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In reply to the discussion: Should the White House start the process of walking the party back from masking/social distancing [View all]lagomorph777
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Should the White House start the process of walking the party back from masking/social distancing [View all]
cinematicdiversions
Feb 2022
OP
Sure. A plague is no big deal. Let the people who do their own research call the shots.
Scrivener7
Feb 2022
#1
Why? Is the pandemic over? Did Covid and it variations suddenly stop being contagious?
Autumn
Feb 2022
#4
We are going to cancel mask mandates at some point in the near future.
cinematicdiversions
Feb 2022
#17
This is also an issue that Democratic Governors and Mayors have moved on from.
brooklynite
Feb 2022
#21
We are obviously going to do this at some point why not before the election
cinematicdiversions
Feb 2022
#14
Are the mask mandates really saving lives at this point or is it just vaccinations?
cinematicdiversions
Feb 2022
#22
Yeah, my behavior is still very reserved on this, but the even blue states are pivoting.
themaguffin
Feb 2022
#89
The WH putting all their chips on the vaccine is what got us to almost a million deaths.
WhiskeyGrinder
Feb 2022
#23
Public health recommendations are not a "party" policy or political position /nt
Effete Snob
Feb 2022
#28
The current WH policy is to follow the CDC guidelines. I say continue with that...
Wounded Bear
Feb 2022
#36
The pivot to this is starting to happen on the state level. I agree, an outline with caveats may be
themaguffin
Feb 2022
#88
You could look at the state data and see the recent covid wave happened everywhere.
Ace Rothstein
Feb 2022
#62
They will, unless a new and deadly variant pops up. Watch Gov Lamont today and see which way the
dem4decades
Feb 2022
#58
If the Federal vaccine mandate were still in place maybe, but thanks to the supremes it is not
EleanorR
Feb 2022
#59
The New York Times reports almost 300,000 new cases and 2500+ deaths from yesterday
liberal_mama
Feb 2022
#60
My vaccinated husband got infected with Covid a month ago. He's still suffering the after effects
liberal_mama
Feb 2022
#78
The virus hasn't gone away; masks are effective in preventing transmission.
Spider Jerusalem
Feb 2022
#69