larry culpepper said:

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aTm2004 said:

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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I was finally going to go to the grocery store for the first time in a year. Now not so sure. Will have to see if others grant me social distance and at least the store people continue to mask. I have had both shots, but they are only 95 percent effective. I am high risk.

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Covid is endemic now. If this is how you feel then you probably will never feel safe anyway.

Also, putting "only" in front of the 95% is just sad.

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When will government cure death?

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You don't sound as intelligent or witty as you think you do.

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larry culpepper said:

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At the very least we should have made sure grocery store and restaurant workers were vaccinated prior to lifting the mask requirements. They are exposed to so many people every day and now they will be maskless and they wont have vaccine access, at least not yet.

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larry culpepper said:

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At the very least we should have made sure grocery store and restaurant workers were vaccinated prior to lifting the mask requirements. They are exposed to so many people every day and now they will be maskless and they wont have vaccine access, at least not yet.

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larry culpepper said:

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At the very least we should have made sure grocery store and restaurant workers were vaccinated prior to lifting the mask requirements. They are exposed to so many people every day and now they will be maskless and they wont have vaccine access, at least not yet.

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larry culpepper said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Salute The Marines said:

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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I was finally going to go to the grocery store for the first time in a year. Now not so sure. Will have to see if others grant me social distance and at least the store people continue to mask. I have had both shots, but they are only 95 percent effective. I am high risk.

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Covid is endemic now. If this is how you feel then you probably will never feel safe anyway.

Also, putting "only" in front of the 95% is just sad.

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When will government cure death?

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You don't sound as intelligent or witty as you think you do.

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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I was finally going to go to the grocery store for the first time in a year. Now not so sure. Will have to see if others grant me social distance and at least the store people continue to mask. I have had both shots, but they are only 95 percent effective. I am high risk.

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AgsMyDude said:

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beerad12man said:

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AgsMyDude said:

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Are the masks gone?

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No masks, 100% open effective next Wed.

Seems a bit early IMO.

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6 months too late

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1 month too early

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larry culpepper said:

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At the very least we should have made sure grocery store and restaurant workers were vaccinated prior to lifting the mask requirements. They are exposed to so many people every day and now they will be maskless and they wont have vaccine access, at least not yet.

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Aston94 said:

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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I was finally going to go to the grocery store for the first time in a year. Now not so sure. Will have to see if others grant me social distance and at least the store people continue to mask. I have had both shots, but they are only 95 percent effective. I am high risk.

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I don't mean to sound petty, but you are really letting fear overcome you. The vaccine is 95% effective against getting the virus, but near 100% effective in preventing serious illness. If you want to wear a mask I understand, but you should not live in fear of covid any longer.

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PJYoung said:

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aggiebymarriage88 said:

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I would think most businesses will still require masks for a bit longer

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Definitely not mine.

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Yeah it's a fine line here in the RGV. Most people know somebody who either died or nearly died from covid. We were hit hard in the summer. I don't wanna piss off my employees by taking down our signs too soon but I certainly don't think the non N95s protect us even 50%.

EDIT: I love that Abbott opened things back up. The hopitalization rate and vaccinations support it 100%.

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mazag08 said:

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Take my business elsewhere. Maybe temporarily. Maybe permanently. Depends on the business and their level of idiocy.

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Aston94 said:

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3rd Generation Ag said:

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I was finally going to go to the grocery store for the first time in a year. Now not so sure. Will have to see if others grant me social distance and at least the store people continue to mask. I have had both shots, but they are only 95 percent effective. I am high risk.

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I don't mean to sound petty, but you are really letting fear overcome you. The vaccine is 95% effective against getting the virus, but near 100% effective in preventing serious illness. If you want to wear a mask I understand, but you should not live in fear of covid any longer.

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Keegan99 said:

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larry culpepper said:

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At the very least we should have made sure grocery store and restaurant workers were vaccinated prior to lifting the mask requirements. They are exposed to so many people every day and now they will be maskless and they wont have vaccine access, at least not yet.

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Can you point to any data that indicates these workers were at elevated risk? Or that mask mandates effectively mitigated that risk?

Also, private establishments are free to have mask policies. The government is not prohibiting these employees from wearing masks.

Finally, any individual can purchase an N95. That would be an effective protective measure, unlike cloth masks.

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working in an environment with heavy customer turnover every day. Hundreds of people who have been around hundreds of others. They are at higher risk of transmission. It does help that they wear masks and when store workers have plexiglass barriers, though.

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Keegan99 said:

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working in an environment with heavy customer turnover every day. Hundreds of people who have been around hundreds of others. They are at higher risk of transmission. It does help that they wear masks and when store workers have plexiglass barriers, though.

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Can you provide data to support this claim?

And that mask mandates mitigated the risk?

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Keegan99 said:

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working in an environment with heavy customer turnover every day. Hundreds of people who have been around hundreds of others. They are at higher risk of transmission. It does help that they wear masks and when store workers have plexiglass barriers, though.

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Can you provide data to support this claim?

And that mask mandates mitigated the risk?

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beerad12man said:

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beerad12man said:

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Are the masks gone?

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No masks, 100% open effective next Wed.

Seems a bit early IMO.

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6 months too late

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1 month too early

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You can wear one for the rest of your life if you wish. That's the beauty of it.

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larry culpepper said:

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larry culpepper said:

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I'm okay with everything opening back up but some of you are childish.

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People are gloating about this like it's a football game their team just won. It's weird.

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Maybe cause mask nazis have been talking so much **** the past year. Covid is over.

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wish you were right. But we aren't out of the woods yet. It's still with us and we havent reached herd immunity.

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