The Coronavirus

[David Horn]

(05-16-2021, 09:49 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(05-16-2021, 07:55 AM)pbrower2a Wrote:

(05-16-2021, 03:14 AM)nguyenivy Wrote: Has anyone noticed the mask mandates going away for the fully vaccinated in the US everywhere except public transport?

I was at the Toledo (Ohio) Museum of Art yesterday (excellent museum! If you are ever within a reasonable distance of it it is a great place to visit!), and my mask slipped below my nose a couple times. Staff told me to put my mask over my nose. I complied. I would guess that art museums, if this one is indicative, might be another such place. 

I would guess that just now the state mandates have not yet caught up with the CDC guidance.  Give them a few days.  I think there are a few more exceptions like jails and long term health facilities, but public transport is the one that more will encounter.

Zeynep Tufekci opined on this.  It's her opinion that social forces are pushing the agenda now, and some forbearance is still in order.  But CDC swung from extreme caution to excessive optimism, and mostly just confused the public.  I believe we're in the final throes of this mess, but we still have a way to go.  Antivaxxers aren't helping, and the most aggressive variant to date: B.1.617, is making an appearance almost everywhere.