This is really nice to hear. We visited our son in Brooklyn, NY. We were warned that masks are required all the time outside. There were kids playing soccer in masks. People walking on the street, not even near anyone, wearing a mask. This community has been through a lot but they are also a well knit community that supports each other and doing their best to get through this. My question - why not the whole country. Answer - Trump and his band of followers.

Can you share the study?

Have you been to any outside bars in the Villages?...Masks are not required... Do your own thing and quit complaining..
Namvet 68

I can’t believe you said that. Of course they wouldn’t do that.

Cumo dictated everyone must wear masks or threaten with fines. Everyone’s choice to cooperate or follow orders? The demonstrators with no masks ? No comments on that one.

How did I know the malcontents would find fault with the rally when all summer we had massive protests all over the US and never heard a word from the press about lack of masks.

"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him had better take a much closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford

Let's hope those not wearing a mask at the rally are the ones who will contract the virus. Better them and their thinking than us.

Just good people exercising their first amendment rights just like Black Lives Matter. Where is your righteous indignation over the six hundred thousand babies who get aborted every year, the six hundred thousand plus people who die from heart disease eating some of the slop they serve in some of our restaurants and the six hundred and eighty thousand people who die from cancer yearly. Do you run around asking them to put on their sun screen so your health insurance rates won’t go up. My point is these exercised there free “and please take note of the word free” will in attending this rally and you did so by staying home.

What a ridiculous reaction. Why can’t some of you folks understand that you cannot hide from a virus. These masks are little more than a psychological aid to the people wearing them. Europe is finding that out right now. And the fact that we have the number of cases going up in this country and in Europe I see as a good thing. The only way this thing is going to subside is by reaching herd immunity. Covid is not a death sentence. There are several treatments it for right now to nip it in the bud if someone gets it. Also, we are finding more cases because we are testing so much. That is a good thing. I am so sick of this paranoia especially over masks. My hope is that one day people are going to say that’s enough and throw the things in the trash for good!

Smh

lawn boy
 

In consideration of others, I wear my red MAGA hat so others can stay 6 feet away from me.

I agree but I will. It be in the race to get one

At every rally, those that are closest to the President (right behind him), are mandated to wear a mask to protect the President. Not sure why they still do it since he’s “immune”.

Shame on you for hoping anyone gets it.

I'm pretty sure when I go to WalMart I won't catch skin cancer from someone who didn't wear sunscreen. Can't say the same about Covid and maskless idiots.

I agree with you 100%. You said everything I was thinking while reading your response and you said it much better than I would have.

And while attending the rally yesterday we observed a lot women in the crowd of younger ages screaming also. Not just old Villagers at this rally.

Remember, wearing a mask can save the life of the person you get close to. Don’t be selfish, wear a mask

NamVet 67 and 68.

Mask?...
 

More and more evidence showing Fauci was correct the first time. Mask are ineffective is containing virus. Spikes in European countries ,all with strict lockdowns and mask requirements , unlike Sweden where life goes on.

Also the visible faces behind the stage didn’t look like Villagers. Mostly younger voters . The young are not afraid .

Yes!! I’m thinking positive!

Possibly. I saw a majority of people w masks on. People were excited, and people scream when they are. Give pgcacace@gmail.com a break. Always the negative pops up.

Thank you. Refreshing to see a common sense post out here every now and then!

Yes! 👍

Sorry you don’t have a right to control the population! Many of us know these masks are worthless and a little more than a psychological aid! If your that paranoid than just stay home!

Not true. Anyone could sit behind in the bleachers. Everyone had to wear a mask to get in. If they chose to take it off after entering, it was their choice.

I cannot catch heart disease from someone who eats poorly. I cannot catch cancer from someone who doesn't wear sunscreen. But I certainly can be infected with a virus from someone who gets it from not practicing simple common safe practices. No one is claiming they are worried about their insurance costs goung up from covid. They are concerned for their health and safety. Ridiculous argument in the post.

Everyone worry about you and your loved ones. Wear a mask and stay away from those who don’t. We can’t rely on others.

Pretty Cool calling out the 105 year old.

How about steering this towards the lack of social distancing. You can argue about the effectiveness of masks but do you not believe the virus is contagious ? The nation has lockdowns on sporting events, limited capacities in restaurants, etc. I could not visit my wife in the hospital. Now we televise an event without an ounce of social distancing sponsored by our nation's leader and senior citizens who one would have thought had wisdom through age. I'm snow birding right now but am tired of being embarrassed to answer to local residents outside TV "what the hell is the matter with you people".

South Dakota Department of Health is allegedly attributing 88 positive tests to the Sturgis rally in South Dakota and that with 450,000 rally attendees, that’s a 0.02% infection rate.
Relax people!! Don't give in the the Biden Doom and Glooom.

Not true. We were there. Anyone could sit behind the president in the bleachers as long as there was room. Everyone had to wear a mask to get into the grounds. Once in, your choice whether to wear a mask or not.

Peaceful protest🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Being elderly and having serious health problems (e.g. diabetes) makes you the most vulnerable. I suspect those who fit into this category a. were not at rally or b. were masked. People are not stupid and will generally take steps to protect themselves, as needed. And the spread of the virus, as its mortality drops, moves us closer to the herd immunity that is the only long term protection.

One could also reach the conclusion that a small percentage of the overall population believe the report that it is very difficult to transmit this virus outdoors in temperatures over 77 degrees. Isn't that the official report of the CDC?

ABC purposely tries to show people without masks. The event requested social distancing measures, wearing mask and screening.

Ask the Rally question
 

Two options: 1. for two weeks ask if your friend or neighbor went to the rally. If so, stay away from them. 2. if you are afraid, stay home. People are constantly in crowds, traveling and coming back here. Or, you have large numbers of part year residents coming here from high virus areas and potentially infecting you. If you are afraid, stay home.

The pictures in The Villages Daily Sun today clearly show most people not wearing masks. With the exception of one photo on the cover of today's paper.

We are nearing 224,000 deaths from Corona Virus in the United States. Use your heads. Wear a mask and social distance. There was no social distancing in any of the pictures.

Thankfully we live in America where we have the right to choose where we go, what we do and how we act. We are blessed.

Which you will NEVER see at any protest the last five months, which has been far worse at spreading Covid than any political rally has, or has it?. But from the media and many on this forum.....crickets. :rolleyes:

https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/Z4Zg8...STBQHCOH6A.jpg

According to the EXPERTS there is no worry about the spread of covid at protests. The reason why..........

1. The protests took place outdoors, allowing the droplets containing the virus to disperse or evaporate. Even opening a window is a key step in keeping viral droplets from lingering. One early study of 1,245 coronavirus cases in China found that only one instance of transmission occurred outdoors: a close conversation where two men also shook hands.

2. The majority of protests also occurred during the day in June, which means sunlight was at play. When exposed to simulated sunlight in a lab, 90% of the virus was inactivated every 6.8 minutes.

So there, It seems that since protests are outside there is little chance of catching Covid at one. I would say the same would apply to an outside political rally. YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.

I didn't go to the rally.....I don't like crowds or parades...never did. Instead I chose to watch FOX NEWS for coverage. I got a better view, was comfortable, and heard better.
That said, I didn't make note of ''social distancing" as it was an outdoor venue.
Masks? Well that's a personal choice. This Country is first and foremost all about freedom.

As for being concerned about Covid. Well, I'm not. If I get it, I get it. However I will get over it. (and I'm in the susceptible group). You watch the news, and they say that we need more testing....and then they say that 7,000 more people had Covid today. Geez...how did they know. Maybe more (7000) people DID get tested. The newscasters are speaking out of both sides of their mouth, so I don't believe in much of what they have to say. My own, uneducated and humble opinion of Covid, is that it isn't as deadly as the newscasters and politicians (some of them) say. I believe that it is seriously dangerous to a certain segment of the population, and just an irritant to the rest. It "weeds out" the vulnerable people. Kind of a viral "survival of the fittest". In the long run, it may be good for the world, as it may provide them with an immunity for other viral infections.....who knows. What I do know is that for some people it provides sadness and uncertainty. That part of it is bad.
Just my 2 cents.