like. But I don't recommend it for development reasons, and I have more education experience that you probably do so you should probably listsen to me.

Mmmmpf. Well, I can practically guarantee that I have more education experience than you, and I think that the children and staff should still be masked ... Want to have a degree out? I'll tell you about my credentials and steps, and you can tell me yours. I bet I win.

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Anonymous wrote:I sort of feel like this is a Jan. 6 moment or something. How can the VA democrats not see that a mask mandate is a real impingement on liberty that should really only be used sparingly? Going on two years and with vaccines available for all school aged kids is not sparingly.

**If there is a preschool class in a public school - and the kids are too young to vaxxed - you can require masks in that classroom if you like. But I don't recommend it for development reasons, and I have more education experience that you probably do so you should probably listsen to me.

Mmmmpf. Well, I can practically guarantee that I have more education experience than you, and I think that the children and staff should still be masked ... Want to have a degree out? I'll tell you about my credentials and steps, and you can tell me yours. I bet I win.

I’ve been working in education since 1999 and I believe the WHO agrees with me, as well. And, you lose all credibility if you think kids in schools are wearing good masks correctly.

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Anonymous wrote:APS is using those stupid CDC transmission categories, which were issue pre-vaccine and are completely arbitrary. As a result, teachers are still going to be required to mask.

Teachers need to have the option to take their masks off too, just like in Loudoun! Stop forcibly masking the teachers.

Looks let’s end the mask mandate for kids first and then the teachers.

For my kindergartner learning to read it would be useful to have her teacher unmasked so she could see how the mouth makes the sounds on a page. Same for ESL kids, I would think. It would be nice if they’d make it an option.

If would be nice for my kindergartener too. It would also be nice if my kindergartner didn't bring COVID home to their sibling under 5 who is at risk for COVID complications. In person school is definitely the better social, emotional, and educational place for my kindergartener. Virtual schools is not the same as in person.

Your kindergartner should get vaccinated and wear a good mask.

They are vaccinated and they do wear a good mask.

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+2. And at a cost of how many millions of $$$ to sue a democratically-elected governor, who’s measure follows countless out of state democrat leaders??

The NOVA counties should be ashamed of how poorly they treat our children (and how they waste our tax revenue).

I am completely supportive of the use of my taxes to sue Youngkin to protect our children from the selfish ignorant anti maskers on this thread.

The forced child maskers really can't give it up - it's purely about ego and anti-scientific, quasi-religious beliefs at this point. Right now, the so-called disability attorney (who is a closed schooler, which hurt SO MANY disabled kids, just as masks do) is on AEM pushing a hail mary lawsuit.

The same people pushing for this litigation (Smart Restart) are the same people who said:
(1) School was unsafe to reopen during throughout the 2020-2021 school year - they were repeatedly wrong
(2) School was unsafe to open fall 2021 with the Delta variant - they were wrong
(3) School would have to close down in January 2022 because of the Omicron varient - they were wrong
(4) A founder is saying on AEM (the one who said in an NBC interview she sent her son to school with a CO2 monitor) that things will never go back to normal and wearing masks will be a part of our lives forever
(5) On Smart Restart Twitter, that forced child mask wearing needs to happen every time there's a surge in cases for the rest of our lives (i.e., while COVID is still here)

These people have been so wrong. They want children to be forced to mask forever. Their credibility is utterly destroyed and they're a laughing stock of this community.

And if we can't unmask now, then when? We have vaccines for 5 and up. And a ton of people just got omicron so we have a really high level of immunity from vaccine and natural infection.

How about when the under 5 vaccine is available?

Why should people over 5 wait for that? I don't think it's necessary, especially given the low risk to kids under 5 of the virus.

Society should protect kids. Especially the kids under 5 at risk for covid complications. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child I don't know what to tell you.

Except that children under 5, by and large, are not at risk from covid AT ALL. They are far more at risk living in a world where they cannot see and appreciate other peoples' faces and interactions. If you don't see why you should help protect a young child from the abuse of constant masking, I don't know what to tell you.

You support protecting healthy kids, but not kids with health conditions. #compassion

I support them getting vaccinated and wearing a good mask themselves if they are risk.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-kids-face-masks/

There comes a time - when you can't force others to do things and you need to do what is in your power protect yourself. I think the time is now.

Why is that time now? As far as I can see people like you are just tired of masks, you've gotten your vaccine, and you don't care about the under 5s with health issues. How long did we all take precautions when you didn't have a vaccine available? A lot longer than you're being asked to hold on until the under 5s have a vaccine.

Two years was my limit - it turns out. I didn’t ask anyone to take precautions for me. That’s not what I am about - I am about personal choices to protect yourself and not mandates on others.

I don’t care about your anxiety and inability to assess risk on the under 5 population.

Its sad how many people I've know who have spouted the same personal freedom garbage, and then had life experiences which showed them they are not the island they thought they were. Tough stuff.

It is best to be self reliant and not be expecting anyone else to protect you from disease. That especially goes for immuno-compromised people. I would tell them don’t think these cloth masks are protecting you - even the cdc said they don’t.

If you're so self reliant I guess I don't understand how you are posting online from your log cabin in the middle of nowhere where you grow your own food and are 100% self sufficient, living off the grid, provide your own medical care, police, and fire department services, and rely on nobody whatsoever.