Oso planning to go pro
Local hospitals are again turning people away. Highest numbers ever. Highest daily number of cases statewide since a year ago. 80 deaths a day, statewide. School districts shutting down, too many teacher and student illnesses to even go virtual. Why on earth would anyone think it is safe to be unmasked and unvaccinated? Dane County is choosing prudence.
I don't live there. I'm sorry those people are too stupid to get vaccinated, but this is the path they've chosen. Pick the number, tower.
Pick a number.Vaccination %?Number of new cases per day? Number of deaths per day?Number of new cases among children?Between 1-10?Number of things shown to slow spread? OK, that number is three. Minnesota and Michigan are now where Florida was during late summer and early fall.
I disagree with the premise that a mask is a burden.
Many people don’t.
Many of those same think vaccines are a burden and ivermectin is a wonder drug…..
See I don't think thats fair and thats not at all what FBM is talking about. We're all in agreement that people that haven't gotten the vaccine yet are some form of stubborn/stupid/willfully ignorant. But its unfair to continue to assume that those who have taken all the steps, distanced, gotten vaccines and boosters, etc... are in the same bucket as anti-vaxxers cause they don't see mask wearing in perpetuity as NBD. Its not unreasonable to ask when does it stop? First it was vaccines, then vaccines for kids, so now what? Its not going to be eradicated and we're not going to get to 95%+ vaccination, so what are we waiting for? Applauding "prudence" or abundance of caution without a plan seems excessive at this point. Just some people have no issue with a mask for whatever reason, I'm gonna take issue with being deemed some form of selfish/impatient/whatever because I don't want to wear one anymore after 3 shots when everyone and anyone who wants one can get one.
You're welcome to wear an N95 for the rest of your life then.
Honestly, as often as I come into contact with people with active COVID (20 minutes ago), that would be the considerate thing to do.
But that is not what he said. He said people believe masks are a burden. Not that masks are unnecessary for some people. Different discussion. Calling masks a burden is hyperbole. Just like calling vaccines dangerous or ivermectin a cure for Covid.
Fine. They are a nuisance. And as Wags says, at what point do we stop having everyone endure this nuisance for the sake of a few people who won't get vaccinated?
When it is somewhere in the same time zone as over. Currently, it is not
I see we're playing the semantics game now.
No, when people call wearing a mask a burden, they are dismissed by most people. They are grouped with those comparing it to nazi death camps. Can’t have a serious discussion with them. I want this pandemic over. Those calling wearing a mask a “burden” don’t want to do anything to help end it.
People have a safe and effective tool to end this, but refuse to use it, so I disagree.
Disagree that we're there (but we're getting close). My friends have kids that are sub-5 with other issues that are unable to get vaccinated because of their age. Thankfully we live in Chicago where we've been able to keep the spread lower than rural areas because the mask mandates are enforced. Just like Madison. Despite the high population density, both cities have low infection rate per 100k residents.
I know. As my coworker is busy changing his Thanksgiving plans since his pre-school aged niece brought it home and infected his sister and brother in law. You can believe anything you want. This ongoing pandemic has proven that. What do the current numbers say?