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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who is a vaccine skeptic and also very afraid of COVID. So she is mad that all of us around her are not masking any more outdoors, etc.[/quote]

I just started a thread on this. I get the main reason why my friend is a skeptic, but also think being unvaccinated and expecting everyone around you to take precautions is not tenable. [/quote]

Kids are not vaccinated.  So, for their sake, yes we should all continue to take precautions.  Likewise, they only released the vaccine a few weeks ago to the regular public and its not that easy still to get an appointment.  I spend many hours trying to get appointments.  What is reasonable is to expect people to curb their behavior till numbers are in the safe areas to help protect everyone.  Many people are behaving very poorly and we need a combination of vaccines and behavior to get this under control.  I have zero expectations for anyone but stop calling me to babysit, carpool and don't send your kids over as even when the adults are fully vaccinated in our home, nothing changes given there are still reports we can get covid and our kids can.  We have a duty to keep our kids safe.[/quote]

Sorry, I should have been more clear. First, I take precautions, including continuing to wear a mask outside in spite of CDC guidelines. I live in a quasi-urban setting and come into contact with lots of folks when out, so better to keep the mask for now. Second, I completely agree on it is everyone's duty to keep kids safe, even if everyone in my household is over 16 and has been vaccinated for a month or longer. We all need to be in this together. Third, I do think that as the weather becomes more pleasant and the temps climb, more and more people will heed the CDC advice and drop their masks when outside. That is where I think my friend might run into conflict - how can you tell someone walking near you on a park path to pull up their mask when the CDC says "just do it"?[/quote]

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