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> Similarly, now that vaccination is widely available for at-risk groups... It was widely available a year ago. The most at risk groups were the first and mos

> Similarly, now that vaccination is widely available for at-risk groups... It was widely available a year ago. The most at risk groups were the first and most comprehensively vaccinated. What gives? If the conditions for re-opening were met a year ago why were we wearing masks outdoors and whatnot this whole time? Comments like these seem like little more than mental gymnastics to justify having held an opinion that didn't age well w.r.t. the various degrees of covid measures we've endured. Edit: Fine then, call it 6mo. Regardless, I'd be very interested to see someone provide in a "better than just saving face" quality defense of why businesses have been at reduced capacity, government services have been limited in their accessibility, etc, etc. beyond the point at which the vulnerable were vaccinated and why we're continuing to have this debate. I know information was less great then but we have it now. How do people oppose re-opening wholesale-ish. I foresee nursing homes keeping some precautions but the DMV, using covid as an excuse for why I can't register a car at a certain service location, being masked at outdoor venues, come on.

ceejayoz 5y ago
> It was widely available a year ago. A year ago today 0.4% of the American population was fully vaccinated. 3.1% had had a first dose. https://imgur.com/a/aUpVwtb https://imgur.com/a/aUpVwtb
hooande 5y ago
Who makes the decision that covid is over and no one has to wear masks any more? There's no central authority here. Business and government offices are closed not because of any mandate, but because people don't feel safe going there. Rightly or wrongly. You're acting like there's someone who can just declare a national preoccupation to be over. As always, your problem isn't the government. It's that the majority of your fellow citizens do not agree with you.

ceejayoz 5y ago

> It was widely available a year ago. A year ago today 0.4% of the American population was fully vaccinated. 3.1% had had a first dose. https://imgur.com/a/aUpVwtb https://imgur.com/a/aUpVwtb

hooande 5y ago

Who makes the decision that covid is over and no one has to wear masks any more? There's no central authority here. Business and government offices are closed not because of any mandate, but because people don't feel safe going there. Rightly or wrongly. You're acting like there's someone who can just declare a national preoccupation to be over. As always, your problem isn't the government. It's that the majority of your fellow citizens do not agree with you.