Tex117 said:
Insanity.
If you get the vaccine, you are done. That's it.
I haven't been jabbed twice (and had covid) to be told I still have to do a bunch of b.s.!
A lot of truth here. To many of us, once the vaccine has kicked in 10 days after the 2nd dose, we should be exempt from any and all Covid restrictions moving forward. The worst thing Fauci did was state that the vaccinated still need to follow protocols. Sure, that was a month or 2 ago, but as more and more studies show that the vaccinated cannot pass the virus easily at all, the CDC or Fauci needs to come out and state that the vaccinated go get back to normal. Why else did we vaccinate in the first place?
We let a genie out of a bottle with all of this unfortunately. It will be very hard to get it back into the bottle. I think that returning to normal will look different depending on which state and region that one is in. In Texas, it's now just up to businesses to feel comfortable to lessen their restrictions on distancing and masks. Honestly, no place really follows the 6 foot rule any more, and more and more I go into places that are not enforcing masking at all even with signage stating masks "must" be worn. I see things getting looser and looser as the weeks go on. I find it interesting that I was at Grandscape in The Colony out side of Scheels (where they do not enforce masking at all) and outside there was a band playing in front of a large turf field with kids playing and people hanging out. Some were masked up hard and others (the vast majority) were not. Whether these masked people were really "virtue signaling" or not or just too uncomfortable not to wear one in public, who knows. It was strange that of the ones that were masked outside, no attempt was made to unmask when seeing so many not wearing them and being outside, in the sun, did not dissuade them from wearing the mask. Their choice. But, that was a very small portion. I think they are an example of the time it will take to rid all our minds of this. Some will never feel comfortable but it's becoming very evident to me that things are loosening up quickly with most and more are joining those ranks every day. So I see TX being almost fully normal by the summer with outlier businesses, stores and restaurants enforcing things but most saying screw it.
I try to have grace with those still uncomfortable. I like the use of the phrase "rip off the bandaid" that a coworker used. People will feel uncomfortable and be leery until that moment happens where the bandaid is fully ripped off and they realize they are not going to suddenly die. From there is becomes a heck of a lot easier to loosen up moving forward.
Oh, and our school district (Prosper) announced publicly that masks will be optional in the fall.
