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Lonestarblue

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6. I'm still wearing masks indoors.

Mon Jul 19, 2021, 08:20 AM

Jul 2021

No one here is wearing masks, but it’s Texas and our rates are going up again. It’s infuriating that we could have protected almost everyone by now if everyone had gotten vaccinated when they had the opportunity. Instead, both case numbers and deaths are increasing again. I have no respect for people who place political beliefs over their own health and that of their fellow citizens. The lack of caring for human life is astounding.

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It's back to more careful Covid precaution basics for me, though I am fully vaccinated (Moderna). [View all] phylny Jul 2021 OP

Good luck! calimary Jul 2021 #1

Interesting strategy... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #2

I use these for my masks moonscape Jul 2021 #56

Looks like the same thing folks use on eyeglasses... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #57

Yes, but shorter so the mask stays around moonscape Jul 2021 #58

I use lanyards for my masks too. StarryNite Jul 2021 #52

By now, I regard them as a fashion accessory, as well as a safeguard for everyone's health. calimary Jul 2021 #64

I'm sure your daughter appreciates you wearing the mask and getting early testing. flying_wahini Jul 2021 #3

Thank you - a jolt back to reality! phylny Jul 2021 #4

Why not test today? Just curious. I would be dying to know ASAP Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #5

That's a good question, and I'll need to think about it. phylny Jul 2021 #8

Tests are still free Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #17

CVS still wide open on testing available.. fyi Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #25

When my spouse decided to get up close and personal Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #26

Good!! I think I've even heard of some places you can just walk in Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #29

If you test too soon with no symptoms you can get a false negative. Liberty Belle Jul 2021 #10

Yup.. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #12

If tested too early after exposure, it won't be positive. LisaL Jul 2021 #21

This is what I was thinking. phylny Jul 2021 #24

I'm still wearing masks indoors. Lonestarblue Jul 2021 #6

+1...... I am here too. It's all so absurd. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #49

I wear my mask anywhere I go where there are strangers. ananda Jul 2021 #7

That's the way I was, but now I've reconsidered - I never thought to put on my mask phylny Jul 2021 #9

I know ! This is getting scarier to me. It's like Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #13

Good luck friend, may the Covid Angel pass you over peacefully FakeNoose Jul 2021 #11

You mean covid demon? ecstatic Jul 2021 #51

It's a reference to the Biblical "Angel of Death" FakeNoose Jul 2021 #53

We only left our self-quarantine for 2 weeks in June yellerpup Jul 2021 #14

I never really suspended mask-wearing in public. Texin Jul 2021 #15

I just bought some more masks since they are now much more reasonable Baltimike Jul 2021 #16

Look at my new box! :). Rainbow Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #18

love this. I was even able to pick up some n95 masks Baltimike Jul 2021 #19

That's good, you are lucky. I'm in one of those low Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #22

Although I got mine while out, searching for you lead me to order some more Baltimike Jul 2021 #23

Dellta is present in all 50 states Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #27

In England, today was the first day of no restrictions iwillalwayswonderwhy Jul 2021 #20

It took about a week for that to change here after the CDC announcement Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #28

Impressed Ohioans listen to CDC at least. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #30

Only when it lets them do what they want to do. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #31

You don't trust the CDC? Now you are sounding like a right wnger. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #34

I follow the science, not an organization. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #36

This is a new disease and we are still learning about it. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #38

No. The best source is actual peer-reviewed research. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #40

The original sources of this information as you call them also generally agree with CDC guidelines. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #43

Actually - they don't. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #46

Seems there is a huge difference. One group is trashing Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #48

THIS, exactly. Withywindle Jul 2021 #66

That! And just good common sense based on Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #70

Totally agree ! And getting accused of rw talk Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #39

Me too. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #42

That was my experience in Western New York too liberal_mama Jul 2021 #32

If you have been fully vaccinated the chance of a breakthrough infection is very slim totodeinhere Jul 2021 #33

So I thought but my friend's brother-in-law phylny Jul 2021 #35

I didn't say it's impossible. I said it's rare. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2021 #37

The effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines is reduced to about 80% Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #41

Actually, if those stats are accurate that still makes the vaccines more effective that most totodeinhere Jul 2021 #44

So you care more about what right wing idiots think Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #47

I do not want to encourage right wing idiots. And yes I care about the health of everybody totodeinhere Jul 2021 #54

It is not a scare tactic. Delta is real, and dangerous. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #55

So far all of the breakthrough infections you mentioned have resulted in either mild symptoms or no totodeinhere Jul 2021 #60

You claimed the risk that you would infect someone was negligible. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #61

All untrue. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #62

Everything I said was true. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #63

Agree, the CDC is a political entity, radius777 Jul 2021 #65

The CDC was wrong on cloth masks, but in the opposite direction you suggest. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #69

A high quality tightly woven cloth mask may radius777 Jul 2021 #71

If you aren't interested in protecting yourself, you can obviously just go through the motions. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #72

I am fully vaccinated yet you are accusing me of infaecting other people? totodeinhere Jul 2021 #67

Tell that to the 55 person Texas delation - Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #68

Speaking truth always better isn't it? Or are you suggesting Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #50

I understand. phylny Jul 2021 #45

Of course you are. You're an adult... SKKY Jul 2021 #59