Face mask requirements are returning as Covid-19 cases rise
World Mask Week included social media campaigns to emphasize the importance of face mask use. For example, here’s a tweet from the World Health Organization that helped launch the week:Things have changed since last year’s World Mask Week 2020,On the positive side, there’s a much better understanding now among public health experts that aerosol or small droplet transmission of the Covid-19 coronavirus is not only possible but a major way that the virus spreads.
But a funny thing happened as more and more people got vaccinated. People started focusing much more heavily on the vaccine and forgetting about wearing face masks. Even though Covid-19 vaccines are not like full-body concrete condoms, people seemed to be acting as if the vaccines offered 100% protection. The Covid-19 vaccine is like underwear. It’s going to protect you pretty well from being fully exposed.
Gee with the U.S. facing so many problems such as widening income disparities, climate change, the obesity epidemic, the opioid epidemic, decaying infrastructure, and people suffering and dying from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, isn’t it nice to see political leaders focusing on repealing something designed to tackle one of these problems? Not being able to see everyone’s noses and mouths is not exactly a national crisis.
Todd pointed out that the experiences of the U.K. and U.S., where many people have gotten fully vaccinated shows that “vaccines do not equal the end of the pandemic. With vaccines and other precautions like face masks, we moved so close to normal. Why would we now move away from these measures?”
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