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Originally Posted by Ptmckiou
I don’t understand the frustration. I follow what the CDC has on its website....not talking heads, or any politician. They have been very consistent with their information, as their knowledge of the virus expands.
Being a new form of SARS, science has to be fluid as it gains knowledge. Understandable. Right now anyone vaccinated, in a group of everyone else vaccinated, doesn’t need to wear a mask. We will never reach herd immunity, unless 75% of people get vaccinated. What happens below 75%, is giving an abundance of “food” (unvaccinated) to the virus which increases the risk of variants of the virus forming that have out smarted the current vaccine. We want to keep that food level down, which lowers the risk....but, that includes the entire world of unvaccinated, not just USA.
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Wearing a mask inside with a mix of vaccinated and unvaccinated people makes sense to me because indoors has 15 times the spread compared to outdoors ( that makes me wonder about schools and older school children). I will wear a mask indoors as long as the CDC, DR. Fauci, and our current President say that it IS a good idea. I will do this because in this regard - I am a "do-gooder". They model good behavior for me and I model good behavior for my peers.
But, it is MORE than that. Right now only about 1/2 of the country has at least 1 shot. And there are anti-vaxxers and many young people that are reluctant to get their shot. I am lucky to have mine, but some may want a shot and NOT yet have one. I owe it to them to be a reminder that this thing IS not HISTORY yet. Vaccine hesitant people might NEED that extra push. If unvaccinated they could be saving their life and others by wearing a mask and being empathetic to others. Plus, if the spread among unvaccinated people is great, then variants could evolve that threaten everyone that is already vaccinated. Think of THAT cost in terms of suffering, lives lost, and even US taxpayer money wasted. I will do MY part!