Why Mask-Wearing Rules Reversed for Fully Vaccinated People - NowThis News

[Rhiannon12866]

This is why the Biden administration is once again recommending fully vaccinated people wear masks in certain settings. 08/03/2021.

[SheltieLover]

1. Great!

Better late than never. I never stopped wearing my N95s.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I keep 2 in my pocket, have a couple more yet unopened in my car

I guess it's about time I'd better stock up - just in time for the year-plus enforced mask mandate to be rescinded here in New York.

[SheltieLover]

5. Not sure if they have restocked

But I bought 2 boxes of 50 3M N-95s at Amazon for around $30 each.

Of course, as soon as CDC changed its recommendation, they sold out almost immediately.

I hope you can find some!

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Think I mentioned that I've gotten KN95s at my local gas station from the beginning

The friendly proprietor has recommended some of the "prettier" masks he's gotten in, but I always go for the KN95s. If he runs out - and they're obviously not his top sellers, especially now that masks are no longer required - I'm going to have to suggest he order more or check out your Amazon recommendation. Thanks for that!

[SheltieLover]

8. That's right.

Sorry, I'd forgotten. 😊

There is absolutely nowhere here to buy a quality mask. 😞

Glad you have a great source.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. It's pretty amazing that those are the ones he chose to stock right at the beginning

For those looking for masks back then, I gave them to friends and my brother - and recommended my "source." Of course, now masks are available everywhere and people obviously go for the "pretty" ones, but I've only used the KN95s.

[SheltieLover]

10. Sounds like a great business!

I go for the real ones too. 👍

[Rhiannon12866]

11. His gas prices are among the best, too!

[SheltieLover]

12. Sweet!

[captain queeg]

3. Things change. Have to live with that.

I don't consider it a big deal, but then I don't get out a lot. Things that I do generally need to wear a mask for half an hour or less.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Same here.

I don't wear a mask if I'm in my car driving alone, but I put one on to enter any store or business. And here in New York, until this past month, for well over a year, masks were required to enter any business and the mask mandate was enforced. But with the more transmissible Delta variant and the start of "tourist season" here in the Northeast, the mask requirement was rescinded and very few are still wearing masks, it's usually a few store/pharmacy employees - and me. *sigh*

[captain queeg]

13. Around here it seems most people are complying

At least in the places I go.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Until last month, everyone was wearing masks here, too.

They were required to enter any grocery, pharmacy, gas station, bank, convenience store - any business at all - and it was enforced. A man came into a gas station/convenience store - where I was waiting in line - with no mask just to peruse the newspaper rack at the entrance and was immediately called out by the guys behind the counter. Walmart had mask checkers at the one entrance. Stores had one-way aisles and six-foot distancing marks on the floors at every checkout. But those are rapidly disappearing now that we're "opening up" and masks are only required for the unvaccinated - the "honor system." Good luck with that. Can we possibly put the genie back in the bottle? I doubt it.

[brewens]

4. It's how quickly the delta variant blew up. The follow the science rule isn't being reversed.

How much worse is it going to get and how fast? I don't think we have a clue right now.