It'll come in the near future.  People (not individuals) have to get used to it.  Like everything else.

My daughter's school was opened up completely at the beginning of the school year - that was great.  When school started, they had tons and tons of rules about masks, walking on the right side of the hall, washing hands, space between desks, eating lunch, etc.  Those were the things they had to do in order to be able to open.  As the year went on (actually the very early part of the year), these things became more and more lax until they almost all went away quietly.  I think this little example is a microcosm for society - once the energy stops pushing, the wheel starts to slow and stop.  But it just takes a while for it to lose it's steam.  

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

It'll come in the near future.  People (not individuals) have to get used to it.  Like everything else.

posted by ernest_t_bass
All things should stop here.  Yes, we understand that you (people) are in the minority thought camp, and we respect that. But we aren't changing laws for you.  You're going to have to accept and move forward, or make changes in YOUR life.

I'm not someone pushing for masks to continue.  All I am saying is that I don't think we're in some sort of new world where we'll always wear them.  In large numbers, people change slowly.  Masks will go away after people get used to them not being necessary.  

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

I'm not someone pushing for masks to continue.  All I am saying is that I don't think we're in some sort of new world where we'll always wear them.  In large numbers, people change slowly.  Masks will go away after people get used to them not being necessary.  

The flu kills about 30k people per year in the US.  Cases of the flu last year were less than 1% of what they normally are.

Don't underestimate the moron left calling for permanent masks mandates to "save lives".

posted by gut

The flu kills about 30k people per year in the US.  Cases of the flu last year were less than 1% of what they normally are.

Don't underestimate the moron left calling for permanent masks mandates to "save lives".

I don't think this will happen.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/03/florida-covid-restrictions-gov-ron-desantis-lifts-rules-statewide/4923900001/

Thank you, Mr. DeSantis

posted by QuakerOats

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/03/florida-covid-restrictions-gov-ron-desantis-lifts-rules-statewide/4923900001/

Thank you, Mr. DeSantis

Does this really amount to anything?  Except probably a couple of small outpost burgs in Florida that now can't have their city council require masks.  In reality, pretty much the entire state was already mask-free.  The governor's rule won't change anything about businesses that require them or individuals that chose to wear them.  I think this is a political gesture from a guy who wants to use his "COVID Brave Hero" status to run for president some day.  

I think it's just common sense; a rarity among many elected officials, especially those without a backbone (which is the  majority).

posted by QuakerOats

I think it's just common sense; a rarity among many elected officials, especially those without a backbone (which is the  majority).

I suppose.  Just hard not to be cynical of anything an elected official does.  I respect Desantis' handling of the pandemic in Florida (i.e. be responsible for your level of risk).  

Chicago set to “fully open” by July 4th. 

posted by Laley23

Chicago set to “fully open” by July 4th. 

Gangbangers will be overjoyed.

posted by Laley23

Chicago set to “fully open” by July 4th. 

Great, although I hate the symbolic dates attached to such things.

posted by Laley23

Chicago set to “fully open” by July 4th. 

Prayers for sports&lady

posted by ernest_t_bass

Prayers for sports&lady

posted by QuakerOats

Gangbangers will be overjoyed.

Oh I doubt they care. The southside never stopped killing...

posted by queencitybuckeye

Great, although I hate the symbolic dates attached to such things.

So do I, but it’s also a lot better than the standard, “We’re moving in the right direction. But still not quite there.” Especially from a liberal city and mayor.

posted by Laley23

So do I, but it’s also a lot better than the standard, “We’re moving in the right direction. But still not quite there.” Especially from a liberal city and mayor.

This will be DeWine.

posted by ernest_t_bass

Prayers for sports&lady

He will finally be able to drive his auto that he paid someone not to tow

posted by justincredible

This will be DeWine.

Hasn't that been him for some time now?

posted by Heretic

Hasn't that been him for some time now?

Well, yeah. And it will be him as we blow through the 4th of July with the mask mandate still in place.

First, we have still not seen research showing asymptomatic spread is a real thing.  Early on they said no, and then research supported that.  That made some people very upset, so they kind of walked it back.

It is true pre-symptomatic people can spread it, and I believe the viral load is actually highest 1-2 days before symptoms appear.

Viral load is the key thing to remember.  The odds that a vaccinated person gets this, and a severe enough case to have a high viral load to give other people a serious infection, is virtually nill. 

Time for the mask madness to end.  Society has become obsessed with reducing preventable deaths from very very tiny to 0.

posted by gut

Viral load is the key thing to remember.  The odds that a vaccinated person gets this, and a severe enough case to have a high viral load to give other people a serious infection, is virtually nill. 

This is the thing that people just stopped talking about and annoys me the most. It makes catching it outside virtually impossible.

posted by iclfan2

This is the thing that people just stopped talking about and annoys me the most. It makes catching it outside virtually impossible.

But every time more than 12 people show up to the same outdoor area, it's a super spreader event (only in Florida and Texas). That's the rules...

posted by iclfan2

This is the thing that people just stopped talking about and annoys me the most. It makes catching it outside virtually impossible.

The concept of "dosage" is apparently too complicated for most people.

And, remember, we live in a society where people have actually studied the effects of third hand smoke (the particles lingering on clothing and furniture days and weeks later). 

God help us when woke meets junk science.  And, yes, I realize that is happening already.

I think at this point, people like Daddy Dewine are just tripling down on the idea it’s still dangerous when they know damn well it’s over.  If they pull the plug too early everyone will know they are idiots