Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses than of Covid-19

Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by kelnos on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @03:31AM (#27205647)

> No doubt they’re fully vaccinated by now as well.

Why would you assume that? Statewide, it looks like CA is just shy of 50% vaccinated, and in SF it looks like (eyeballing the by-age graph) around 60% of adults are fully vaccinated (and 30% of kids)[0]. So around 40% of the adults (and 70% of the kids) you run into in SF are not fully vaccinated.

You might think it's not a big deal, and we don't need to wait out the full two weeks past the final dose, but many of us don't think wearing a mask in public for a couple more weeks is a big deal after we've been doing it for a year already. Even if the risk is low, why take that risk just to take the mask off a couple weeks early?

> ... but now that the pandemic is getting under control it makes sense to weigh mental health more heavily.

And that's exactly what the state has done (whether intentionally or otherwise). If people still choose to wear a mask, that's up to them, and we should respect their choices. But I agree that out-loud recriminations directed toward random people who are distancing but maskless, and may even be fully vaccinated is ridiculous and goes too far.

> you see people driving alone in cars wearing masks.

Sometimes I do this by accident, just forgetting to take it off when I get in the car. Maybe that's common?

[0] https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccination-progress-data/

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by fingerlocks on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @03:39AM (#27205687)

>* around 40% of the adults (and 70% of the kids) you run into in SF are not fully vaccinated*

Vaccination rates are not uniformly distributed across the state. It’s a big, diverse state and SF has a much higher rate relative to the average.

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by amanaplanacanal on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @06:10AM (#27206580)

> Sometimes I do this by accident, just forgetting to take it off when I get in the car. Maybe that's common?

I’ve done that. If I plan to make several stops, I might put on my mask at the first stop and then leave it on until I’ve finished my business at the last stop.

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by AstralStorm on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @07:02AM (#27206956)

Touching the mask could be a potential vector for spreading the infection to surfaces, and could also compromise the seal. It's typically best to fit it well once and not touch it afterwards if possible.

It's kind of related to touching face or eyes in terms of spreading diseases.

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