Anonymous wrote:I think the political center of gravity will move right as the double vaxxed but not boosted people decline indefinite boosting and masking. Plus, with a small amount of luck, future variants will be omicron level of severity (or less).

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/health/covid-19-booster-dose-slow-uptake-us/index.html

42% of double vaccinated democrats are not planning on boosting.

I don't think the vaccines will make a difference either way because they are not effective at stopping transmission. That was a fig leaf from the beginning.

Anonymous wrote:The mayoral primary is in June so this could potentially influence it- my bet is it Bowser wins she would be more likely to quickly lift mask mandates etc. Not 100% though since the DC Health guidance basically just ignores all science for daycares and the unvaccinated even now (ie I think most daycare parents at this point would prefer to at least have test to stay cs having to quarantine for 14 days and I think Bowser could do this now with little political backlash but she and Nesbitt have not so far)

Anonymous wrote:You won’t send your child to preschool if they have to wear a mask? How could we tell you what the policy will be in six months?

Wally5 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You won’t send your child to preschool if they have to wear a mask? How could we tell you what the policy will be in six months?

If you'd rather not engage with the question at hand, may I suggest not commenting? I'd rather not send my 2 year old to a place that won't let him take his mask off outside. If that strikes you as an insane position, we have nothing to discuss.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mayoral primary is in June so this could potentially influence it- my bet is it Bowser wins she would be more likely to quickly lift mask mandates etc. Not 100% though since the DC Health guidance basically just ignores all science for daycares and the unvaccinated even now (ie I think most daycare parents at this point would prefer to at least have test to stay cs having to quarantine for 14 days and I think Bowser could do this now with little political backlash but she and Nesbitt have not so far)

There is no 14 day quarantine. Worst case scenario is 10 days, and 7 for those who are 2 and over and able to correctly and consistently wear a mask and test negative on a rapid test on day 7.[/quote]

I must have been misinformed because I thought there were some scenarios where a 14 day quarantine after an exposure was required- good that I am wrong. The last bolded part I would think is still problematic for those under 2- so even if they test negative they can't test out? Also I think the test is on day seven but you still have to wait two days to go back after that test.

Anonymous wrote:

Wally5 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You won’t send your child to preschool if they have to wear a mask? How could we tell you what the policy will be in six months?

If you'd rather not engage with the question at hand, may I suggest not commenting? I'd rather not send my 2 year old to a place that won't let him take his mask off outside. If that strikes you as an insane position, we have nothing to discuss.

Although that comment was worded poorly, I think the point was that no one is going to be able to give you a definitive answer of what the ay of the land with masks will be in 6 months, so if you won't send your child to preschool if there is a mask requirement, you will be risking your deposit should you choose to make one. I guess what you have to consider is how upset you will be if you don't make a deposit, the mask requirement is lifted, and you don't have a spot there versus loosing your deposit if they mask mandate is not lifted and you don't want to send your kid.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Wally5 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You won’t send your child to preschool if they have to wear a mask? How could we tell you what the policy will be in six months?

If you'd rather not engage with the question at hand, may I suggest not commenting? I'd rather not send my 2 year old to a place that won't let him take his mask off outside. If that strikes you as an insane position, we have nothing to discuss.

Although that comment was worded poorly, I think the point was that no one is going to be able to give you a definitive answer of what the ay of the land with masks will be in 6 months, so if you won't send your child to preschool if there is a mask requirement, you will be risking your deposit should you choose to make one. I guess what you have to consider is how upset you will be if you don't make a deposit, the mask requirement is lifted, and you don't have a spot there versus loosing your deposit if they mask mandate is not lifted and you don't want to send your kid.

+1. No one here can tell you what will happen in six months. Most of us have learned that by this point of the pandemic.

Wally5 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Wally5 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You won’t send your child to preschool if they have to wear a mask? How could we tell you what the policy will be in six months?

If you'd rather not engage with the question at hand, may I suggest not commenting? I'd rather not send my 2 year old to a place that won't let him take his mask off outside. If that strikes you as an insane position, we have nothing to discuss.

Although that comment was worded poorly, I think the point was that no one is going to be able to give you a definitive answer of what the ay of the land with masks will be in 6 months, so if you won't send your child to preschool if there is a mask requirement, you will be risking your deposit should you choose to make one. I guess what you have to consider is how upset you will be if you don't make a deposit, the mask requirement is lifted, and you don't have a spot there versus loosing your deposit if they mask mandate is not lifted and you don't want to send your kid.

+1. No one here can tell you what will happen in six months. Most of us have learned that by this point of the pandemic.

No sh*t. That's why I was asking for active predictions given the changing landscape. Don't respond to questions that you consider to be beneath you, your royal highness.