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What you say is correct. Since vaccinated folks can still transmit covid (even if the chance is lower) as well as other diseases, following your logic, everyon

What you say is correct. Since vaccinated folks can still transmit covid (even if the chance is lower) as well as other diseases, following your logic, everyone should wear masks as much as possible - even when vaccinated. Do you agree?

jschwartzi 5y ago
That’s actually what we’re doing in my state.
- valenterry 5y ago
  That's good! I have been using masks even before the pandemic to some degree before, and to be honest, I'm utterly disappointed by what I see now. There are the people who are generally against vaccines and who even come up with conspiracy theories - often arguing that their approach is better for health and ignoring covid's long term risks. Then there are the people who want to make vaccination mandatory - for the same reasons and with the same logical flaws. Then there's also the government, first saying that masks are useless, then making them mandatory. Also, caring a lot about lives, but at the same time ignoring how many people die from other reasons and not considering the long term damage of lockdowns for many people (especially children). And I'm pretty sure that when or if this pandemic is over, people will forget about all of it and go back to normal without having learned anything from it. And I'm in the middle, feeling that almost everything has gone crazy and no rational reasoning can help - no matter which of the groups I'm talking to.
dangerlibrary 5y ago
My response to this would be dependent upon the current level of transmission in the region, which would inform whether or not such an intervention is worthwhile as a means to prevent loss of life. If new case rates are very low, the probability of asymptomatic transmission is very low, and universal mask wearing is probably not warranted. If new case rates are very high, the probability of asymptomatic transmission is correspondingly higher, and universal mask wearing is probably warranted. Another important input the the equation would be the % of the population with some level of prior immunity to disease. I'm not in favor or against any given intervention, I'm anti deadly infectious disease transmission.
lern_too_spel 5y ago
Masking is good. Ventilation is better. Screening is better still. Until a comprehensive screening program can be put into place or all ventilation systems can be updated, we should continue to require masking indoors until the risk to those who could get infected is lowered by vaccination or until a good treatment is available.
- valenterry 5y ago
  I agree - the downvoters are active today. Upvoted.

jschwartzi 5y ago

That’s actually what we’re doing in my state.

valenterry 5y ago
That's good! I have been using masks even before the pandemic to some degree before, and to be honest, I'm utterly disappointed by what I see now. There are the people who are generally against vaccines and who even come up with conspiracy theories - often arguing that their approach is better for health and ignoring covid's long term risks. Then there are the people who want to make vaccination mandatory - for the same reasons and with the same logical flaws. Then there's also the government, first saying that masks are useless, then making them mandatory. Also, caring a lot about lives, but at the same time ignoring how many people die from other reasons and not considering the long term damage of lockdowns for many people (especially children). And I'm pretty sure that when or if this pandemic is over, people will forget about all of it and go back to normal without having learned anything from it. And I'm in the middle, feeling that almost everything has gone crazy and no rational reasoning can help - no matter which of the groups I'm talking to.

dangerlibrary 5y ago

My response to this would be dependent upon the current level of transmission in the region, which would inform whether or not such an intervention is worthwhile as a means to prevent loss of life. If new case rates are very low, the probability of asymptomatic transmission is very low, and universal mask wearing is probably not warranted. If new case rates are very high, the probability of asymptomatic transmission is correspondingly higher, and universal mask wearing is probably warranted. Another important input the the equation would be the % of the population with some level of prior immunity to disease. I'm not in favor or against any given intervention, I'm anti deadly infectious disease transmission.

lern_too_spel 5y ago

Masking is good. Ventilation is better. Screening is better still. Until a comprehensive screening program can be put into place or all ventilation systems can be updated, we should continue to require masking indoors until the risk to those who could get infected is lowered by vaccination or until a good treatment is available.

valenterry 5y ago
I agree - the downvoters are active today. Upvoted.