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AlexSFCA

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27. good for you. Note the distinction:Mask recommendation vs. mask mandates

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 10:12 AM

Apr 2022

FYI. WHO does not recommend children under 5 to wear masks. US is nearly an outlier requiring kids in daycare to masks up indoors and outdoors, majority wear cloth masks which do not at all protect from omicron and effectively do more damage by possibly impacting early development (2+ years of continuous masking during critical speech development phase). Please do not weaponize immunocompromised people, they know exactly what they need to do - better than anyone.

Support broad vaccine mandates, strating with young kids, not indefinite and indiscriminate mask mandate for all.

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The "mask" has been a very divisive issue. [View all] kentuck Apr 2022 OP

I will continue wearing my mask in all public places. I am more concerned now. katmondoo Apr 2022 #1

Ditto CurtEastPoint Apr 2022 #2

+100 Me too! Mask-wearing has a long history of protecting againse common viruses abqtommy Apr 2022 #4

I would just look at them and say, phylny Apr 2022 #6

Is there any chance your mask was a cool one? Captain Zero Apr 2022 #25

Nah, it was pure snark. nt abqtommy Apr 2022 #35

That isn't really the conversation though. CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #14

It is time to let the vaccinated not wear masks anymore in public places dalton99a Apr 2022 #3

Now, I only wear a mask if required (Dr's office, etc) or if I deem it 'polite' to wear one, 70sEraVet Apr 2022 #5

actually hospitalizations are up according to the CDC - 5 percent above the previous week Blues Heron Apr 2022 #7

Question... llmart Apr 2022 #11

They are your friends and family, your neighbors, your fellow Americans Blues Heron Apr 2022 #12

Whose selfishness? CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #15

unless they cannot vax or the vax doesnt work, or they have another disease Blues Heron Apr 2022 #16

The hospitals around here Igirl Apr 2022 #34

masks must be optional at this point in the pandemic AlexSFCA Apr 2022 #8

You are correct. kentuck Apr 2022 #9

Sometimes you have to do the right thing, otherwise we just spiral down to the gutter Blues Heron Apr 2022 #13

The right thing is not losing elections. CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #18

That is an intensely cynical take on it but you are entitled to your opinion Blues Heron Apr 2022 #19

We are in year 3 CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #37

Not according to this poll dpibel Apr 2022 #38

That's what President Biden said NotTodayPutin Apr 2022 #21

All I think of is the children under the age of 5 phylny Apr 2022 #23

good for you. Note the distinction:Mask recommendation vs. mask mandates AlexSFCA Apr 2022 #27

Wow. phylny Apr 2022 #31

One side with Trump leading made the pandemic political! Emile Apr 2022 #10

I am flying home today from out of the country. mnhtnbb Apr 2022 #17

I think masks were seen by the hard core TFG Right as an affront to their dear leader who . . . . . Stinky The Clown Apr 2022 #20

Where I live masks mostly disappeared months ago Shrek Apr 2022 #22

I'm in Florida, hadn't seen anyone wearing one for awhile madville Apr 2022 #28

IMO, we need policy that tracks the reality of the pandemic. Model35mech Apr 2022 #24

Mask use is a HUGE problem for Joe. bluestarone Apr 2022 #26

Confusing or deceptive? Model35mech Apr 2022 #39

I said confusing, and what i think is right. bluestarone Apr 2022 #40

Something this practical and obvious being divisive treestar Apr 2022 #29

A few things... AntivaxHunters Apr 2022 #30

I'm not a fan of wearing masks, but I will wear them if I have to. Initech Apr 2022 #32

Anyone who wants to reduce their risk of getting CV, getting Raftergirl Apr 2022 #33

"Although the Covid is still with us, it is not as deadly as it was in the beginning" BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #36