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82. Bad decision with so many new Indian variants heading our way

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #6)

Thu May 13, 2021, 08:04 PM

May 2021

Actually, the B.1.617.2 Indian “variant of concern” (labeled by the WHO) is now doubling every week in the UK and is now also in the US. This variant’s mutations may make the virus better at evading the bodies defenses.

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Am I the only one looking forward to not having to wear a mask. [View all] cinematicdiversions May 2021 OP

That's exactly how I feel! forthemiddle May 2021 #1

My mask is in my pocket until I get to a business' door... VarryOn May 2021 #103

Vaccines are 94-95% effective & not enough data on variants to determine safety imo SheltieLover May 2021 #2

I'm with you on this. Marie Marie May 2021 #26

Same here. Treefrog May 2021 #27

Did any of them need to be hospitalized or die?????????????????????????????? beaglelover May 2021 #32

Yes, unfortunately- womanofthehills May 2021 #75

So according to that article..... beaglelover May 2021 #77

This is not good - CDC changing how they count breakthroughs womanofthehills May 2021 #105

Ty for sharing. SheltieLover May 2021 #119

Should we calculate the odds of that? CrackityJones75 May 2021 #83

You are exactly right. For the life of me I can't understand why people can't understand that. nt Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #49

Because we now have actual data. Not studies from the vaccine development period. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #55

Yup... Stats show chance very small. But there is a chance and the fact Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #59

I don't care if people continue to wear masks. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #62

I think there's residual mistrust from CDC, Fauci, trump, the Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author CrackityJones75 May 2021 #84

Okeydoke, but... consider_this May 2021 #115

me neither XanaDUer2 May 2021 #87

if the science says otherwise you'd be crazy not to cadoman May 2021 #97

Nobody is telling you that you cannot wear a mask. totodeinhere May 2021 #118

I hate wearing it and am so glad I no longer need to eissa May 2021 #3

I feel exactly the same way. smirkymonkey May 2021 #51

people are just gonna squabble and fight about this. doesn't bother me i want to be safe. Trueblue1968 May 2021 #81

I find it somewhat amusing that the public has found this to be so onerous and unacceptable... hlthe2b May 2021 #4

As far as I know there are still active health threats all across the country rurallib May 2021 #5

+1 SheltieLover May 2021 #7

Precisely where I am, when it comes to masks. Siwsan May 2021 #11

+100 Thanks! The mask has been just dandy as part of my Personal Protection for over a abqtommy May 2021 #44

A lot of people are wearing masks when they absolutely do not have to. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #6

When the CDC released the new guidelines last week for outside wear underpants May 2021 #13

We would escape to the coast during shutdown eissa May 2021 #22

There are people realizing that masking outside has helped their allergies. nt chowder66 May 2021 #23

I live 4 miles down a dry dirt road and discovered wearing a mask on a dirt road is a great thing womanofthehills May 2021 #106

That's great! I live in L.A. so it also helps with the smog. Sorry about your dollar store!!nt chowder66 May 2021 #112

That's exactly how I feel about it. llmart May 2021 #52

Bad decision with so many new variants heading our way womanofthehills May 2021 #80

Exactly. In my novice opinion we are only in a lull now. Stupid, naive Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #99

Bad decision with so many new Indian variants heading our way womanofthehills May 2021 #82

I'm vaccinated Elessar Zappa May 2021 #8

I understand people continuing to mask, to err on the side of caution Siwsan May 2021 #9

Funny it will feel odd not having one at some time. underpants May 2021 #17

I have a box of the blue paper masks. Siwsan May 2021 #18

I'm pretty sick of masks. Haggard Celine May 2021 #10

Trouble is there's no way to know if unvaccinated people go maskless, too. Liberty Belle May 2021 #12

Agree. Plus all the people who had covid... More seems to be Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #56

+1,000,000 Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #101

I like wearing it in the super market. rickford66 May 2021 #14

I think I will for a while. underpants May 2021 #16

Well, the mask makes my glasses fog up, so... no. (n/t) MissMillie May 2021 #15

This! CrackityJones75 May 2021 #85

I went to an eyeglass store where I bought anti-fogging spray... GReedDiamond May 2021 #89

Oh, that's good to know. I don't always need to wear my glasses, but part of the reason I don't is smirkymonkey May 2021 #92

Yer Welcome! GReedDiamond May 2021 #94

Such a wonderful country! snowybirdie May 2021 #19

I was attacked by a pro-masker! Tracer May 2021 #20

Good for you! You were nicer than I'm afraid I could've been... VarryOn May 2021 #104

I've switched to a lighter mask spinbaby May 2021 #21

Mandatory Post cinematicdiversions May 2021 #25

I'm actually a little pissed at the CDC right now. maxsolomon May 2021 #24

I lost faith in the CDC long ago. Treefrog May 2021 #28

That's really sad, isn't it? maxsolomon May 2021 #33

Yes, on both points! Treefrog May 2021 #35

A lot of this is common sense Deuxcents May 2021 #29

Nope, can't wait until I don't have to wear a mask. I'm fully vaccinated, I should not need to! beaglelover May 2021 #30

I'm definitely happy about this. I just wish I had an "I'm vaccinated" pin to put others at ease. Native May 2021 #31

You can get them. Easy peasy. maxsolomon May 2021 #36

I just ordered a pack of bright silicone wristbands! Native May 2021 #41

awesome, I might do the same and pass them out! maxsolomon May 2021 #42

Equating masks with burqas. How original. SMC22307 May 2021 #34

No... but saying you want to continue to wear a mask so you don't need to maintain personal cinematicdiversions May 2021 #38

So Burka or crazed killer mask? 48656c6c6f20 May 2021 #121

No. I hate wearing them but they do have some advantages: CousinIT May 2021 #37

The people who never wore a mask, or were not vaccinated Chainfire May 2021 #39

Unless a facility requires one, I'm done with it. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #40

I started going to the gym...I get too hot with it on all the time... LeftInTX May 2021 #66

My gym still has a mask mandate, but most people on the cardio equipment pull it down while beaglelover May 2021 #70

The people who never wore a mask, or were not vaccinated Chainfire May 2021 #43

The people who never wore a mask, or were not vaccinated Chainfire May 2021 #45

I hate wearing masks but I plan on wearing them for a very very long time. Ka-Dinh Oy May 2021 #46

I never got a cold all winter, in fact I haven't had one in over a year FakeNoose May 2021 #47

Minor nitpick. Iggo May 2021 #48

Masks suck TheFarseer May 2021 #50

I am very much so....but.... Tripper11 May 2021 #53

No, there are probably others. N/T Foolacious May 2021 #54

Wearing a mask Doc_Technical May 2021 #57

LOL!!! LeftInTX May 2021 #68

That would be funny if it wasn't true Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #72

Am still wearing one indoors, though... Wounded Bear May 2021 #58

Is there any objective evidence, or even anecdotal experience you can specifically point to... LanternWaste May 2021 #60

There are entire posts chock fuil of people stating they will wear the mask because... cinematicdiversions May 2021 #63

You seem frustrated people are making benign choices that don't involve you without you. LanternWaste May 2021 #67

I am sorry I gave that impression cinematicdiversions May 2021 #73

Don't have much of an imagination do you? I have a 12 day old grandchild that I would like to see seaglass May 2021 #88

Risk mitigation is being shifted to the individual. Yavin4 May 2021 #61

This is a game changer ecstatic May 2021 #64

Tired of my glasses fogging up Shrek May 2021 #65

I'm delighted mcar May 2021 #69

I kind of like them Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #71

I will continue to wear a mask in public. Texaswitchy May 2021 #76

I'm right with you Calculating May 2021 #78

yes but that time isn't any time soon Skittles May 2021 #79

Take a look at public/sporting events in Japan BradAllison May 2021 #86

I lived in Japan 1960-63..they all wore masks back then LeftInTX May 2021 #91

Done with it outdoors. Will decide about wearing it indoors case by case Arazi May 2021 #90

I love this graphic LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #93

Not alone... I did my duty, but real Covid damage and old sinus scar tissue JCMach1 May 2021 #95

I wear it out of duty, but can't wait till we get 70% and can stop cadoman May 2021 #96

We used to be fun people? Like that :) Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #102

Only 45% of the people in my county are vaccinated. Ms. Toad May 2021 #98

I am no statistician... But my intuitive side says that this whole horror Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #100

The 95% doesn't change, but your risk does.. Ms. Toad May 2021 #109

Thank you! Let me re-phrase to see if I got it.. Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #110

Yup. You got it. N/t Ms. Toad May 2021 #111

And risk for those who have already been infected must follow Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #114

I will wear one as long as it's mandated.I didn't say I like to wear them though Norbert May 2021 #107

Yes, but I'll keep my masks for use later Silent3 May 2021 #108

You are not alone n/t Devil Child May 2021 #113

It is not about politics...flu is way down with mask wearing...personally, I hate the flu. Demsrule86 May 2021 #116

Personal opinion only. DiamondShark May 2021 #117

Not wearing a mask means you are pro vaccine, pro science at this point. cinematicdiversions May 2021 #120

When congress relaxes the rules regarding masks, then and only then, DiamondShark May 2021 #122