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Crunchy Frog

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17. I will continue at least until the viral spread around here

Fri May 14, 2021, 09:18 PM

May 2021

is close to nonexistent.

I'm also going to watch to see if there's an increase in rates of infections among the vaccinated. The fact that people who are more likely to get vaccinated are also more likely to comply with mask mandates could have some sort of impact on numbers.

I'm sure that we will continue to get lots of interesting data.

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Continue to Wear Masks Despite Being Vaccinated... [View all] OhioChick May 2021 OP

excellent Skittles May 2021 #1

You Got It... Surgeons Wear Masks All Day, Every Day....Why Can't We? OhioChick May 2021 #5

No, it is not their job or their life. former9thward May 2021 #7

Literally Exactly What Evidence Based Medicine is Made Of n/t OhioChick May 2021 #13

Ask your doctor what interaction they have ever had with an epidemiologist. former9thward May 2021 #19

Most Every Single PubMed Article on This Content OhioChick May 2021 #22

You might want to consider how ridiculous what you texted really is. Rural_Progressive May 2021 #73

So you want your doctor to take the "advice" of a supposed survey former9thward May 2021 #81

Kinda missing the point but that's okay Rural_Progressive May 2021 #82

We agree! former9thward May 2021 #93

It's a Little Stronger Than Advice... OhioChick May 2021 #87

You'll notice Zeitghost May 2021 #80

If you haven't noticed, we're in a Pandemic n/t OhioChick May 2021 #86

They wear them when operating on patients MichMan May 2021 #92

I'll go with the CDC guidance, thank you very much! beaglelover May 2021 #2

This nt prodigitalson May 2021 #12

Lol, nice try! Nt USALiberal May 2021 #37

Are masks hard for you to wear? Nt USALiberal May 2021 #51

No. beaglelover May 2021 #53

Are you unaware of breakthroughs and Indian variants? womanofthehills May 2021 #101

9000 breakthroughs out of 77+ million vaccinated. And how many of the breakthroughs beaglelover May 2021 #102

We'll know if a variant is dangerously resistant to our vaccines. Hortensis May 2021 #107

Me too Deminpenn May 2021 #79

I agree rockfordfile May 2021 #3

Totally dig my masks, don't trust people or variants. soothsayer May 2021 #4

They can keeping wearing, if they want, I'm not. former9thward May 2021 #6

I'll Take Their PhD's Over Your Googling Abilities Any Day, Thank You! n/t OhioChick May 2021 #10

I'm with you, and a lot of other research I have done....over the last 14-15 months. HUAJIAO May 2021 #35

..... OhioChick May 2021 #50

I am a librarian- a huge part of my job is to get children Thtwudbeme May 2021 #88

Thank you for doing your job in properly educating children. n/t OhioChick May 2021 #89

The hardest part is teaching kids whose parents equate "Google" Thtwudbeme May 2021 #90

I truly believe you..... OhioChick May 2021 #91

Scared of masks? Nt USALiberal May 2021 #39

Lol, nice try! Nt beaglelover May 2021 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author USALiberal May 2021 #42

They're not helping ecstatic May 2021 #8

Interesting Since the Biden's Said They Will Continue to Mask Up n/t OhioChick May 2021 #11

"Bidens" not "Biden's" NoRethugFriends May 2021 #15

Good Argument......Moving Along n/t OhioChick May 2021 #18

Correct use of the English language matters NoRethugFriends May 2021 #68

So Does the Block Feature n/t OhioChick May 2021 #69

technically Skittles May 2021 #20

'Today is a great day for America': Biden removes his mask as CDC relaxes guidance Celerity May 2021 #23

believe it or not, Biden can be wrong, he has been wrong before Skittles May 2021 #36

that was not the point of my reply nt Celerity May 2021 #41

Ignore is my friend Skittles May 2021 #43

Mine too! Learned That Back From 2004 n/t OhioChick May 2021 #48

have a wonderful weekend Celerity May 2021 #49

maybe it's the CDC doing more harm than good Skittles May 2021 #14

Yep, I Wholeheartedly Agree n/t OhioChick May 2021 #26

+1000 HUAJIAO May 2021 #38

They certainly have! Grokenstein May 2021 #72

Pure BS! Nt USALiberal May 2021 #46

The survey of epidemiologists was conducted from Apr. 28 to May 10, as seen on lower edge. marybourg May 2021 #60

He prob has stock in masks, my president says I dont have to wear a mask, thats good enough for me Shanti Shanti Shanti May 2021 #9

LOL Skittles May 2021 #16

..... OhioChick May 2021 #83

we make fun of those people who attended THOSE rallies Skittles May 2021 #84

I completely agree with you, we did, indeed n/t OhioChick May 2021 #85

Your president over 700 epidermiologists? HUAJIAO May 2021 #45

I will continue at least until the viral spread around here Crunchy Frog May 2021 #17

DING DING Skittles May 2021 #21

That We Do! n/t OhioChick May 2021 #24

Same here. pazzyanne May 2021 #70

Same here TexasBushwhacker May 2021 #96

Thank you! n/t Ms. Toad May 2021 #25

Nice to See You! n/t OhioChick May 2021 #28

Pass, but thanks for the suggestion. Whatever you feel comfortable with is what counts, good luck. Celerity May 2021 #27

during a pandemic, "whatever feels comfortable" is not sound advice Skittles May 2021 #30

I said that for that poster, not for everyone (like anti-vaxxers) nt Celerity May 2021 #32

That it is Not.... OhioChick May 2021 #33

If you are fully vaccinated you are not really cinematicdiversions May 2021 #94

As the CDC noted recently, for those Voltaire2 May 2021 #108

Definitely! In this house we will continue to wear masks yellowdogintexas May 2021 #29

Great to Hear! OhioChick May 2021 #31

Eric Feigl-Ding Dorian Gray May 2021 #34

He was Right About Brazil, Right About India....Should I go on? n/t OhioChick May 2021 #40

The USA sucked too Dorian Gray May 2021 #52

I don't care about him or what he says. I did find the NYT article quite compelling. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #59

How much have they invested in the mask speaknow May 2021 #44

Thanks for the Tip, I'm Investing in Ventilators n/t OhioChick May 2021 #54

What? Deuxcents May 2021 #58

I believe she prefers "Ms Information." johnp3907 May 2021 #77

hear hear. i will continue to wear my masks , even though the guidlines are now off. AllaN01Bear May 2021 #55

For once I agree dickthegrouch May 2021 #56

I believe the reason CDC changed recommendation is to incentivize the unvaccinated AlexSFCA May 2021 #57

The guy who advocated for school closures then moved to Austria so his kids could go in-person? Ace Rothstein May 2021 #61

Did he really do that? Dorian Gray May 2021 #63

Bye! n/t OhioChick May 2021 #64

Later Ace Rothstein May 2021 #65

See Ya! n/t OhioChick May 2021 #66

Still 38k new cases in US today dweller May 2021 #62

And almost entirely unvaccinated. I'm not saying this to deride those who still want to wear masks. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author DiamondShark May 2021 #100

Unfortunately, breakthrough cases are on the rise womanofthehills May 2021 #104

And they represent a teeny tiny percentage of the people who have been vaccinated. beaglelover May 2021 #106

Absolutely!!!! ailsagirl May 2021 #67

This Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #71

Hell yes! BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #74

It depends upon the situation. Small group of close friends or huge gathering of strangers? Martin68 May 2021 #76

2nd shot Snackshack May 2021 #78

I won't continue wearing a mask Elessar Zappa May 2021 #95

Nope Calculating May 2021 #97

The rate of hospitalizations and deaths haven fallen 76% and 82.5% respectively Yavin4 May 2021 #98

First of all I'll do what I think is best BannonsLiver May 2021 #99

No - I'm done with masks. N/T Midwestern Democrat May 2021 #103

Don't they help against the flu and common cold? nt IBEWVET May 2021 #105