Montgomery- 5 more days and masks off.

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You know what's even more important of why? Because you can still get and spread covid vaccinated. There was already a selfish teacher who spread it to her students. You really think that's the right choice given you could KILL one of your students?

She may or may not have been selfish, I don't know, but I do know that she was NOT vaccinated.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7035e2.htm

And, none of our elementary age, and some middle school children aren't vaccinated. Kids in VA just passed away. Isn't that enough to say masking needs to stay.

Are you this concerned about the kids who have passed away from motor vehicle accidents? House fires? Choking incidents? Drowning?

I seriously don’t understand the obsession with the rare outlier COVID deaths. I don’t like this kids die. I think it’s horribly sad and it gives me anxiety to think about as a parent. But I also understand that we don’t make macro policy decisions based upon small statistical risks.

The discussion is about covid, not car accidents, house fires, drowning or choking incidents. And, just like covid, some of those things are preventable.

You clearly have no issue with kids getting sick or dying as you are trying to justify why its ok. But, its always ok if its someone else's child and not yours. Your kids don't have an invisible bubble so it is your responsibility to protect them from covid, car accidents, drowning, choking, and house fires. So, go check your smoke detectors, make sure they are in appropriate car seats or seat belts (which many parents don't do with car seats), teach them to swim and monitor them when swimming and cut up all food for small kids. And, when you buy your next new car get it loaded with all the possible safety features it comes with.

Now, back to covid.

Agree, it's your responsibility to keep your kids masked up and away from other people. There is no need for a mask mandate.

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You know what's even more important of why? Because you can still get and spread covid vaccinated. There was already a selfish teacher who spread it to her students. You really think that's the right choice given you could KILL one of your students?

She may or may not have been selfish, I don't know, but I do know that she was NOT vaccinated.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7035e2.htm

And, none of our elementary age, and some middle school children aren't vaccinated. Kids in VA just passed away. Isn't that enough to say masking needs to stay.

Are you this concerned about the kids who have passed away from motor vehicle accidents? House fires? Choking incidents? Drowning?

I seriously don’t understand the obsession with the rare outlier COVID deaths. I don’t like this kids die. I think it’s horribly sad and it gives me anxiety to think about as a parent. But I also understand that we don’t make macro policy decisions based upon small statistical risks.

The discussion is about covid, not car accidents, house fires, drowning or choking incidents. And, just like covid, some of those things are preventable.

You clearly have no issue with kids getting sick or dying as you are trying to justify why its ok. But, its always ok if its someone else's child and not yours. Your kids don't have an invisible bubble so it is your responsibility to protect them from covid, car accidents, drowning, choking, and house fires. So, go check your smoke detectors, make sure they are in appropriate car seats or seat belts (which many parents don't do with car seats), teach them to swim and monitor them when swimming and cut up all food for small kids. And, when you buy your next new car get it loaded with all the possible safety features it comes with.

Now, back to covid.

Agree, it's your responsibility to keep your kids masked up and away from other people. There is no need for a mask mandate.

You need both people wearing masks to make it safe. We do mask up and distance. It’s sad how something as soimpke as masking can save lives and you are too selfish to do it.

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Where is your data saying they don't help when there is a lot of data, especially in schools that it does help.

Ranting about people not wanting to take the vaccine is silly. We live in a country of free choice. No one knows the long term impact of these vaccines as they were quickly studied and given out of necessity. I cannot blame anyone for taking them. Masks are a very simple precaution. Very simple. Giving up and saying lets get covid and its no big deal isn't that simple. We need to get covid under control as it keep mutating and people are still dying and getting very sick.

You are truly selfish and a covid denier if you refuse to do something as basic as wear a mask.

...says an anti-vaxxer....

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Now 3 days at moderate transmission, 4 to go to lift mask mandate.

The numbers released Sunday and Monday should be good because those would reflect testing over the weekend which tends to be at a lower rate (for example, schools aren't testing then). We're getting close.

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Covid will be “under control” when it’s like the flu and only kills 50,000 or so a year. And doesn’t overwhelm the public infrastructure like ambulances and hospitals.

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Where is your data saying they don't help when there is a lot of data, especially in schools that it does help.

Ranting about people not wanting to take the vaccine is silly. We live in a country of free choice. No one knows the long term impact of these vaccines as they were quickly studied and given out of necessity. I cannot blame anyone for taking them. Masks are a very simple precaution. Very simple. Giving up and saying lets get covid and its no big deal isn't that simple. We need to get covid under control as it keep mutating and people are still dying and getting very sick.

You are truly selfish and a covid denier if you refuse to do something as basic as wear a mask.

...says an anti-vaxxer....

Right, then why am I vaccinated and wear masks. So, have you been tested to make sure you are up to date on all your vaccines? Probably not. You probably are missing a few.

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Haven’t had a mask on in about a week. Nice to see businesses start to loosen up and allow it. I’m vaxed, as is my whole family. So no worries from our stand point. Kids get tested once a week, so we are up to date. Feels great to see people smile and engage w/o that thing. Couple more days, MOCO!

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Anonymous wrote:I’m still wearing mine

I wish the mask fetishists would realize that we DGAF if you wear one forever. But I'm vaccinated, young and (most importantly) not obese, so I am excited to quit wearing one ASAP.

Don’t complain when you get Covid.

Cloth masks help a little, but not enough that I ever really felt safe before I was vaxxesd. Now that I am vaccinated, there I have no worries about going unmasked.

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Where is your data saying they don't help when there is a lot of data, especially in schools that it does help.

Ranting about people not wanting to take the vaccine is silly. We live in a country of free choice. No one knows the long term impact of these vaccines as they were quickly studied and given out of necessity. I cannot blame anyone for taking them. Masks are a very simple precaution. Very simple. Giving up and saying lets get covid and its no big deal isn't that simple. We need to get covid under control as it keep mutating and people are still dying and getting very sick.

You are truly selfish and a covid denier if you refuse to do something as basic as wear a mask.

...says an anti-vaxxer....

Right, then why am I vaccinated and wear masks. So, have you been tested to make sure you are up to date on all your vaccines? Probably not. You probably are missing a few.

I have no idea. Why are you? I mean, I know why I am: the vaccines are safe and highly effective, and getting vaccinated helps to protect me, my family, and my community. But you seem to doubt this.

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Anonymous wrote:Haven’t had a mask on in about a week. Nice to see businesses start to loosen up and allow it. I’m vaxed, as is my whole family. So no worries from our stand point. Kids get tested once a week, so we are up to date. Feels great to see people smile and engage w/o that thing. Couple more days, MOCO!

You haven't been indoors in a public place in about a week?

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Anonymous wrote:Haven’t had a mask on in about a week. Nice to see businesses start to loosen up and allow it. I’m vaxed, as is my whole family. So no worries from our stand point. Kids get tested once a week, so we are up to date. Feels great to see people smile and engage w/o that thing. Couple more days, MOCO!

You haven't been indoors in a public place in about a week?

Was at a restaurant on McArthur Blvd last night. Even had a drink at the bar. Was great. People get it. Biz owners get it. Much more knowledgeable. Only place I haven’t been where I normally go is the grocery store. That’s just cause my wife went this past week. I’ll go this week if we don’t hit a few smaller markets instead.

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Anonymous wrote:Covid will be “under control” when it’s like the flu and only kills 50,000 or so a year. And doesn’t overwhelm the public infrastructure like ambulances and hospitals.

And we probably have about another year before this happens.

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Anonymous wrote:Stay in your bubbles with bubble wrap on for the next 50-60 years! You could step on a thorn walking outside! The horror!

Whatever. Have fun without your masks, cough on everyone you can, because you can. Hopefully you will make up for the loss of my business.

There are many of us who have chronic illnesses and the pandemic isn't over. We know where we stand with you now. It is what it is, and I am not doing business with any of you anti maskers and anti vaccinators any damn more.

Most people are vaccinated so your vaccine comment is silly. Of course its not over for many of us and reality is these folks will be catching it soon enough as being vaccinated isn't enough as they vaccines reduce symptoms and lesson the risks but don't stop covid.

Most people I know who are fervently anti mask are also anti vaccine, even in MoCo.

And, yes, people will be catching it soon enough even if vaccinated. So why the fervor to get rid of masks? I don't understand.

Surely you understand masks kind of suck. When they're not providing much help, of course there's going to be interest in dropping them.

And yes, it doe appear the most fervent antimaskers are also antivaxxers. But similar, the most fervent pro-maskers and pro-vaxxers are hypochondriacs that do not understand how to assess risks. But then there's a much more reasonable group in the middle that can handle nuance. But if the people you know have figured out you fall into one of those extreme wings, they're probably not going to get into it with you.

Where is your data saying they don't help when there is a lot of data, especially in schools that it does help.

Ranting about people not wanting to take the vaccine is silly. We live in a country of free choice. No one knows the long term impact of these vaccines as they were quickly studied and given out of necessity. I cannot blame anyone for taking them. Masks are a very simple precaution. Very simple. Giving up and saying lets get covid and its no big deal isn't that simple. We need to get covid under control as it keep mutating and people are still dying and getting very sick.

You are truly selfish and a covid denier if you refuse to do something as basic as wear a mask.

What does it mean to get COVID "under control?" The experts nearly all agree COVID will become endemic, and everyone will be exposed to it. That's one of the many reasons they want people to get vaccinated.

Regarding masks, look at the randomized controlled trial. Cloth masks didn't help. And surgical masks didn't reduce cases in people under 50 years old.

Want to reduce transmissions? The vaccines are 80% effective at preventing infections. That's far better than masks.

We will find out in a month or two if masks are effective in MoCo or not.

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Anonymous wrote:Haven’t had a mask on in about a week. Nice to see businesses start to loosen up and allow it. I’m vaxed, as is my whole family. So no worries from our stand point. Kids get tested once a week, so we are up to date. Feels great to see people smile and engage w/o that thing. Couple more days, MOCO!

You haven't been indoors in a public place in about a week?

Was at a restaurant on McArthur Blvd last night. Even had a drink at the bar. Was great. People get it. Biz owners get it. Much more knowledgeable. Only place I haven’t been where I normally go is the grocery store. That’s just cause my wife went this past week. I’ll go this week if we don’t hit a few smaller markets instead.

Ah. So you're putting service employees in a difficult position, because you personally don't want to wear a mask. I get it.

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I’m happy it’s getting cooler now so I can wear a balaclava all the time.

They really make people uneasy, as I discovered last year. And I’m eager to get back to doing that. And I’ll be continuing it until it’s too warm in the spring.