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Should masks return in fall and winter to prevent a COVID surge? [View all] pstokely Sep 2022 OP

They kind of have returned in stores. dchill Sep 2022 #1

Return? Never stopped. No colds, no flu, no Covid. we can do it Sep 2022 #2

ditto! yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2022 #3

It's really not that hard. we can do it Sep 2022 #7

I never stopped either. sheshe2 Sep 2022 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Sep 2022 #30

Yes, they should, but no, they likely won't SheltieLover Sep 2022 #4

Same here. I even wear one outdoors if wnylib Sep 2022 #49

Didn't stop either. So far so good. electric_blue68 Sep 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author electric_blue68 Sep 2022 #6

As a requirement they will not. David__77 Sep 2022 #8

I never stopped and don't plan on stopping MiniMe Sep 2022 #9

Prevention is rarely rewarded. Wars, disease, forest fires, floods, you name it. The majority tirebiter Sep 2022 #10

Seldom without mine, so whatever Hekate Sep 2022 #11

I was appalled when I went to a doctor this summer and wnylib Sep 2022 #51

I do expect my medical folks to wear masks, & they all have the sense to do it. Big sign on the door Hekate Sep 2022 #59

Doubtful they'll be mandated, but I still wear mine Ocelot II Sep 2022 #12

Americans are such spoiled fucking babies, it's like we are a society founded on sociopathy. RockRaven Sep 2022 #13

+ Meowmee Sep 2022 #26

President Biden said it's over. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #39

The pandemic phase is over but Elessar Zappa Sep 2022 #61

Oh God don't say Covid face masks. magicarpet Sep 2022 #14

What blue cities or states have mandates? former9thward Sep 2022 #32

No, sorry no specific mask mandates yet this fall or winter. magicarpet Sep 2022 #41

I still wear a mask whenever I go out, shopping for example. FuzzyRabbit Sep 2022 #15

We've never stopped. GP6971 Sep 2022 #16

+1 Lucinda Sep 2022 #20

Where I live Demobrat Sep 2022 #17

Mostly I do not see masks Lithos Sep 2022 #18

Endemic and pandemic have specific meanings, Ms. Toad Sep 2022 #22

I know of the traditional meaning Lithos Sep 2022 #25

You don't just get to change the meanings of scientific terms Ms. Toad Sep 2022 #37

I am still wearing my mask LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2022 #19

It should never have stopped in the first place. Ms. Toad Sep 2022 #21

Here's a link to the CDC community transmission map. keep_left Sep 2022 #28

It measures a combination of things - Ms. Toad Sep 2022 #34

Holy crap the entire country is red!!! Takket Sep 2022 #50

Well, maybe not ALL red... keep_left Sep 2022 #53

There were mask mandates in plenty of places last year and they didn't stop a surge. Ace Rothstein Sep 2022 #23

there was lax enforcement, and would be again pstokely Sep 2022 #27

Go back and look at the statistics in any community starting 2 weeks after a mask mandate Ms. Toad Sep 2022 #35

With Omicron? I don't believe that was the case. Ace Rothstein Sep 2022 #38

Mask mandates, as a general rule, weren't started during omicron. Ms. Toad Sep 2022 #40

I've been going out in public a lot more lately. LuckyCharms Sep 2022 #24

Still masking everywhere Meowmee Sep 2022 #31

We are a Social species DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2022 #33

So we should tell all the doctors and nurses to just stop wearing masks. Ms. Toad Sep 2022 #36

given a specific reality, you may be right about statements 2 & 4 DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2022 #45

The virus doesn't care. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2022 #42

He's right Dorian Gray Sep 2022 #43

Never stopped wearing my mask. scarletlib Sep 2022 #44

I was wearing mine until fairly recently, when in grocery stores. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #46

Yes, I never stopped EnergizedLib Sep 2022 #47

No, It is a losing proposition and the courts are not with us on this. Wear a mask yourself, Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #48

As of yesterday, masks no longer required on mass transit in Los Angeles. beaglelover Sep 2022 #52

My doctor told me yesterday that if Tree Lady Sep 2022 #54

Readily Available Around Here ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #55

Yes I am thinking its my doctors office Tree Lady Sep 2022 #58

I'm sure more people will voluntarily mask, but we're not going to see mandates comes back. tritsofme Sep 2022 #56

If hospitals start filling up again, yes--in those affected areas. Wingus Dingus Sep 2022 #57

If a new variant evades the vaccines I guess. maxsolomon Sep 2022 #60

So... How do you intend to enforce this? alphafemale Sep 2022 #62