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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like masks because it makes it easy to identify people by their politics without ever needing to engage them in person.

See someone strolling down the sidewalk with a mask on? That’s an ally.

No mask? Enemy.

Easy peasy. [/quote]

I hate masks.  I will wear them if the law tells me too, and I do.   But as soon as that order was rescinded, the mask came off.   I do ask people if they'd like me to mask up if we are in close quarters.

~super liberal [/quote]

Two more days and masks on.[/quote]

55.96. Damn.  No good. [/quote]

I mean, that number by itself doesn't look so bad. But its been clear for several days now they Sunday (tomorrow) was our only hope for dropping below 50. Now we know what would need: no more than 28 new cases. That's not going to happen.

It'll be interesting to see how the county handles this. Because the new cases *last* Monday were so low, I think we're quite likely to find ourselves in a position where we'll know tomorrow that it will be mathematically impossible to drop below 50 on Monday. So will they get a jump on sending out an announcement regarding when the mask requirement will return? Or will they wait for Tuesday for the CDC to "confirm" Monday's number, as they wanted to do when it came to dropping the mandate?

Given the trajectory of things, and the recent push for more surveillance testing in schools and workplaces, it seems unlikely we'll drop below 50 for 7 consecutive days anytime soon. But the county should reach 85% vaccinated in about a month. So, the mandate will be gone again in time to do some last-minute Christmas shopping.  And I think enough of the councilmemers, and even Dr. Stoddard, now agree it is time to stop using case numbers to drive our response. MoCo's COVID situation looks great in all ways besides case counts, and even a spike in cases won't change that. With our incredibly high vaccination rate, we'll be fine regardless of where cases go.[/quote]

Do the posters obsessed with these numbers have anything better to do?   It doesn't matter.  If you are obese or a smoker - be concerned.  If you have elderly persons in your care - take care of them.   Everyone else move the hell on.[/quote]

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