Extending Public Health Emergency Past May 20th?

[Anonymous]

Considering how poorly DC is doing, do we think the public health emergency will be extended yet again?

[Anonymous]

probably until August, frankly.

[Anonymous]

Seems likely.

[Anonymous]

I can’t even see how there’s any discussion of NOT doing so. And with numbers rising again, they need to implementing MORE closures, not thinking about when we can return to “normal”.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not! Just get your vaccines and move on with your lives. I know you want to be able to watch everybody suffer in their aloneness along with you, but us normal people are ready to get back to life and see our kids have some joy in their lives again. Worry about yourself and stop this utter nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not! Just get your vaccines and move on with your lives. I know you want to be able to watch everybody suffer in their aloneness along with you, but us normal people are ready to get back to life and see our kids have some joy in their lives again. Worry about yourself and stop this utter nonsense.

+1

There should be no emergency after May 20. I agree this is getting absolutely ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

The public health emergency will not end until the vaccines have full FDA approval. There is no Emergency Use Authority if there is no declared public health emergency.

[Anonymous]

A public health emergency means nothing without measures to back it up, so they can have an official one but then gradually open DC. Which is what they're going to do, to please everyone... which also means viral spread won't decrease as rapidly as it could.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not! Just get your vaccines and move on with your lives. I know you want to be able to watch everybody suffer in their aloneness along with you, but us normal people are ready to get back to life and see our kids have some joy in their lives again. Worry about yourself and stop this utter nonsense.

My kid gets plenty of joy. This is getting extended.

[Anonymous]

I guess I'm not really sure what people who are pro "open back up" are all upset about.

Schools are settled for the year, so that ship has sailed.

But almost everything else but international travel is available to you: want to eat at a friend's house? Ok. Want to go bowling? Ok. Want to fly to Florida and stay in a hotel? Ok. Want to eat in a restaurant or get your hair done or see a movie? Ok. Want to enroll your child in sports and carpool and watch their games? Ok. Want to go to the gym and get a coffee after? Ok.

If you're pro open up and vaccinated, go to town. I am vaccinated and unlikely to do any of the above for a while, but no one is stopping you.

Are you afraid that if people keep extending emergencies schools will never open full time? You'll have to keep wearing a mask? You can't fly to Europe without hassle? What, specifically, do you want that you can't do now?

[Anonymous]

I think they'll extend certain things but not others. The stadiums are already open with limited capacity.

The mayor's order on telework already expired.

Schools and classrooms will be re-opening for summer school.

But yes - they will keep the mask mandate and certain metrics on social distances. Probably cancel major festivals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess I'm not really sure what people who are pro "open back up" are all upset about.

Schools are settled for the year, so that ship has sailed.

But almost everything else but international travel is available to you: want to eat at a friend's house? Ok. Want to go bowling? Ok. Want to fly to Florida and stay in a hotel? Ok. Want to eat in a restaurant or get your hair done or see a movie? Ok. Want to enroll your child in sports and carpool and watch their games? Ok. Want to go to the gym and get a coffee after? Ok.

If you're pro open up and vaccinated, go to town. I am vaccinated and unlikely to do any of the above for a while, but no one is stopping you.

Are you afraid that if people keep extending emergencies schools will never open full time? You'll have to keep wearing a mask? You can't fly to Europe without hassle? What, specifically, do you want that you can't do now?

And NONE of that stuff should be happening. None of it. That stuff is the reason we’re still in this mess. Because people just weren’t willing to make some sacrifices for a few weeks last year. That’s how we got here. People just weren’t willing to isolate last year. And that gave us this.

Call it punishment. Call it teaching the public a lesson. Call it whatever you wish. But the people that got us here by not staying home can now deal with further delays and lockdowns. Serves all of you right. You put us here. Now you get to suffer even longer. It’s your own faults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not! Just get your vaccines and move on with your lives. I know you want to be able to watch everybody suffer in their aloneness along with you, but us normal people are ready to get back to life and see our kids have some joy in their lives again. Worry about yourself and stop this utter nonsense.

+1

There should be no emergency after May 20. I agree this is getting absolutely ridiculous.

People like the two of you are why the existing measures didn’t work in the first place. You didn’t take them seriously. And still aren’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess I'm not really sure what people who are pro "open back up" are all upset about.

Schools are settled for the year, so that ship has sailed.

But almost everything else but international travel is available to you: want to eat at a friend's house? Ok. Want to go bowling? Ok. Want to fly to Florida and stay in a hotel? Ok. Want to eat in a restaurant or get your hair done or see a movie? Ok. Want to enroll your child in sports and carpool and watch their games? Ok. Want to go to the gym and get a coffee after? Ok.

If you're pro open up and vaccinated, go to town. I am vaccinated and unlikely to do any of the above for a while, but no one is stopping you.

Are you afraid that if people keep extending emergencies schools will never open full time? You'll have to keep wearing a mask? You can't fly to Europe without hassle? What, specifically, do you want that you can't do now?

And NONE of that stuff should be happening. None of it. That stuff is the reason we’re still in this mess. Because people just weren’t willing to make some sacrifices for a few weeks last year. That’s how we got here. People just weren’t willing to isolate last year. And that gave us this.

Call it punishment. Call it teaching the public a lesson. Call it whatever you wish. But the people that got us here by not staying home can now deal with further delays and lockdowns. Serves all of you right. You put us here. Now you get to suffer even longer. It’s your own faults.

I'm the PP you're responding to, and I totally agree. But it's happening, so I fail to see what people are so up in arms about? I realize there are real childcare and income-generating issues with schools being closed, but somehow, the tone of this original post screams more "I WANT TO DRINK MY LUNCHTIME WHITE WINE INSIDE A RESTAURANT WHILE MY KIDS ARE AT AN INDOOR TRAMPOLINE PARK WITH THEIR NANNY!" as opposed to "My family's fundamental well being is being negatively impacted by school closures and I want to see what we can do about it so I can get back to work."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess I'm not really sure what people who are pro "open back up" are all upset about.

Schools are settled for the year, so that ship has sailed.

But almost everything else but international travel is available to you: want to eat at a friend's house? Ok. Want to go bowling? Ok. Want to fly to Florida and stay in a hotel? Ok. Want to eat in a restaurant or get your hair done or see a movie? Ok. Want to enroll your child in sports and carpool and watch their games? Ok. Want to go to the gym and get a coffee after? Ok.

If you're pro open up and vaccinated, go to town. I am vaccinated and unlikely to do any of the above for a while, but no one is stopping you.

Are you afraid that if people keep extending emergencies schools will never open full time? You'll have to keep wearing a mask? You can't fly to Europe without hassle? What, specifically, do you want that you can't do now?

And NONE of that stuff should be happening. None of it. That stuff is the reason we’re still in this mess. Because people just weren’t willing to make some sacrifices for a few weeks last year. That’s how we got here. People just weren’t willing to isolate last year. And that gave us this.

Call it punishment. Call it teaching the public a lesson. Call it whatever you wish. But the people that got us here by not staying home can now deal with further delays and lockdowns. Serves all of you right. You put us here. Now you get to suffer even longer. It’s your own faults.

Unfortunately for you, no one cares what you think. We’re gradually but inexorably getting rid of restrictions in the US. And there’s nothing people like you can do about it.