We’re Being Trained Not to Care
As pandemic mask requirements ease, the culture war rages on
Late last week, the Centers for Disease Control released updated Covid-19 mask recommendations, telling the public that vaccinated people can safely go without a mask in both indoor and outdoor settings.
The White House welcomed the news, with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris holding a joint address where Biden ceremoniously ripped off his mask.
“Today is a great day for America,” he said.
Despite the CDC recommendation, however, many people still aren’t comfortable taking off their masks. Firstly, there’s a huge overlap between Americans opposed to getting the vaccine and those opposed to wearing masks. So there’s no way to know if those around us without masks are actually vaccinated.
This presents problems for immunocompromised people and children who are too young to get vaccinated. Those who go maskless and refuse to get the vaccine can still spread the virus to others, as we saw happen before vaccines became widely available.
Even packed indoor venues often won’t require proof of vaccination to go maskless. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said that people would have to go by the…
