Posted on 07/17/2022 10:10:32 AM PDT by conservative98
Dr. Ashish Jha, President Biden's COVID-19 coordinator, voiced support on Sunday for Los Angeles County preparing to bring back its mask mandate, as the area has seen a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the BA.5 variant of the omicron strain.
Los Angeles is on pace to bring back its universal indoor mask mandate on July 29, unless the county drops below the CDC's "high" transmission threshold by that point. Jha was asked about Los Angeles' move to bring back its mask mandate during his appearance on ABC's "This Week."
"My view on this has been very clear, which is local jurisdictions, cities, counties, states should make decisions about mask mandates because communities are different and their patterns of transmission are different," Jha explained.
"That said, CDC has very clear guidance on this as well through their COVID community levels. And the CDC recommendation is that when you're in a high zone, that sort of orange zone as L.A. County is, you know, people wearing masks indoors is really important, and it really will make a difference."
Earlier in the interview, Jha said that it's "really important to remind people of the science, the public health science and the public health science is very clear. If you're in a crowded indoor space, especially if it's poorly ventilated, wearing a mask reduces your risk of infection and reduces your risk of spreading it to others. So we've got to continue to encourage people to do that."
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I agree...I think the COVID case number will go down eventually even if there is no mask mandate...I guess some people like to think that they are making a difference by wearing a mask...I do not believe that...
I will voluntarily wear a mask in medical buildings where sick or vulnerable people HAVE to go. For their comfort. That’s it.
When I visit Kaiser Permanente facilities, I am forced to wear masks...That's fine...
But, when I go to my gym...I do not want to wear a mask while I am working out...It's miserable...
....at our local church services this morning, only a handful of parishioners had on masks....mostly black and Asian parishioners, to be honest, with a sprinkling of older white couples, who could have respiratory issues...those in authority who continue to press for mandatory mask wearing probably also think you can get COVID from a public toilet seat, too....
Isn’t this Czar the clown who wanted vaccinations tied to your ability to renew your driver’s license?
Whoever thought in their wildest dreams that the flu got its own cabinet post position?
BINGO!
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