Posted on 01/31/2022 11:28:56 AM PST by ransomnote
ransomnote: A friend noted that he was able to walk into Walgreens without a mask on and no one said anything to him the entire time, although all others remained masked. The manager assisted him at one point, standing beside him at a product display (no social distancing). So we guessed mandates were quietly lifted in California.
I checked California's website and some restrictions have lifted, but some for masking seem a little vague, perhaps hoping that people will continue with prior requirements. 'Public' spaces require masking, but that seems to be airports, government buildings etc. but not private businesses unless those businesses specifically request it. I see that all students K-12, and adults, are required to mask. :(
I'm very surprised that social distancing and occupancy limits supposedly were removed in July of last year. I'm sure locals are not aware of that - some still vigorously guard a six foot perimeter around themselves as if it's a Constitutional Right.
Here's some text from California's January update:
Current safety measures
Last updated January 21, 2022 at 2:20 PM
Thanks to millions of vaccinations, California’s economy is open. There are no county tiers, capacity limits, or physical distancing requirements. But COVID-19 has not gone away. To safely go about our daily lives, we need to keep taking steps to prevent the spread.
On this page:
What to do now
Do what it takes to stay safe until COVID-19 is under control. Use these tools to reduce the risk of infection.
Vaccinations
Get vaccinated, and get your kids 5 and older vaccinated. It’s our best tool to end the pandemic. Vaccination is safe, effective, and free.
Masks
Wear a mask to keep from spreading the virus to those with no defense, like the immune-compromised and children under 5.
Testing
Get tested for COVID-19 if you may have been exposed. It’s free and confidential for everyone in California.
Isolation and quarantine
Find out how long to stay home and avoid others if you test positive or are exposed to COVID-19.
Exposure notifications
Turn on exposure notifications in your Apple or Android phone. CA Notify can then alert you if you’ve been near someone who tested positive.
Education and childcare
As kids return to in-person learning, find out requirements for masking, vaccinating, and testing.
Workplace safety
Employers are responsible for keeping the work environment safe. See the state’s rules and standards to support this.
Mega-events
Mega-events are indoor events with 500 or more people and outdoor events with 5,000 or more people. Attendee rules apply for each.
Travel
Keep California healthy and our communities open by following CDC travel guidelines.
Do’s and don’ts for daily life
Protect yourself and others by keeping these common-sense safety steps in mind.
Do
- Get vaccinated
- Wear a mask where required, in public indoor spaces, and on public transit
- Turn on exposure notifications on your phone
- Get tested if you’re sick
- Honor mask rules in place at a private business
- Get tested if required by your workplace
- Wear a mask when you travel
Don’t
- Lose your proof of vaccination
- Think you can’t get the virus or pass it on because you feel well
- Assume everyone is vaccinated
- Expect all COVID-19 rules everywhere to be lifted
- Travel into the U.S. without proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test
- Attend large events if you’re sick
- Travel if you’re sick
Read the CDC’s How to Protect Yourself and Others and CDPH’s COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People.
Past restrictions
Reopening California
California has moved Beyond the Blueprint to safely and fully reopen the economy.
As of June 15, 2021, the Governor terminated the executive orders that put into place the Stay Home Order and the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. He also phased out the vast majority of executive actions put in place since March 2020 as part of the pandemic response, leaving a subset of provisions that facilitate the ongoing recovery.
The public health order effective June 15 supersedes all prior health orders. The order has limited restrictions, only related to masking and mega-events, as well as settings serving children and youth.
Restrictions that ended on June 15 include:
- Physical distancing
- Capacity limits on businesses
- County tier system
Read the Governor’s orders N-07-21 and N-08-21. Find details in CDPH’s Beyond the Blueprint for Industry and Business Sectors and the Beyond the Blueprint Questions and Answers.
Retiring the Blueprint map
Under the old Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework, every California county was assigned to a risk-level tier. Based on their positivity rate, adjusted case rate, and/or health equity metric (for counties with populations more than 106,000), counties faced varying degrees of activity and capacity restrictions. The weekly status was shown on a map with four tier colors: purple, red, orange, and yellow.
The Blueprint framework was California’s reality from August 2020 to June 2021, but it is no longer in effect. You can find the latest data about your county on the State Dashboard.
See how tier restrictions were assigned and changed, as well as historical county data at CDPH’s Blueprint Data Archive.
PING
Not a lot of people are obeying the mask crap here in kern county. I go to a lot of places no mask, staff yes customers not
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image
Revelation 16:2
Ventilation helps. Being in closed spaces is an invitation to being infected. BA.1 and BA.2 are much more infectious than delta and prior.
Personal anecdote: my wife felt bad last Monday. Sore throat. She left work early. She made an appointment for a COVID test. That occurred Wednesday. By noon, she had a positive confirmed. She's "on the beach" until Feb 3rd. The sore throat nailed me on Monday too. Her co-workers in a small dispatch office came to work sick...unwilling to lose PTO hours for sickness. Our 12 year old poodle started acting lethargic on Thursday. She became finicky eating and drinking on Friday. Labored breathing observed Friday night. She died in my wife's arms near midnight on Saturday. Your pets can catch omicron. Be careful.
Thanks, ‘note.
The vaxx and vaxx identification is an obedience test.
I refuse to obey tyrants.
No vaxx.
No vaxx ID.
Ever.
I expected my wife's employment situation would eventually deliver a COVID-19 infection into our household. We prepared with vitamin D3, quercetin/zinc, vitamin C and chaga tea and a daily niacin flush. Omicron has been an incovenience to the household humans. It was deadly to our senior poodle. The other pets seem unaffected. We're on the tail end of the symptoms. The very minor fever (99.2) is gone...98.5 today. Likewise dropped for my wife.
Many of my co-workers drank the KoolAid in response to the "federal contractor mandate" and the company "Move the Needle" campaign. I hope the best for them, but the consequence to a company that sells the expertise of staff with math, physics, checmistry, biology and computer science skills to the government puts that at risk from cognitive impairment and death.
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