It was just announced today that Cedar point will not require masks outdoor this season.
ETA: no temperature checks
Yes, it did. A new experience in the age of COVID.
CH is a very nice restaurant. They have their own winery here in the Chicago area, all their wines served are their own. And very good. It is a more upscale restaurant. Not A Ruth's Chris level, but most meals in the $25-$35 range. Marie had scallops, I had the boneless pork chop. Both meals were excellent. A nice relaxing evening. Give it a try.
In an interview that happened on Sunday:
ANTHONY FAUCI: You know, I don't want to get ahead of them, George. But I think it's pretty common sense now that outdoor risk is really, really quite low, particularly -- I mean, if you are a vaccinated person, wearing a mask outdoors, I mean, obviously, the risk is minuscule.
I stick to facts and only use quotes from those who are considered experts. No longer offer personal opinions as it only causes debates, namecalling, and false information to be posted.I’m shocked that this is even news. I mean didn’t the protests all last summer - which never preceded any spikes in the areas they occurred - already prove this? There were plenty of images where mask usage was minimal. Nevermind the simple common sense and obvious fact that unless you are standing right on someone else’s toes, your breath is going out into unlimited airspace and being dispersed, and the main risk of this virus is amount of viral load X time of exposure. I wore masks outside around family members who were (IMO) overly-cautious, simply to be polite and thoughtful, but am glad to hear that this change is likely coming today. Everyone is vaccinated now anyway, but I’m sure it will make them feel better just the same.
We had three outdoor sporting events at our high school yesterday (softball, baseball, track). No masks required except by the officials (which I don’t care if they wear one or not). I only saw one adult wearing a mask in the bleachers (when not eating) out of all the spectators. It was amazing and felt good to be back to normal outside!I’m shocked that this is even news. I mean didn’t the protests all last summer - which never preceded any spikes in the areas they occurred - already prove this? There were plenty of images where mask usage was minimal. Nevermind the simple common sense and obvious fact that unless you are standing right on someone else’s toes, your breath is going out into unlimited airspace and being dispersed, and the main risk of this virus is amount of viral load X time of exposure. I wore masks outside around family members who were (IMO) overly-cautious, simply to be polite and thoughtful, but am glad to hear that this change is likely coming today. Everyone is vaccinated now anyway, but I’m sure it will make them feel better just the same.
The general consensus among people was with all the protests many parts of the nation did have mask compliance during the protests with pockets of places here and there not having as much compliance, which is why the conversation tone shifted with having large crowds being not as bad (remember the stay at home protests had a decidedly different tone without masks). That was a point in time in May and later on however.I’m shocked that this is even news. I mean didn’t the protests all last summer - which never preceded any spikes in the areas they occurred - already prove this? There were plenty of images where mask usage was minimal. Nevermind the simple common sense and obvious fact that unless you are standing right on someone else’s toes, your breath is going out into unlimited airspace and being dispersed, and the main risk of this virus is amount of viral load X time of exposure. I wore masks outside around family members who were (IMO) overly-cautious, simply to be polite and thoughtful, but am glad to hear that this change is likely coming today. Everyone is vaccinated now anyway, but I’m sure it will make them feel better just the same.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/04/22/face-mask-outdoor-wear-covid-safety/I stick to facts and only use quotes from those who are considered experts. No longer offer personal opinions as it only causes debates, namecalling, and false information to be posted.
I agree with this. It's going to be much more difficult to compare how things were last year to how they are now. Lower risk is still higher risk for those unvaccinated in comparison to those vaccinated. That's all I'll say on that-see belowEither way the statement you quoted made a point to point out the risk for a vaccinated person so keep that in mind when discussing prior events.
I also agree in what you're trying to say here. If this thread is supposed to be uplifting then getting into the never-ending mask conversations probably won't do it. Would be a shame if this thread turned into that rather than just people sharing things that were more upbeat in their lives.I stick to facts and only use quotes from those who are considered experts. No longer offer personal opinions as it only causes debates, namecalling, and false information to be posted.
Good pointsI agree with this. It's going to be much more difficult to compare how things were last year to how they are now. Lower risk is still higher risk for those unvaccinated in comparison to those vaccinated. That's all I'll say on that-see below
I also agree in what you're trying to say here. If this thread is supposed to be uplifting then getting into the never-ending mask conversations probably won't do it. Would be a shame if this thread turned into that rather than just people sharing things that were more upbeat in their lives.
For the record I think saying a theme park won't require masks is a-okay in my book but starting the cyclical conversation of when masks should be and shouldn't be worn, opinions on it never should have been there in the first place is different.
Suicide rates fell during the pandemic.
Suicide rates fell during the pandemic.
So not trying to bring this back up truly but I saw the update from the CDC and because you mentioned protests and thought to give one final update since the PP had just mentioned Fauci's comment.Didn’t mean to start some big kerfuffle. I don’t believe officials have ever said that outdoors infection is of high concern - I mean on all the “risk” charts, anything outside was always lower with or without a mask - so I’m just not surprised to see the recommendations change, or see Fauci making such a comment. I mean I would sure as heck hope that a VACCINATED person with a MASK on OUTSIDE would be at minimal risk. Still, it’s good to see some hopeful news coming from officials.
Not so fast. The numbers lag.