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For some, masks may be here to stay forever. I could see some people never again being comfortable with mass gatherings, going maskless, etc. That's fine. Masks are a way of life for many in Asia, even before Covid. I would expect that happens in the US at some point, and this is probably where it begins.
What's going to trigger it stopping. My wife has said #### it altogether, I don't even take one for the entry area of the gym anymore but won't run around the big boxes without.
I’ve been traveling for work and in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina not a mask in site. Some people will bring a mask to walk in and then take them off but most have no mask indoors or out.
Sounds like you are already stopping, so what was the trigger for your wife.....or for you to stop using it at the gym?
Outdoors i agree though I’ve been in some packed outdoor ish bars. I personally still wear one but that’s just me
If I was located in Hamsterdam, wearing a mask wouldn't be my biggest worry.Outdoors i agree though I’ve been in some packed outdoor ish bars. I personally still wear one but that’s just me
If I was located in Hamsterdam, wearing a mask wouldn't be my biggest worry.
this is true!
We both are well past the 2nd shot. So I mainly wear masks now because I hate people approaching me. At the gym nobody gets close enough to me for me to care.
Yeah, last year Memorial day was the huge super spreader event that really kicked things off, then (I believe) Sturgis really started the Dakota surge. If we survive Memorial day with nothing more than a whimper then you have to wonder if herd is here.
Explain why I should care? People #### up all the time. So let's say it happened. Nuke China? What's the endgame here?
Well the politics side will surely be ablaze with hot takes, but for me the more important reasons would be researching to find possible treatment routes and hopefully for prevention in the future.
It appears by all accounts this was a lab trying to do research in covid viruses. I mean it's not the largest stretch to make that they simply ####ed up. Considering how impossibly hard it is to get it to get airborne without a host I don't see this as some outbreak moment where they drop a test tube and tear a hazmat suit, and everyone dies.
Currently sitting at my daughters graduation. There will be 4-5k people in here once it’s all said and done. I’d say 5% of people are wearing masks. And this is a state where only 40% of adults have ONE shot. A large number of people literally don’t give a crap about getting Covid.
Here it’s a combination of - media is overblowing it, it’s justaflubro, I think I already had it and I’m healthy, strong and haven’t gotten it in 15 months so I’m good.
the most fascinating thing to me in my travels. I’m usually the only person masked. People will usually approach me asking why I’m wearing one. As if I’m an alien. One person comes to me and says “your from up north huh”
It’s why I’m convinced our numbers are way underrepresented - many people down here have barely changed anything in 15 months. So while I think our numbers won’t spike. I do think we will have consistent cases here for the next 2-3 years at least. There’s no going back for us - people will not tolerate Covid happening again even with a spike. I guess if we had a variant that really took off and was as or more deadly maybe you could convince folks or restrictions but for all intents and purposes we are “living with Covid”.the most fascinating thing to me in my travels. I’m usually the only person masked. People will usually approach me asking why I’m wearing one. As if I’m an alien. One person comes to me and says “your from up north huh”
That IS great news. I'm going to pass this onto my son who had covid in December and was a little reluctant to get the vaccine. He finally decided to get it a week ago. According to the article, if you had it AND get vaccinated... You are in pretty damn good shape.
I'm the "think I had it in December 2019" guy and just cleared my date for being fully vax'd up
In the exurban and rural areas north of New Orleans, they've taken COVID far less seriously than the N.O. metro area. It seems anecdotally that those who have gotten COVID in these area have largely skated through it (meaning "never needed hospitalization"). That, in turn, has led to a kind of disrespect for what COVID can do.
I didn't mean that 'from nature' is refuted -- I mean that 'from nature' is in question. I'll find some info.
Geneticist Yuri Deigin's April 2020 article is far denser and a chore to read through, but does a good job of detailing the underlying science.
To some....it's "nuance" to point out the difference between "created" and "altered". Not a reflection in the least on the discussion you two are having. Words basically have no meaning anymore it seems.
The week before last, my son was exposed on his school campus**. Accordingly, I brought him to get tested after a prospective five-day incubation period.
Could she get away with wearing a mask and just telling people "I feel fine but am a little congested, I had a negative test yesterday, just being careful"? It is a hard situation.
I live in a county that is essentially half rural and half suburban. Population of the county is 250k and we’ve had 31,500 cases and 326 deaths. My guess is the vast majority were 50-60+. This is a highly religious area. Any deaths, not just Covid, are seen as being “God’s will” by a majority of the county.
Well, that didn't last long. When I went to the same store yesterday, I'd say that maybe 20% of the people inside were wearing masks. Not even sure if it was that many. That includes employees, who obviously weren't required to wear them any more. It actually kind of felt like pre-covid, almost.
The Louisiana parish I have in mind is pretty much the same size at ~260,000 residents. Same make-up or suburan/rural ... cases 25,947, deaths 525 as of yesterday. That means your county in Georgia has a significantly reduced COVID death rate (1.03%) compared to this particular Louisiana parish (2.02%).
