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[quote=Anonymous]With most public health guidance the choice is ultimately up to the parents. For example pre pandemic public health guidance dictated that you should not send your kids to school if they are sick, especially at the beginning of an illness when they are most contagious. There are rules about fevers but beyond that it is up to the parent to decide. Public health guidance also says pregnant women should heat up deli meats to protect their unborn child. Many women choose not to do that. It has always been a personal choice.

The bottom line is some people feel any discomforts associated with masking are worth a reduction in COVID transmission even if it is small. And some do not. The CDC traditionally advocates  the most cautious approach which meant nonstop masking for two years and people who were ok with it during surges we're not ok with it indefinitely. If it had always just been a measure during surges I think more people would be masking right now but the problem is people got tired and they really like not wearing masks after two years.[/quote]

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