[coffeebean]

I'm am so relieved to see this being tested.........

First fully vaccinated flight carries passengers from Florida to New York

[stanley]

Excuse me but........................they are vaccinated and still wearing masks? Or am I missing something?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by stanley

Excuse me but........................they are vaccinated and still wearing masks? Or am I missing something?

Agreed.

So very sad that something like this is being celebrated! Fully vaccinated yet still afraid of the virus and *these* are the people we are cheering for

Fill in the blank:
I am fully vaccinated against ______ and yet I am still so afraid that I feel the right to demand all those around me be vaccinated too, and I am damn proud to feel that way.

[Carla B]

It's an airline rule. Recently a guy was kicked off a flight (SW, think) for not masking while eating a snack.

[Art cov]

Seems like a lot of phony baloney going on! Some want to stay on the same old subjects or find a way to talk of mask and vaccines all the time. While the country is getting worse and worse. Hypocrisy everywhere, shortages in every industry, buckle up we are in for a ride! Food, tp, gas, lots of difficulty ahead. Have faith in God!

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by stanley

Excuse me but........................they are vaccinated and still wearing masks? Or am I missing something?

Isn't there a government mandate for masking on airline flights? That might be the reason for the masking. I see no reason why a new precedent could see a relaxation of this mandate for fully vaccinated flights. Then people can eat on airplanes without having to mask between bites and sips. (Honestly the silliest guidance to come out of this pandemic).

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Carla B

It's an airline rule. Recently a guy was kicked off a flight (SW, think) for not masking while eating a snack.

Yes, and according to the guy who was kicked off, he was not aware of that masking rule to mask between bites.

[Gulfcoast]

So the fully vaccinated passengers are masked on the plane but when they get off of the plane they are reunited with relatives who are largely not wearing masks?

[stanley]

Originally Posted by Gulfcoast

So the fully vaccinated passengers are masked on the plane but when they get off of the plane they are reunited with relatives who are largely not wearing masks?

Correct

[Bonnevie]

perhaps this group of people will be studied so that future flights can be maskless. people want to just start doing things before research is completed. I understand that some people find wearing a mask more burdensome than others, but I prefer erring on the side of caution.

[stanley]

Originally Posted by Bonnevie

perhaps this group of people will be studied so that future flights can be maskless. people want to just start doing things before research is completed. I understand that some people find wearing a mask more burdensome than others, but I prefer erring on the side of caution.

Studied? Why? To show that vaccinated people wearing masks cannot get or give the "virus"?
For the life of me I cannot understand it

[Gulfcoast]

The whole purpose of getting vaccinated in the first place is so that you no longer have to worry about this nonsense. Or at least that is my view.

[Cobullymom]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Yes, and according to the guy who was kicked off, he was not aware of that masking rule to mask between bites.

Does the virus know when your eating, to stay away....

[Cobullymom]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Agreed.

So very sad that something like this is being celebrated! Fully vaccinated yet still afraid of the virus and *these* are the people we are cheering for

Fill in the blank:
I am fully vaccinated against ______ and yet I am still so afraid that I feel the right to demand all those around me be vaccinated too, and I am damn proud to feel that way.

Thank you for saving me the trouble of writing this..

[drducat]

According to the CDC the count as of the end of April there are 9000 plus cases of breakthru covid19 of those fully vaccinated.