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I went to the grocery store in Houston yesterday, and probably 95% of people were wearing masks. Even with the mandatory mask wearing removed, I think most people will continue to wear masks for quite a while. I know I will. Especially until I get the vaccine.
Yeah, we'll see how it goes. Remember - it won't be open for general pop until after all of the other critical groups have had a chance: the elderly, the health-compromised, health care workers & other front-line critical employees, etc. It wouldn't surprise me if 1/2 of the adult population is eligible for the earlier rounds.
I think that could push to August/September depending on the state. I am thinking I will be back on my train to the office in August or September as well. Hoping we have 50%+ of the population vaccinated. I assume I will wear a mask on the train and that's it. Curious whether there will be masks/distancing in offices or how we all come back at full capacity. I guess if everyone in the office is vaccinated, it is business as usual?
And in states with body-mass index (BMI) qualifications, well more than half, even.
My company (Fortune 500, NYSE traded) has decided to revamp their entire thought process on who needs to be in the company buildings and who doesn't. For the time being everyone that isn't critical is 100% virtual unless granted permission to be on premises (until July 1 at the earliest).
More like 25 these days... BMI was right below 25 before. Not so much now.
Just depends on how many people get vaccinated. If the lower age groups sign up as well as the older groups, it’s realistic in most public settings. I’d guess that it would still be advised to use in situations where you’ll be in close contact with strangers for long periods of time.
I honestly don't know. I did have to present my driver's license when I got the shot, though I got the impression that was for record-keeping and not vetting. For people who've recently moved to the state and for people who don't have state ID of any kind, there must be a way,
At least in MD, I think politics could be playing a role, but not for the reasons Mrs. Z thinks. Obviously the below is anecdotal, so take it with a whole heaping pile of salt if you want.
Take me with you? We'll roll the windows down and wear masks. But I'm in Group 3 unless I say I'm in "manufacturing".
I'm in a similar boat as you. Illinois is also very restricted.
I don't know about how undocumented people navigate the system, either.
When this thing started and I told people that I was playing the lock-down game on easy mode, they thought I was joking. Back in January when I was telling people that I could easily keep living this way for at least another year and probably indefinitely, they thought I was joking.
For comparison purposes, I went to a mass vaccination event today. I had to register for an appointment and present a little form when I got there, but nobody asked for ID and if I had told them that I totally live at 123 Fake Street in a town two towns over (but still in this county), they would have given me a shot with no further questions.
Like first time the length has been reduced? Or first time someone else has done it for you?
+1, mostly.
That sets my end-of-mask date to June 15. I may move to June 30, depending on how the rollout proceeds.
First time. Period. I kept it pretty short. My wife was liking the longhair. Now it is pretty out of control and annoying, but I decided to just go with it and wait until i am fully vaccinated, like a playoff beard.
I started my beard exactly 1 year ago. I keep it trimmed - it's not some scraggly, unruly beard but this is the longest I've ever had one.
Was thinking about this earlier. I always call it “Tom Hanks Day”. I remember going out that night to get ‘hurricane groceries’ because I wasn’t sure if truly tight lockdowns were coming or not.
It will go down as the ‘where were you when’ moment. I remember dropping my parents off at the airport and on the long drive home the news just kept coming in. Hanks, then the NBA, then speculation about all other sports. I stopped at a brew pub for dinner for the last time in several months and on the way back was Trump’s address. That speech was probably the moment it really hit that this was getting much worse. Got home and told my wife to be prepared for daycare to be shut down and start working to make her work schedule more flexible for incoming changes.
I remember thinking Trump looked scared. Told my boss I wasn’t coming in and he shut down the offices anyway. Told my wife we were pulling kids out of school and they were shutdown by monday. I went to the store and stocked up (again — but I already was good on toilet paper). No masks though at the store, as we were told no masks at that point. But I recall one woman basically wrapped in plastic with a mask and goggles on.
For those curious - this was the first post in this thread on 3/11/2020.
A blast from the past. All the text in blue is from late in the evening of Wednesday, March 11, 2020.
I mentioned it before but I think I may keep wearing one at times. I'm somewhat prone to colds/viruses - never had the greatest immune system - and if I can avoid a few of those episodes yearly then I'm willing. I totally get why folks would stop wearing them if they rarely get sick and are vaccinated. I probably would too. I hope it starts a trend of people being sick and either staying home or wearing a mask to protect others.
I think the masks are still primarily to protect others. So I think we should be wearing them until 50-80% of the population is vaccinated (in public or on transit). In your office, if others are vaccinated (or had the option and opted against it), then yes, no masks.
