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appalachiablue

(41,055 posts)
Fri May 21, 2021, 04:18 PM May 2021

'No Shame' In Keeping Mask On, CDC Director Says

Last edited Fri May 21, 2021, 08:27 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: Yahoo News

Washington- A week after telling vaccinated Americans they could take their masks off, public health officials are reminding them that there's nothing wrong with continuing to mask up. "If you are vaccinated, there is no shame, no problem in continuing to wear your mask," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said at a Friday briefing of the White House pandemic response team.

Last week's revised guidance caught ordinary Americans, elected leaders and public health officials by surprise. Even the White House was notified of the new rules only several hours before Walensky made them public. Since then, private businesses and public institutions alike have grappled with how to incorporate the new guidance.

That has led to mask-related clashes of the kind seen in the early days of the pandemic, as well as backlash against people who say they will continue to wear masks despite having gotten the coronavirus vaccine. Walensky tried to head off some of that backlash with her comments on Friday, which focused less on the need to wear masks- there is no such need once a person is vaccinated- than on the psychological comfort of doing so.

"Just like it has been hard to have everybody get masked, I think this is going to take some time for us all to get used to," Walensky said...*VIDEO

Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/no-shame-in-keeping-mask-on-cdc-director-says-165923476.html



"Psychological comfort," keep that in mind...





*17:12 min. mark CBS Question: 'Lingering fears?' Dr. Fauci, Dr. Walensky remarks.

Full WH session covers: those who are unvaccinated and why, rates of vaccination in various populations, state lottery systems to incentivize vaccinations, more.

Video, White House briefing, COVID-19 Response Team, May 20, '21, 8 hrs. ago.


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'No Shame' In Keeping Mask On, CDC Director Says (Original Post) appalachiablue May 2021 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #1
Glad to hear it, thanks. appalachiablue May 2021 #2
and why would there be shame.... bahboo May 2021 #3
Cuz your're a 'weakling, weenie'!? Jebus appalachiablue May 2021 #4
yep, just can't live up to the masculinity standards of red America haha... bahboo May 2021 #5
Haven't beeen reading DU much since the new guidance, have you? n/t Ms. Toad May 2021 #14
It's ridiculous that this even needs to be said. Nt raccoon May 2021 #18
It's absurd that this even needs to be said. NT Bleacher Creature May 2021 #6
I think she's a disaster. nt littlemissmartypants May 2021 #7
me too HUAJIAO May 2021 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #10
Absolutely. n/t Ms. Toad May 2021 #15
Without a doubt... n/t OhioChick May 2021 #17
For sure. Owl May 2021 #19
Nobody could ever have seen this coming.. Nope, never... HUAJIAO May 2021 #8
who said there was? Skittles May 2021 #11
Thanks for letting me know that I don't have to be ashamed for doing the right thing yaesu May 2021 #12
+1 appalachiablue May 2021 #16
I saw 2 people without masks tonekat May 2021 #13
I Was Shopping RobinA May 2021 #20

Response to appalachiablue (Original post)

Response to littlemissmartypants (Reply #7)

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
12. Thanks for letting me know that I don't have to be ashamed for doing the right thing
Fri May 21, 2021, 09:19 PM
May 2021

especially with the news that the strain from India that is now on the loose can fool the immune system enough to infect vaccinated people.

tonekat

(1,805 posts)
13. I saw 2 people without masks
Fri May 21, 2021, 09:48 PM
May 2021

at the grocery store here outside New Haven today. Everyone I saw at Home Depot had masks on.

I'm not ready to take mine off, but I don't need to leave the house much either, so am not as maskbound as many others are.

RobinA

(9,878 posts)
20. I Was Shopping
Sat May 22, 2021, 05:14 PM
May 2021

last night and I was one of the very few without a mask. Same thing today when I ran some errands. People around here, SE Pa are still pretty into it. To each his own.

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