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Re:Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ from Covid Is Unlikely in the U.... by Sohcahtoa82 on Monday May 03, 2021 @03:23PM (#27029548)
> Why do vaccinated people still need to wear masks and why are outdoor activities being curtained when the evidence is clear they are low risk.

Because they're still collecting data on whether or not vaccinated people can still be transmitters of the virus. And when visiting a business, the business doesn't know who is and isn't vaccinated, so it's easier to just still require masks on everybody.

Also, imagine if we decide to reopen, unmask, and gather again, only for COVID cases to have a massive spike, and have to shut down again. They're playing it safe until we either have more data, or enough people have been vaccinated that it doesn't matter.

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Re:Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ from Covid Is Unlikely in the U.... by kickout on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:05AM (#27037716)
Just wanted to reply that I am firmly against policies like requiring masks because its easier to identify compliance, it reeks of star of david on jacket mentality.

Its EASY to have draconian and blanket restrictions. Its HARD to sit down and come up with more reasonable policy that balance risk and preserving some semblance of liberty.

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Re:Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ from Covid Is Unlikely in the U.... by statop on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:30PM (#27042508)
Just wanted to reply that wearing a mask is the reasonable policy that balances risk and preserves liberty.

There were only two segments of people who couldn’t handle the draconian blanket restrictions for a short time, the poor and the stupid. I forgive the poor, our government failed them.

Great work on the association fallacy and invoking godwin. Pieces of flare? Maybe Mike Judge can cast you in a sequel to one of his other films.

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Re:Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ from Covid Is Unlikely in the U.... by ryandrake on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @12:11AM (#27033989)
History has shown you to be right, too! Every time we have re-opened too soon, it was followed by a spike of cases, then a spike of deaths. When will we learn?
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