Mask wearing is confusing, frustrating, and becoming less necessary as more get vaccinated. But viral transmission is still high in 1/3rd of the counties in this country (home to almost 42% of the population) so officials are hard pressed to relax public health measures...
With no way to tell if one has antibodies (from immunization or infection), officials are left to look at community vax rates plus overall viral spread. Once vax rates are high enough (they aren’t yet) and/ or community spread is low enough (it isn’t yet), mask benefits will ⬇️.
Here’s the bottom line- protecting public health & safety is hard. Officials must make guidance and rules for the outliers vs averages /those acting safely- especially when one persons actions can affect the entire community. Want to see masks go away? Support ⬆️ vaccinations!
But until there’s reasonable assurances that a nation/ state/ community/ establishment won’t be the start of another wave- because of low enough surrounding viral spread AND high enough vax rates so any new cases can be contained- masks remain a justifiable public health measure.
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