Thread by @HuffmanLabDU

Should you still wear a #mask, even if you're vaxxed?

Answer isn't just about science, but also your risk tolerance & philosophy of humans. Nice overview by @olgakhazan w/ (contrasting) comments below by Profs @linseymarr @cmyeaton @j_g_allen @ashishkjha
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

"According to Rivers, the vaccinated should keep masking indoors in these places until children under the age of 12 can get vaccinated. 'I don’t think we should give up on mitigation until we can offer kids the same protection afforded to everyone else,' says @cmyeaton."

"Though your heart might not break for your local anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists, 2 - 4% of American adults are immunocompromised, which means the COVID-19 vaccines do not work as well for them. By masking, you are ... also protecting kids & the immunocompromised." @olgakhazan

“For example, I am wearing a mask at the grocery store again, but I am not wearing one at work, where I know almost everyone is vaccinated,” says @linseymarr ...

... "@linseymarr says she mostly does this to minimize the risk to herself and her family, because although it’s rare for the coronavirus to 'break through' and infect a vaccinated person, it can happen, and it’s more likely to happen during a large COVID-19 outbreak."

“'I agree with what the CDC says: If you’re vaccinated, you don’t need to wear a mask,' says @j_g_allen. Indoor masking may be reasonable in areas with large outbreaks, but a top-down mask mandate for all of America no longer makes sense, he says."

"@j_g_allen worries that encouraging vaccinated people to keep masking undermines confidence in the vaccines. You can’t claim you 'believe in science' unless you also believe in the science of vaccine efficacy."

[No question a key piece is still for everyone to #VaxUp!]

"If mask mandates return, @ashishkjha says, cases will go back up again when they end. 'This is not a long-term solution,' he says. 'The long-term solution is to get more people vaccinated.'" #VaxUp