Bowser just announced that starting Saturday indoor mask mandate for everyone 2+

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

I'm at this point as well. The only thing that worries me is that if it spreads too quickly, there may not be hospital capacity for emergencies. Rules related to masking and such should ONLY be correlated to hospital capacity IMO. I don't think we should worry about new case numbers but rather only ensure people having emergencies are not sent away due to capacity issues. If that may happen then we need to take measures to reduce the spread. Otherwise, let it spread and at least it will burn itself out faster (until the next variant).

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Anonymous wrote:It's all such a charade.

People aren't really getting covid going to stores. They're getting it from indoor, private activities - which the mask mandates can't do anything about.

A friend of mine in DC sent her kid to sleep away camp on a bus. It was 3-4 hour ride and all the windows open. Ten kids got Covid. Idk if any hospitalized abd I wouldn’t panic, but I don’t want my kids getting it. We know a long hauler kid.

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Anonymous wrote:This may be the final straw for a lot of restaurants. I will abide by the mandate, but I also want a vaccine mandate.

I’m certainly avoiding DC now because of it. My family is visiting from the west coast and we’ll be changing plans to visit MD tourist sites.

Excellent call -- everyone knows the air is safer in Maryland.

NP but I think PP is avoiding DC to avoid wearing a mask indoors. And that is my thought as well. I’ll go to Maryland to grocery shop, eat at restaurants, get coffee, etc. I’m done wearing masks indoors, I already followed the rules for a year and got vaccinated to protect vulnerable people. And the rest of the country is just living life at this point.

Avoid MoCo though- not that anyone stopped wearing them but I’m sure a mask mandate will be back soon.

Ha, yes, not sure MoCo even needs a "mandate" to stay fully masked. Certainly won't be a place to appreciate random unmasked tourists just "living life." Go elsewhere PP.

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Anonymous wrote:The infections are going up in DC b/c poor black people won't get vaccinated.

BINGO

Yep. The demographic no one talks about.

Nice try, pinheads. The numbers of vaccinated people catching Delta, with really high viral loads, are alarming. Don't put that shat on "poor black people."

Instead, maybe your focus should be on vaccine efficacy with vaccinated people.

Bullsh*t. The numbers are LOW. DC’s problem is people of color not getting vaccinated. That’s a fact. That doesn’t make me racist for stating fact. Same reason I had to wait for months to get vaccinated while no one in priority zip codes showed up. Also doesn’t she me a racist to be pissed about that. Move along.

I see attached of people of color in DC walking around with masks. I see security officers in buildings in masks. Wasn't that what we were told to do pre-vaccines. Was that not effective in reducing DC's rates? I just wonder since one is talking about DC people of color being the cause of rising rates how this aspect plays into things.

Who cares? Vaccination works better than a cotton cloth over the face. They need to get vaccinated and, yes, they are somewhat responsible for the surge.

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Anonymous wrote:This may be the final straw for a lot of restaurants. I will abide by the mandate, but I also want a vaccine mandate.

I’m certainly avoiding DC now because of it. My family is visiting from the west coast and we’ll be changing plans to visit MD tourist sites.

Excellent call -- everyone knows the air is safer in Maryland.

NP but I think PP is avoiding DC to avoid wearing a mask indoors. And that is my thought as well. I’ll go to Maryland to grocery shop, eat at restaurants, get coffee, etc. I’m done wearing masks indoors, I already followed the rules for a year and got vaccinated to protect vulnerable people. And the rest of the country is just living life at this point.

Avoid MoCo though- not that anyone stopped wearing them but I’m sure a mask mandate will be back soon.

Ha, yes, not sure MoCo even needs a "mandate" to stay fully masked. Certainly won't be a place to appreciate random unmasked tourists just "living life." Go elsewhere PP.

I was seeing fewer masked people in stores then yesterday everyone (100%) was masked again. I assume because of the new CDC guidance. Masking in MoCo is not yet required and probably shouldn't be given the huge vaccination numbers. MoCo is probably at heard immunity already and if it isn't, it will be there in a month when 90% of 12+ year olds are fully vaxed. We may have outbreaks in elementary schools. These numbers are among the highest vaccination rates in the country.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view

People Vaccinated-----------------------------At Least One Dose---Fully Vaccinated
% of Total Population-----------------------------77.6%----------------- 70.7%
% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age-------------91.4%------------------83.3%
% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age-------------92.3%----------------- 84.6%
% of Population ≥ 65 Years of Age--------------99%-------------------93.4%

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

How about the unvaccinated minority populations?

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

How about the unvaccinated minority populations?

https://dcist.com/story/21/07/07/dc-region-coronavirus-metrics-remain-low/

In D.C., vaccinations in predominantly Black wards 7 and 8 still lag behind whiter, wealthier wards in the city — as has been the case since the early days of the vaccine rollout. According to a Washington City Paper report in late June, this trend is playing out in the teen vaccination rollout as well. In late May, the Washington Post reported that eight in 10 new COVID-19 cases in D.C. were Black residents – revealing the persistent racial gaps in who is getting vaccinated and who is continuing to get sick with the virus, as the city lifts mask mandates and restrictions on business operations.

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

I'm at this point as well. The only thing that worries me is that if it spreads too quickly, there may not be hospital capacity for emergencies. Rules related to masking and such should ONLY be correlated to hospital capacity IMO. I don't think we should worry about new case numbers but rather only ensure people having emergencies are not sent away due to capacity issues. If that may happen then we need to take measures to reduce the spread. Otherwise, let it spread and at least it will burn itself out faster (until the next variant).

Shouldn't the rules regarding masking be related to how spreadable the disease is rather than the hospitalization rates? I mean, with delta, it's much more easily spread, regardless of your vaccinated status. Hence, a greater need to wear a mask. Unless you're someone who is profiting from more sickness, this seems like common sense.

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Anonymous wrote:The infections are going up in DC b/c poor black people won't get vaccinated.

BINGO

Yep. The demographic no one talks about.

Nice try, pinheads. The numbers of vaccinated people catching Delta, with really high viral loads, are alarming. Don't put that shat on "poor black people."

Instead, maybe your focus should be on vaccine efficacy with vaccinated people.

The vaccines need 70% of the adult population to be truly effective. We've taken too long to get vaccinated. Too many people have been procrastinating for too long. It's not a racial thing because the exact same demographic is the holdout across racial lines. There's lots of blame to go around.

Have you ever thought it’s more of an access problem and a financial problem (eg working multiple jobs, can’t get transportation or time or childcare etc)? I don’t know why pp’s adjective of “black” was necessary in the post other than to spark controversy and continue racism. Being black has nothing to do with the fact that people in wards rife with lower SES and more life challenges compared to other wards having a lower vaccination rate. Yes, the majority of those people happen to be black, but being black has nothing to do with the decision not to vaccinate. So that adjective was totally unnecessary there.

JFC, DC was bringing vaccination trailers down into SE. There is no access problem.

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

How about the unvaccinated minority populations?

https://dcist.com/story/21/07/07/dc-region-coronavirus-metrics-remain-low/

In D.C., vaccinations in predominantly Black wards 7 and 8 still lag behind whiter, wealthier wards in the city — as has been the case since the early days of the vaccine rollout. According to a Washington City Paper report in late June, this trend is playing out in the teen vaccination rollout as well. In late May, the Washington Post reported that eight in 10 new COVID-19 cases in D.C. were Black residents – revealing the persistent racial gaps in who is getting vaccinated and who is continuing to get sick with the virus, as the city lifts mask mandates and restrictions on business operations.

I was asking if the PP was ok with letting them die off too. I know it's socially acceptable to lightly cheer for the death of Trump supporters, but is it ok to lightly cheer for the death of minorities who likely didn't vote for Trump?

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

I'm at this point as well. The only thing that worries me is that if it spreads too quickly, there may not be hospital capacity for emergencies. Rules related to masking and such should ONLY be correlated to hospital capacity IMO. I don't think we should worry about new case numbers but rather only ensure people having emergencies are not sent away due to capacity issues. If that may happen then we need to take measures to reduce the spread. Otherwise, let it spread and at least it will burn itself out faster (until the next variant).

Shouldn't the rules regarding masking be related to how spreadable the disease is rather than the hospitalization rates? I mean, with delta, it's much more easily spread, regardless of your vaccinated status. Hence, a greater need to wear a mask. Unless you're someone who is profiting from more sickness, this seems like common sense.

No it shouldn't be based on how spreadable the virus is. A lot of viruses are highly contagious but are mild. If a huge part of the population is vaccinated then we shouldn't be concerned about how contagious the virus is because most people won't catch it or will get a mild case with few or no symptoms. We should only be concerned about hospital capacity.

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

How about the unvaccinated minority populations?

https://dcist.com/story/21/07/07/dc-region-coronavirus-metrics-remain-low/

In D.C., vaccinations in predominantly Black wards 7 and 8 still lag behind whiter, wealthier wards in the city — as has been the case since the early days of the vaccine rollout. According to a Washington City Paper report in late June, this trend is playing out in the teen vaccination rollout as well. In late May, the Washington Post reported that eight in 10 new COVID-19 cases in D.C. were Black residents – revealing the persistent racial gaps in who is getting vaccinated and who is continuing to get sick with the virus, as the city lifts mask mandates and restrictions on business operations.

I was asking if the PP was ok with letting them die off too. I know it's socially acceptable to lightly cheer for the death of Trump supporters, but is it ok to lightly cheer for the death of minorities who likely didn't vote for Trump?

Darwin doesn't care about your skin color. I don't see people cheering Trump supporters catching the virus. I see them saying they don't care about the vaccine-refusers catching the disease. And why should they? They made their "personal choice" about "muh freedumbs".

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

How about the unvaccinated minority populations?

Vaccines have been widely available for a few months now. If people haven't been vaccinated in the US by now, it's by choice. Especially if they haven't had 1 shot.

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Anonymous wrote:DH says we should just let Darwinism take over. Let the MAGA's die off

I am fine with letting the unvaccinated MAGAs die off, but I'm vaccinated and will be maskless anywhere it's allowed.

How about the unvaccinated minority populations?

Vaccines have been widely available for a few months now. If people haven't been vaccinated in the US by now, it's by choice. Especially if they haven't had 1 shot.

This whole thing screams political correctness in the worst kind of way. We literally have a specific population that won't get vaccinated at the same rates as everyone else and we can't even talk about it because it's black people. In the South where it's all Trump supporting white people that refuse to believe the science, we aren't afraid to talk about that. Here in the DC area though, we just can't talk about what's happening. This isn't going to solve anything.