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A look at when people can take protective masks off
WINK NEWS ^ | Updated:March 16, 2021 11:34 PM EDT

Posted on 03/17/2021 12:30:00 AM PDT by conservative98

We’ve been wearing masks during the pandemic for months and months now, so we looked at when we can take them off.

As more people get vaccinated, many wonder when mask mandates will go away.

“Now that we got one of our shots, we’re probably going to not wear our mask much at all anymore,” Mark Pierce said.

Pierce wants his face to be free as COVID-19 cases decline. He says rules should too.

“We’re just really fortunate to live in Florida where our governor has some common sense,” Pierce said.

We did speak to people who explained their loved ones worried about her visiting Florida because of fewer constraints during the pandemic.

“What we don’t have is a totally clear understanding yet is whether the vaccine is infection preventing,” said Dr. David Lindner, the director of the COVID-19 response team at NCH Healthcare System.

Lindner says the key is how quickly the population can administer vaccines.

“Once we get to the level where we have a sufficient number of people who have been vaccinated,” Lindner said. “And that we don’t have a variant that is rendering previous infections, at that point in time, that’s when masks are going to calm down wholesale.”

While medical experts have different opinions, Dr. Anthony Fauci says it’s possible masks will remain necessary until 2022.

Some stores in Collier County don’t plan to take signs down at least until the summer.

“You could say, ‘I got vaccinated; I don’t need to wear a mask,’” said Heather Neils at Silver Eagle Gallery. “But how is anyone going to actually be able to know if you’ve been vaccinated or not? How are we going to control that?”


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To: jmacusa

You can likely still spread Covid after vaccination


21 posted on 03/17/2021 5:04:56 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston? )
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To: conservative98

>>“You could say, ‘I got vaccinated; I don’t need to wear a mask,’” said Heather Neils at Silver Eagle Gallery. “But how is anyone going to actually be able to know if you’ve been vaccinated or not? How are we going to control that?”

So your mask and vaccine are no guard someone else walking around without a mask?

“How are we going to control that?!!!”


22 posted on 03/17/2021 5:11:20 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: ransomnote

>>Oh yes - we’re all gonna be tagged like cattle, just like in China, so people we don’t know can evaluate our medical status!

Bend over, time for your daily swab test.


23 posted on 03/17/2021 5:12:39 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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What is a “protective” mask. Is that similar to the political masks we wear?


24 posted on 03/17/2021 6:07:51 AM PDT by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

This sounds just about perfect. The last I heard, it didn’t sound like anyone was sure if the vaccine would have any real effect on the virus, good or bad. I had the virus, was hospitalized for it,recovering,Had both shots, went through rehab, etc. Am I at any risk or pose any risk to others? Who knows?


25 posted on 03/17/2021 6:30:16 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: oldtech

My oldest sister, who is 67 and a lifelong asthmatic, got Covid a couple of months ago. Her husband also got it. She was out of the hospital in 3 days and he medicated at home. She said it felt so bad she wouldn’t wish it on her worst enemy but she also is a perfect example of something they always seem to gloss over in their never-ending quest to scare you into submission: most people who get it, even the old and the weak ones, survive.


26 posted on 03/17/2021 6:40:52 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
So...what is it actually doing?

Perpetuating the hoax, and controlling the servile, stupid, sheep.

27 posted on 03/17/2021 6:57:03 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: jmacusa

Until we find out where Biden is settling all the illegals TB and other viruses transporters on the march.


28 posted on 03/17/2021 10:06:28 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: AppyPappy

I work in a hospital ER. I’m around it constantly. Tested ‘’positive asymptomatic’’ a year ago. I’m still on two feet and breathing.


29 posted on 03/17/2021 10:18:08 AM PDT by jmacusa (The result of conformity is everyone will like you but yourself.)
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To: conservative98

Imagine the impact of children who can’t see people’s faces. They won’t learn how to read people’s emotions.


30 posted on 03/17/2021 11:00:23 AM PDT by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

So, what’s it actually doing?
Making a handful of people very rich.


31 posted on 03/17/2021 3:53:09 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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