dhanson865
Well-Known Member
for all the talk about lower case numbers it ain't safe outside my house...
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COVID, the new lead.
In WA now it’s up to cities.CA has set a date for allowing schools to possibly not require masks.
In WA now it’s up to cities.
I don’t understand the urgency to remove mandates. Reeks of politics.
Keep in mind that case numbers lag by a week or so, so things are better than they seem. I haven’t looked at Washington closely but if they are dropping at 30% a week or whatever they’ll probably be below Delta levels soon if not already.The issue is while the cases are down, they are still near delta highs in a lot of places including WA.
And there is zero chance of any follow up actions.
They seem to always remove restrictions too early …
In my city the numbers have kind of stabilized. In the school district too. We’ll know what happens with all the mid-winter break traveling soon.Keep in mind that case numbers lag by a week or so, so things are better than they seem. I haven’t looked at Washington closely but if they are dropping at 30% a week or whatever they’ll probably be below Delta levels soon if not already.
Not about maintaining restrictions indefinitely … but what is the right time to remove masking restrictions in schools ?I am sure the reality will be disappointing but the fact that we cannot execute on that doesn’t mean we should maintain restrictions (which everyone ignores if they’re enacted when not needed) indefinitely. That’s just compounding the problem. Do what is the right thing. And hope the local governments actually push for improvements in the areas mentioned above. Eventually we’ll figure it out, though it may take another wave.
So, why now ?
We're at late July 2021 levels, no one was "ringing alarm bells" then. And again, it's less lethal, more people are vaxed and boosted, and the trend is still dropping not increasing. No one is saying you can't keep taking maximum precautions to protect yourself but the conditions are such that it's reasonable to relax mandates at this point.Let me make another comparison: The low point of new cases 7 day average in 2021 was 12,196 per day and the current 7 day average is 51,413.
That's ~4.2 times as many cases per day and people are calling that "low". That would be ringing alarm bells in 2021.