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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]liberal_mama
(1,495 posts)78. My vaccinated husband got infected with Covid a month ago. He's still suffering the after effects
In our local hospitals, half of the people in the ICU and on ventilators are fully vaccinated.
People know that being vaccinated doesn't guarantee you won't get Covid or even have a more mild case anymore.
The vaccines help reduce the odds and I've had my vaccines, but I wouldn't feel safe going into an indoor area without a good mask on.
I was so happy after my husband and I got vaccinated, thinking that there was almost no chance of getting or spreading Covid, especially after just losing a family member to a horrific Covid battle in February 2021. But now I know it's still risky.
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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