When will the masking end?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Libs love the masks. Part of their conformity. Right???

I work with a bunch of younger liberals and they are indeed still obsessed with covid prevention even though the majority of them have contracted it once already. N95s all the time, taking Paxlovid, criticizing anyone who engages in “risky behavior” like eating out at restaurants. It’s almost like they’ve doubled down after getting sick, not because anyone was particularly sick (and no one has long covid), but because despite all the precautions they still caught covid. I’m basically a pariah at this point since I “only” wear a useless surgical mask.

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Anonymous wrote:It is not personal choice for thousands of kids in DC who, for the remainder of this school year, will be forced to mask on and off, indoors and outdoors, for 10-day stretches when someone in their class tests positive over the weekend, or if they come to school and cough the wrong way. Meanwhile, there is not a single damn study that shows any efficacy whatsoever for masks in children in school under Omicron.

This is a lie. DCPS has gotten rid of this mandate this school year. So tell me what school has “thousands of children” that will be required to mask for 10 days after a classmate is positive. YOU ARE LYING

I think what PP is referring to is the CDC guidance after exposure. So suppose a whole class of kids is unmasked. Then one reports to the school that they have covid. That makes (depending on how the school is going about defining close contacts) all of the kids in class "close contacts". CDC guidance recommends that close contacts mask for 10 days after that. Last year it sounded like some schools were enforcing that. So kids were nearly always masked even if the school was "mask optional."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Libs love the masks. Part of their conformity. Right???

I work with a bunch of younger liberals and they are indeed still obsessed with covid prevention even though the majority of them have contracted it once already. N95s all the time, taking Paxlovid, criticizing anyone who engages in “risky behavior” like eating out at restaurants. It’s almost like they’ve doubled down after getting sick, not because anyone was particularly sick (and no one has long covid), but because despite all the precautions they still caught covid. I’m basically a pariah at this point since I “only” wear a useless surgical mask.

that is bizarre and honestly sad. they don’t go on vacation or to parties?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is not personal choice for thousands of kids in DC who, for the remainder of this school year, will be forced to mask on and off, indoors and outdoors, for 10-day stretches when someone in their class tests positive over the weekend, or if they come to school and cough the wrong way. Meanwhile, there is not a single damn study that shows any efficacy whatsoever for masks in children in school under Omicron.

This is a lie. DCPS has gotten rid of this mandate this school year. So tell me what school has “thousands of children” that will be required to mask for 10 days after a classmate is positive. YOU ARE LYING

np. Chill. And look at the other active thread on this topic.

Yes, DCPS has gotten rid of the mandate, but not all charters have.

At least 4 charters — DCB, MV, inspired, CMI — have current mandates. Others, such as Lamb, will require masks at higher data levels.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1081213.page

That’s still not thousands of kids

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Libs love the masks. Part of their conformity. Right???

I work with a bunch of younger liberals and they are indeed still obsessed with covid prevention even though the majority of them have contracted it once already. N95s all the time, taking Paxlovid, criticizing anyone who engages in “risky behavior” like eating out at restaurants. It’s almost like they’ve doubled down after getting sick, not because anyone was particularly sick (and no one has long covid), but because despite all the precautions they still caught covid. I’m basically a pariah at this point since I “only” wear a useless surgical mask.

that is bizarre and honestly sad. they don’t go on vacation or to parties?

I think PP is lying. For most young people in DC, COVID ended at the beginning of last summer, or last winter (when everyone got omicron) at the latest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Libs love the masks. Part of their conformity. Right???

I work with a bunch of younger liberals and they are indeed still obsessed with covid prevention even though the majority of them have contracted it once already. N95s all the time, taking Paxlovid, criticizing anyone who engages in “risky behavior” like eating out at restaurants. It’s almost like they’ve doubled down after getting sick, not because anyone was particularly sick (and no one has long covid), but because despite all the precautions they still caught covid. I’m basically a pariah at this point since I “only” wear a useless surgical mask.

that is bizarre and honestly sad. they don’t go on vacation or to parties?

We are cautious with covid. We travel, with precautions - easy to wear a good mask and eat outdoors. We go to parties and events but outdoors only. Don't feel like we're missing out on anything. Other than covid.

I don't know why everything has to be so black and white. You can be out there living, traveling, enjoying life while also taking reasonable precautions

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is not personal choice for thousands of kids in DC who, for the remainder of this school year, will be forced to mask on and off, indoors and outdoors, for 10-day stretches when someone in their class tests positive over the weekend, or if they come to school and cough the wrong way. Meanwhile, there is not a single damn study that shows any efficacy whatsoever for masks in children in school under Omicron.

This is a lie. DCPS has gotten rid of this mandate this school year. So tell me what school has “thousands of children” that will be required to mask for 10 days after a classmate is positive. YOU ARE LYING

np. Chill. And look at the other active thread on this topic.

Yes, DCPS has gotten rid of the mandate, but not all charters have.

At least 4 charters — DCB, MV, inspired, CMI — have current mandates. Others, such as Lamb, will require masks at higher data levels.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1081213.page

That’s still not thousands of kids

There are about 2,300 kids at those 4 charter schools. With LAMB you get to about 2,800.

But PP wasn't talking about the mask-mandated charters. S/he was talking about the post-exposure masking. If all schools enforced the CDC guidance, and you get a classroom case once a month in every class, then that'll add up to thousands of kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Libs love the masks. Part of their conformity. Right???

I work with a bunch of younger liberals and they are indeed still obsessed with covid prevention even though the majority of them have contracted it once already. N95s all the time, taking Paxlovid, criticizing anyone who engages in “risky behavior” like eating out at restaurants. It’s almost like they’ve doubled down after getting sick, not because anyone was particularly sick (and no one has long covid), but because despite all the precautions they still caught covid. I’m basically a pariah at this point since I “only” wear a useless surgical mask.

that is bizarre and honestly sad. they don’t go on vacation or to parties?

We are cautious with covid. We travel, with precautions - easy to wear a good mask and eat outdoors. We go to parties and events but outdoors only. Don't feel like we're missing out on anything. Other than covid.

I don't know why everything has to be so black and white. You can be out there living, traveling, enjoying life while also taking reasonable precautions

at this point, refusing to go to indoor events is pretty odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Masking is over in DC except in 3 charter schools. Last night I went to the most uber left retail store I know of and the mask requirement is gone and maybe just 1 person in a mask in the whole store.

I actually stopped going to Wardman Wine's because they had a mask required sign on their door. However, they have since changed it, this past weekend I didn't even see employees masking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Libs love the masks. Part of their conformity. Right???

I work with a bunch of younger liberals and they are indeed still obsessed with covid prevention even though the majority of them have contracted it once already. N95s all the time, taking Paxlovid, criticizing anyone who engages in “risky behavior” like eating out at restaurants. It’s almost like they’ve doubled down after getting sick, not because anyone was particularly sick (and no one has long covid), but because despite all the precautions they still caught covid. I’m basically a pariah at this point since I “only” wear a useless surgical mask.

They are the only holdouts. Along with those grea haired progressives who live in Bethesda and Kesington who come down for DC protests about climate change in their V6 Valvos.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Libs love the masks. Part of their conformity. Right???

I work with a bunch of younger liberals and they are indeed still obsessed with covid prevention even though the majority of them have contracted it once already. N95s all the time, taking Paxlovid, criticizing anyone who engages in “risky behavior” like eating out at restaurants. It’s almost like they’ve doubled down after getting sick, not because anyone was particularly sick (and no one has long covid), but because despite all the precautions they still caught covid. I’m basically a pariah at this point since I “only” wear a useless surgical mask.

that is bizarre and honestly sad. they don’t go on vacation or to parties?

We are cautious with covid. We travel, with precautions - easy to wear a good mask and eat outdoors. We go to parties and events but outdoors only. Don't feel like we're missing out on anything. Other than covid.

I don't know why everything has to be so black and white. You can be out there living, traveling, enjoying life while also taking reasonable precautions

at this point, refusing to go to indoor events is pretty odd.

NP. Why is it odd? Isn’t it just a matter of personal preference like everything else in life? Who cares.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When people who actually know what they are talking about (Drs, epidemiologists etc) say masks are no longer necessary I'm sure many families will be ready to drop them.

Just because most of society has decided to stick their heads in the sand doesn't mean this is over.

They're not sticking their heads in the sand. They're following the health guidance. DC is the one not following the guidance. Coronavirus is never going to be "over." It will be with us forever. Fortunately, it's not that big of deal anymore if you get it so people can get on with their lives.

I don’t really get the “it will be with us forever” as a reason never to mask.

When salmonella started showing up in eggs (at much lower rates than covid) people stopped eating raw cookie dough (no, not everyone but no one says, oh salmonella will be here forever so go back to eating raw cookie dough).

No one says, oh colds will be here forever, so why do you insist on washing your hands so much?

I guess if you really think covid is just a cold and you think wearing a mask is hugely inconvenient then it might make sense but there’s plenty of people who would disagree on either point.

Yeah, I mean, I've had the flu a few times and pneumonia once, and now that it's been a few years since I had any respiratory illnesses, I might just keep wearing a mask in large crowded indoor spaces forever. You don't want to? Fine, good for you. Doesn't seem like it's a huge problem for you if I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCPS school and everyone still masking despite the mandate being dropped. This is so disheartening. I really worry about the negative effects of not seeing faces for my young kids learning to read. I’m seriously considering moving to Virginia because of this, which sounds crazy I know. But if people aren’t a unmasking when vaccines are available and cases are low in community when will they?

Bye don’t let the door hit you where the good lord split yo. My mask, my face, my choice. 😷😷😷

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What do you want? A mask ban in schools? That’s not gonna happen. You are going to have to deal with other peoples choices.

This. I’m not interested in my kid masking but other people may make different choices. What is the big deal? It’s a personal choice.

I want a culture of people who follow the science and recognize that indefinite masking has real harms. I want it to be normal for my kids to see faces of their teacher and peers. I always scoffed at moving to Virginia but I think I need to call a RE agent.

Our kid usually doesn't wear a mask in school, but this week, she did, because my spouse had covid (kid was testing negative and had no symptoms). Is your argument that it would have been better for your kids, if they were her peers, to see her face unmasked?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Libs love the masks. Part of their conformity. Right???

I work with a bunch of younger liberals and they are indeed still obsessed with covid prevention even though the majority of them have contracted it once already. N95s all the time, taking Paxlovid, criticizing anyone who engages in “risky behavior” like eating out at restaurants. It’s almost like they’ve doubled down after getting sick, not because anyone was particularly sick (and no one has long covid), but because despite all the precautions they still caught covid. I’m basically a pariah at this point since I “only” wear a useless surgical mask.

that is bizarre and honestly sad. they don’t go on vacation or to parties?

We are cautious with covid. We travel, with precautions - easy to wear a good mask and eat outdoors. We go to parties and events but outdoors only. Don't feel like we're missing out on anything. Other than covid.

I don't know why everything has to be so black and white. You can be out there living, traveling, enjoying life while also taking reasonable precautions

at this point, refusing to go to indoor events is pretty odd.

But why does it matter to you? What do you care if this person skips indoor events?