Five states are rolling back mask mandates. More could be on the way. Here's what it could mean

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

all of us.

WASHINGTON – Five states have announced rolling back mask mandates in major recalls of COVID-19 safety measures over the past month – leaving many to wonder whether other states will join the tide and alter how the country is dealing with COVID-19 at a crucial moment in the fight against the disease.

But like so much with the pandemic, the path ahead is unclear. Cities, businesses and families are often making their own choices of whether to wear masks or go to restaurants, despite governors in Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Montana and Iowa declaring that state mandates would no longer be needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Major American retail chains across the country such as Kroger, Best Buy Co., Kohl’s and Ulta are sticking to their policies to require masks in stores. Some local mayors are telling residents to ignore the words of their state governors.

The mixed messaging has become another unfortunate reality of COVID-19's impact. Several states that never enacted mask mandates still had communities and businesses that required them, creating a dizzying environment for residents navigating different rules. The confusion has even led to violent confrontations over the months.

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[madaboutharry]

1. These governors are a Confederacy of Dunces!

One more stupid than the next.

[Marthe48]

2. On a tracking site

My state, Ohio, is 7th in deaths. Maryland is 26th. I live in Ohio, my daughter and her family live in Maryland. Ohio didn't enforce masks mandates, Maryland did. I have lost sympathy for the idiots who refuse to take Covid-19 seriously. The way things are going, there might be a lot less swing in the states the next election.

Here is the site: https://ncov2019.live/data

[Auggie]

3. One thing it means is it gives new strains a fighting chance to flourish

[bobalew]

4. It also means a massive right wing EXTINCTION EVENT...

I say.... Let it happen... the rest of us will evolve past them.....

[empedocles]

5. Any stats leading that way?

[roamer65]

8. Too bad we couldn't engineer the virus to infect only Trumpists.

[FloridaBlues]

6. They are trying to sabotage Biden administration by

Rolling back mandates. Hopefully most people won't listen to the Governors.
I look for Florida to follow suite.

[Auggie]

7. I had the same thought