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I went out to shop a little later in the morning than usual yesterday. Yesterday was also the first day this year it got up to 100 F here, this year. I noticed it was distinctly unpleasant wearing a mask in a big box store (Home Depot) with weak air-conditioning. Of course, late in the afternoon, I discovered that the CDC now says people who've been properly vaccinated can go anywhere except planes, trains and busses without masks.
All our mask regulations here in Arizona, come from the county and the city. I haven't heard a peep from the city yet. The county was supposed to have an "emergency" county council meeting last night, but that got postponed till this afternoon.
I haven't worn a mask in my own yard ever. I did stay well away from anyone who wandered by in my quiet neighborhood. Out and about I've worn a mask from the beginning, always putting my mask on before I got out of the car to go into stores and removing it again to drive.
It's not that I generally mind wearing a mask, but I'm sure the folks who were "too busy" to get their shots, folks who are just afraid of shots, and folks who generally hate the idea of anything they don't understand are going to start making a fuss again when people around them aren't wearing masks while they should go on wearing theirs. I wouldn't mind carrying my vaccination card around for a short period. But I'm sure there will be screaming about invading privacy if stores ask customers without masks to show their cards. It won't make much difference to me (as long as I'm in the 95% who are in fact protected by the vaccine). In fact from what I understand about how the vaccine works and how long it is effective, it might be better to get exposed a bit to the virus to keep your immunity up. But tearing down the barriers now when at least 50% of people haven't had even the first shot seems like a good way to get another surge. And a lot of people's ignorance and vanity is going to put them at risk. Maybe it's the only way forward for those of us who got our shots. I just wish the others understood their pride, their fears, and their stubbornness could easily come back to bite them.
All our mask regulations here in Arizona, come from the county and the city. I haven't heard a peep from the city yet. The county was supposed to have an "emergency" county council meeting last night, but that got postponed till this afternoon.
I haven't worn a mask in my own yard ever. I did stay well away from anyone who wandered by in my quiet neighborhood. Out and about I've worn a mask from the beginning, always putting my mask on before I got out of the car to go into stores and removing it again to drive.
It's not that I generally mind wearing a mask, but I'm sure the folks who were "too busy" to get their shots, folks who are just afraid of shots, and folks who generally hate the idea of anything they don't understand are going to start making a fuss again when people around them aren't wearing masks while they should go on wearing theirs. I wouldn't mind carrying my vaccination card around for a short period. But I'm sure there will be screaming about invading privacy if stores ask customers without masks to show their cards. It won't make much difference to me (as long as I'm in the 95% who are in fact protected by the vaccine). In fact from what I understand about how the vaccine works and how long it is effective, it might be better to get exposed a bit to the virus to keep your immunity up. But tearing down the barriers now when at least 50% of people haven't had even the first shot seems like a good way to get another surge. And a lot of people's ignorance and vanity is going to put them at risk. Maybe it's the only way forward for those of us who got our shots. I just wish the others understood their pride, their fears, and their stubbornness could easily come back to bite them.
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