You know, it's really not complicated. Yes, the CDC had its reputation wrecked by the Trumpsters, but with a new sheriff in town, they're working on it. One way you can tell that things are going back to normal? They're making recommendations on COVID that they know will be wildly unpopular — but they're making them anyway. Because in the Biden Administration, decisions are based on science, not on Benedict Donald's fragile ego.
And the new science is this: The Delta variant, which wasn't a factor back when mask mandates were relaxed, is now a big problem. So is the unfathomable Republican resistance to the vaccine. So, it's back to the masks — at least in high-risk, low-vaxx areas, and definitely in schools (because kids can't be immunized yet).
Frankly, some of us have never left the masks behind. We wear them in grocery stores, drug stores, at restaurants (until we're seated), and anywhere else we're going to encounter people indoors. Does it make folks think we're unvaccinated? Maybe. We don't care. We know that we could still contract the virus and give it to someone, and we sure don't want a positive COVID test any time in the future.
It seems like a good thing that the CDC can pivot as the virus mutates and spreads. It's also lame and stupid that allegedly grown-up people, both in government and out, are throwing tantrums over masks. (Looking at you, Kevin McMoron.) Better to wear a mask in some situations than go back into lockdown. Oh, and it would be really nice if all those Trumpsters would get the damn shot. We cats HISS.
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