Are people wearing masks where you live?

I work in the Greater Portland Maine area, and live a half hour away in a much more rural area. In the Portland area EVERYONE is masked. (Portland is mandated, but close by towns everyone masks) 20 minutes out of Portland no-one masks. ....

You won't get an answer wrote:

You won't get an answer wrote:

Isn't that the vaccine's job?

Clarification. Isn't it the vaccine's job to prevent them from dying? All of you 'mask up' people are doing nothing but sowing distrust in the vaccines.

Vaccine is meant to prevent people from dying if they catch covid. Masks are meant to prevent people from catching covid.

Of course, literally everyone understands this logic, whether you agree with it or not.

We're probably looking at 1-2 months of indoor mask requirements at most indoor places, until the deaths and hospitalizations per day fall to some subjective manageable level.

Nope - never did here in Wyoming.

hard hat man wrote:

Collaborator wrote:

[quote]hard hat man wrote:

yeah, we don't like killing old people.

Unless it is by letting thuggs, addicts and murderers run the streets.

are you insane? what does wearing a mask during a pandemic have to with 'thuggs, addicts and murders running the streets'

unless by murderers running the street you mean a bunch of unmasked unvaxxed people spreading disease to innocent people.

wear a mask. save lives.[/quote]

Hate to break it to you, but those masks are utterly useless. Even the CDC is admitting it now.

Try this: Spell oranges, out loud, really slow... it sounds like gullible.

gina2011 wrote:

Yes. Prob about 80%.

Live in Illinois.

All kids 2 yrs or older wear them in daycare and/or schools.

Tell me you're from Chicago without telling me you're form Chicago lol

Michigan. Nope. Case numbers leveling off yet all ICUs at major hospitals in the state flooded with severely sick covid patients, 97% of those unvaccinated. Life is back to "normal" in the mitten. Seems unfortunate though that most of the population no longer cares about people choosing to (or not to) vaccinate, some not even blinking an eye at some of those unvaxxed dying for their faiths and freedoms either...

audiencemember58 wrote:

Michigan. Nope. Case numbers leveling off yet all ICUs at major hospitals in the state flooded with severely sick covid patients, 97% of those unvaccinated. Life is back to "normal" in the mitten. Seems unfortunate though that most of the population no longer cares about people choosing to (or not to) vaccinate, some not even blinking an eye at some of those unvaxxed dying for their faiths and freedoms either...

Did you ask all the dying people if they were vaccinated? Who told you they were not vaxxed? Do you have a source that is reliable? How do you know it's reliable?

I'll wait...

Yes. Obligatory even in the street

In Belgium, masks are still required in workplaces/job sites and all indoor public spaces.

We have a vaccination rate over 90% in adults, so despite a really high number of cases, we have low intensive care cases.

We will soon move to code orange and a lot of restrictions will be lifted.

Sadly, yes.

Charlesvdw wrote:

In Belgium, masks are still required in workplaces/job sites and all indoor public spaces.

We have a vaccination rate over 90% in adults, so despite a really high number of cases, we have low intensive care cases.

We will soon move to code orange and a lot of restrictions will be lifted.

Adults 88% double vaccination, 71% boosted.

local sheep wrote:

You won't get an answer wrote:

Clarification. Isn't it the vaccine's job to prevent them from dying? All of you 'mask up' people are doing nothing but sowing distrust in the vaccines.

Vaccine is meant to prevent people from dying if they catch covid. Masks are meant to prevent people from catching covid.

Of course, literally everyone understands this logic, whether you agree with it or not.

It literally says "yeah, we don't like killing old people". I pointed out the vaccine is doing that. What logic did I miss exactly?

You won't get an answer wrote:

local sheep wrote:

Vaccine is meant to prevent people from dying if they catch covid. Masks are meant to prevent people from catching covid.

Of course, literally everyone understands this logic, whether you agree with it or not.

It literally says "yeah, we don't like killing old people". I pointed out the vaccine is doing that. What logic did I miss exactly?

You can't reason with a cult... Once they're told what to believe that's the end of it. At least until a revered member of the cult goes on the magic box and tells them to believe something else.

Are people still using leeches to let blood in certain situation of impaired health?

Are people still buying waterbeds for improved back support?

Are people still accepting doctor recommendations that they start an indefinite regimen of pharmaceuticals aimed to treat they’re symptoms?

Are people still vaping as a safer alternative to cugarrretes?

Are people still using Teflon?

Mask don’t help,…wait, they do help,…hold on, they help but only particular ones,…sorry, particular ones help but only if worn properly,..I stand corrected, a new study shows them to be feckless,…let me back peddle, a study that is newer than the last new study shows the opposite to be true, they are in fact teeming with feck, pending any newer findings. Public warning, masks help unless there is a shortage, then they only help for medical personnel. One more announcement, public concern for COVID and enthusiasm for a vaccine is unimpeachable, disirregardless we are gonna go ahead with vaccine mandates.

I feel so safe with all these experts keeping me safe, I feel like I can fianally live.

You made a weird leap saying mask wearing is meant to sow distrust in the vaccines. I was simply pointing out that the intent of masks is to keep people from catching covid.

Whether folks think vaccines or masks work is another story. But that's the intent. No need to be peeved if someone decides to wear a mask.

The funny thing is, I'm kinda on your guys' side? I don't like masks either and I rarely wear one. No need to be angry though. It's not that big of a deal.

Seattle

Probably 99% compliance indoors. Every once in a while I'll see someone not wearing a mask indoors - like maybe once every one to two weeks I'll see one person unmasked. There is enforcement everywhere.

Outdoors in non-crowded spaces - probably about 30% of people wear masks, including kids on playgrounds.

At schools - 100% indoors and out, even in the parking lots

local sheep wrote:

You made a weird leap saying mask wearing is meant to sow distrust in the vaccines. I was simply pointing out that the intent of masks is to keep people from catching covid.

Whether folks think vaccines or masks work is another story. But that's the intent. No need to be peeved if someone decides to wear a mask.

I'm not peeved when people wear masks one bit. I am peeved when a) people try to tell me that if I don't wear one I'm "killing old people", and b) when they are mandated in any capacity by a governing body.