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leftstreet

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Wed Feb 16, 2022, 06:54 PM

Feb 2022

They should be held accountable for lifting the mask mandate back in May 2021, when they knew Delta was in the US and they knew vaccines didn't prevent transmission.

It's been a shitshow since then

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CDC wants to give people a break from wearing masks! [View all] Tomconroy Feb 2022 OP

I won't be taking a break any time soon. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #1

Maybe the virus will take a break and stop making us sick for a while unblock Feb 2022 #6

People think when mask mandates are discontinued they don't have to ANYWHERE... hlthe2b Feb 2022 #14

And BA.2 incoming... SheltieLover Feb 2022 #16

Fucking insane. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #17

Yup. SheltieLover Feb 2022 #18

Where I live the unvaccinated are dying...not those who were vaccinated...and they will not mask Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #20

Likely same here. SheltieLover Feb 2022 #23

Like I said, I feel sorry for those dying needlessly. It is a human tragedy born of tribalism and Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #36

I feel badly for those the maskholes infect SheltieLover Feb 2022 #44

Correct, and we all know deaths lag case loads. I'm hoping this is a last wave of deaths as well. kysrsoze Feb 2022 #24

I feel very sorry for them. I believe they were lied to and the tribalism bullshit lead them to Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #34

I hope this is the case also...the last wave of deaths... Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #37

Wish they'd tell everybody to mask up everywhere KS Toronado Feb 2022 #2

Right. Masks are the least intrusive intervention we have. Salviati Feb 2022 #3

Beat the virus? What does that even mean? SoonerPride Feb 2022 #4

Agree - we've done our part, and those who don't want to vax won't mask anyway. kysrsoze Feb 2022 #22

"a point of personal choice on the masks" PSPS Feb 2022 #33

If they are vaccinated then they are already protected. SoonerPride Feb 2022 #51

Yep. beaglelover Feb 2022 #54

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #78

Not Really Accurate ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #73

"that is never going to happen" PSPS Feb 2022 #35

The vaccine works SoonerPride Feb 2022 #49

Apples and oranges. Polio is not a respiratory disease. tritsofme Feb 2022 #66

It was reality two years ago. Igel Feb 2022 #75

Agree 100%. I've followed the rules and gotten fully vaxed and boosted. beaglelover Feb 2022 #52

Thank you. r�is�n_dubh Feb 2022 #76

+1, the antivaxers need to do their part uponit7771 Feb 2022 #77

Yeah the recommendation should emphasize that masks are always beneficial unblock Feb 2022 #9

Social psychology matters. And this tells me, that... zaj Feb 2022 #5

"they are responding to the widespread burn-out" PSPS Feb 2022 #32

They are... zaj Feb 2022 #40

Good. SoonerPride Feb 2022 #7

Lol! USALiberal Feb 2022 #10

Not sure what is so funny? tritsofme Feb 2022 #42

I get it you're an anti-masker. nt USALiberal Feb 2022 #57

Is Illinois Governor Pritzker an "anti-masker"? tritsofme Feb 2022 #63

I hope you cc'd the virus. It may not "be on the same page" as you are. PSPS Feb 2022 #29

I am vaccinated and no longer at risk for hospitalization or death. SoonerPride Feb 2022 #53

CDC knuckles under to anti-maskers. dchill Feb 2022 #8

Yup. They and blue-state governors too. Really sad but politics is driving now. PSPS Feb 2022 #28

Just out to lunch here in CT. During January everybody Tomconroy Feb 2022 #11

Sounds very nice! I can't wait to see my waiter and waitresses' lovely faces again! beaglelover Feb 2022 #55

Mask mandates and the lifting of them Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #12

Eradication Zeitghost Feb 2022 #47

You know what I mean. Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #72

+1, 95% of 16 and over are vaxed with at least one shot uponit7771 Feb 2022 #79

In my county we've been stuck at 60-62% Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #82

Return to normalcy finally WillUSAF Feb 2022 #13

"it should be an individuals choice" PSPS Feb 2022 #27

Protect yourself. Get vaccinated. beaglelover Feb 2022 #56

Yeah high or low transmission rate and I'm still wearing my mask helpisontheway Feb 2022 #15

I don't want to get flu or Covid...so I wear a mask. One thing this Pandemic showed is that flu Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #19

I'm going to continue mask wearing and social distancing. brer cat Feb 2022 #21

"We want to give people a break" means "mid-terms are coming up, we must molly coddle the MAGA." PSPS Feb 2022 #25

A lot of Democratic voters are ready for mask mandates to end. Ace Rothstein Feb 2022 #30

I think all "democratic voters" are ready for mask mandates to end. PSPS Feb 2022 #38

Many countries are ending their mandates Ace Rothstein Feb 2022 #41

Hopefully they drop the useless testing rule when traveling home from abroad. Ace Rothstein Feb 2022 #26

The CDC has bungled this from the beginning. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #31

This Meowmee Feb 2022 #61

+1 leftstreet Feb 2022 #67

The free masks were just made available here a few days ago. kskiska Feb 2022 #39

Same here, hilarious. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #45

masks are here to stay Blues Heron Feb 2022 #43

Feel free to keep your mask on. Your choice. It should no longer be mandated for everyone though. beaglelover Feb 2022 #58

yeah good idea - lets spread the virus and create more variants Blues Heron Feb 2022 #59

We'll see I guess. But you'll have your mask on so you'll be safe! beaglelover Feb 2022 #62

COVID and variants are here to stay. Ace Rothstein Feb 2022 #65

Drove my friend to get ChazII Feb 2022 #46

That's nice. Has Covid weighed in on how it feels? Our tiny town has 15 active cases that are Vinca Feb 2022 #48

85% of Americans 12 and older have had at least one shot, its time now to pull back uponit7771 Feb 2022 #81

L.A. County may be lifting the indoor mask mandate a month earlier than planned. beaglelover Feb 2022 #50

It's time Zeitghost Feb 2022 #60

Quadruple immunity represent! Sympthsical Feb 2022 #70

That worked SO well last May didn't it? How about everyone cool their jets for a while. JanMichael Feb 2022 #64

Idiots again Meowmee Feb 2022 #68

My take is DVRacer Feb 2022 #69

Exactly correct! beaglelover Feb 2022 #71

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #80

Sorry to say, the CDC is not my first line source for covid updates anymore, too wobbly Shanti Shanti Shanti Feb 2022 #74