It’s sad, but not surprising, that wearing masks indoors, in public, is still controversial. Last spring, there was heated debate on this site about the efficacy of masks. Since then, SCIENCE has shown that masks, along with distancing and handwashing, to be THE MOST EFFECTIVE means of slowing the spread of COVID sans a vaccine.
Some businesses and people, weary of the pandemic and concerned about their freedoms, continue to flaunt the masking requirements. Luckily, it is readily apparent to potential patrons who care about their health, and the health of others, where these businesses and people are and can act accordingly. Less fortunate are frontline employees in these places, caught between the rock of laissez faire businesses and the hard place of unmasked patrons. Their situation is LOSE-LOSE.
The next 2-3 months prior to the vaccine WILL be the “Dark Winter” of COVID. Without lockdowns or mask adherence, easily another 150,000 Americans will die. Mask up and stay safe people!
John Lowe
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:39:25 -0500
From: John Lowe
Subject: Mask Nazis Redux