Texas reopens to 100%, rescinds mask mandate
#151
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I like this place in KC. There’s a couple hotels close by and the owner says he gets several airline crews in fairly often,so I’m assuming someone has layovers nearby. https://scotts-kitchen.com/
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#152
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Well where it’s required they are. They’re putting them on and they go about their day. Pretty simple. If you don’t believe the pandemic is all that serious then that’s another matter.
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So that’s your argument? That people should be trusted to do the right thing without making it a requirement? Why even have any laws at that point?
My point about team sports was more about people cooperating and acting together to achieve a common goal. Just type in “covid violations” for a list of the companies and people who haven’t followed restrictions and made it harder on the rest of us. A team is only as strong as its weakest link.
#154
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavi...ndate/2568233/
School districts in Texas are still keeping the current protocols in place until the Texas Education Agency advises otherwise. For now essentially every district says they are relying on guidance from local health officials and CDC guidelines which still recommend face coverings, social distancing etc. Typically the Governor’s orders include an exception for local school districts to develop their own rules on this issue based on what those districts believe are appropriate for their communities. So far all districts seem not to be inclined to follow the order. I think that indicates that there is still a significant concern about lifting restrictions throughout the state and some rather influential people, even in the most conservative parts of the state, think keeping the restrictions may still be necessary.
School districts in Texas are still keeping the current protocols in place until the Texas Education Agency advises otherwise. For now essentially every district says they are relying on guidance from local health officials and CDC guidelines which still recommend face coverings, social distancing etc. Typically the Governor’s orders include an exception for local school districts to develop their own rules on this issue based on what those districts believe are appropriate for their communities. So far all districts seem not to be inclined to follow the order. I think that indicates that there is still a significant concern about lifting restrictions throughout the state and some rather influential people, even in the most conservative parts of the state, think keeping the restrictions may still be necessary.
#155
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I live in Ft Worth. Just an observation... the county has a mask mandate so every business that I frequent follows suit. Although I find it a bit absurd I have to wear it for 12 feet from the door to the bar at my favorite restaurant, and then I can take it off, drink 3 cocktails at happy hour, and then have to put it on again to leave. Contradiction. I’ve seen maybe 10% of the people at the big box stores not wearing masks but no one stops them. I was just at the dentist. I have to wear it to walk in the door with zero other patients present, and then my mouth is wide open for 45 min. Then I have to mask up to leave. Honestly, I’m tired of the divisiveness of the whole thing and wear it so I can buy my groceries and leave without any drama. There’s plenty of other freedom loving hills to die on, and this is not the one for me.
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Finally The President of the USA has come out of hiding and he resorts to name calling and insulting the people of the USA.
“"The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime everything is fine, take off your mask," Biden said. "Forget it. It still matters."
Rather than actually read what the Governors of the various States have said about the changes, President Biden resorts to bullying, shaming and name calling.
The man is a worthless bully. Okay, not worthless, because over his 40 year career of “public service” he has amassed more wealth for him and his family than most of us combined. He certainly didn’t do it as an independent business man.
We get what we elected into office, from one extreme to another.
“"The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime everything is fine, take off your mask," Biden said. "Forget it. It still matters."
Rather than actually read what the Governors of the various States have said about the changes, President Biden resorts to bullying, shaming and name calling.
The man is a worthless bully. Okay, not worthless, because over his 40 year career of “public service” he has amassed more wealth for him and his family than most of us combined. He certainly didn’t do it as an independent business man.
We get what we elected into office, from one extreme to another.
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https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavi...ndate/2568233/
School districts in Texas are still keeping the current protocols in place until the Texas Education Agency advises otherwise. For now essentially every district says they are relying on guidance from local health officials and CDC guidelines which still recommend face coverings, social distancing etc. Typically the Governor’s orders include an exception for local school districts to develop their own rules on this issue based on what those districts believe are appropriate for their communities. So far all districts seem not to be inclined to follow the order. I think that indicates that there is still a significant concern about lifting restrictions throughout the state and some rather influential people, even in the most conservative parts of the state, think keeping the restrictions may still be necessary.
School districts in Texas are still keeping the current protocols in place until the Texas Education Agency advises otherwise. For now essentially every district says they are relying on guidance from local health officials and CDC guidelines which still recommend face coverings, social distancing etc. Typically the Governor’s orders include an exception for local school districts to develop their own rules on this issue based on what those districts believe are appropriate for their communities. So far all districts seem not to be inclined to follow the order. I think that indicates that there is still a significant concern about lifting restrictions throughout the state and some rather influential people, even in the most conservative parts of the state, think keeping the restrictions may still be necessary.
Not due to danger to the kids. What would be the motivation?
According to provisional data posted on Mar 3 by the CDC, 208 total deaths were attributed to covid in the 0-17 age group between 1/1/2020 and 2/27/2021
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That's not how other virus vaccines behave. I have seen no definitive studies either way (I believe at least one is in progress), and the clinical trials were not designed to measure transmission. Best to just wait and see, but it's highly unlikely that this or any other virus can rage unchecked in your system, shedding massive virus, but generating little or no symptoms. That's not how viruses work, and it's not how your immune system works. At the very least I'd expect a very shortened window of infectiousness in vaccinated asymptomatic or low-symptomatic people.
It doesn't need to be perfect by any means, just needs to take a big bite out of transmission, which it should do.
It doesn't need to be perfect by any means, just needs to take a big bite out of transmission, which it should do.
They do help the body to create antibodies, but transmission is still possible either way. Reduction of symptoms makes plenty of sense when you consider that reduced “insert symptom here” allows your body to better deal with the problem until the virus is handled. The best correlation is the whooping cough vaccine for kids. It’s doesn’t beat pertussis. It does reduce the symptoms to the point that kids don’t need to be hospitalized. Likewise, these RNA “vaccines”
essentially make you an asymptomatic carrier while your body spools up to beat Covid.
People are largely dying from Covid due to their underlying conditions. These treatments reduce their symptoms and keep them out of the hospital. It makes plenty of sense in that vein of thought as overrun medical facilities were the chief concern.
Btw, I would argue the Ebola usually burns itself out as carriers are eventually eliminated before transmission is possible. It’s ultimately a self defeating bug.
#160
The whole point of the argument was that Florida didn’t do as bad so restrictions don’t work, even though other lenient states did pretty bad. And California didn’t do as well so restrictions don’t work, even though other restricted states did a whole lot better. If that’s what floats your boat then sure.
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