Yep...even among adults, peer pressure is real. At the beginning of this, hubby started taking his mask off if no one else was wearing one until I lost my mind about it. (He's high risk, but doesn't like to rock the boat. I told him to rock the damned thing.)
No doubt the potential for open interaction between two unvaccinated households is a driving force, but the CDC guidance specifically addresses what you can do once you are fully vaccinated. So at least for now, the bottom image means even vaccinated folks should mask up if multiple participating households have unvaccinated members (including kids, I suppose).
I've not seen anyone take that position.
Not a bad plan. I do think it would be helpful to set these types of targets to get people motivated to get vaccinated. There is a fear that if you say masks and other restrictions gone once 65% of adults are done that some people will decide they will just hold out and wait and be in the other 35%. I think at this point the benefit of giving people a target to shoot for outweighs the downside of setting a target.
I think NJ may do same as lifting restrictions maybe by next month or June/July if they want to @GoofGoof
Every state is different...we need to be patient and see what happens.
I think NYC has been meeting the phase 2 goal? Maybe not percentage jabbed but the low case count and positivity?
Restrictions have always and will always be set by the state and local governments. I see no issue with also having a federal target. The CDC is setting overall guidelines that many businesses which exist in multiple locations are following because of how inconsistent the local rules are. So for a chain like Walmart or CVS to know when to relax their mask and distancing rules they will look to the CDC. A federal target for both vaccinations and cases and/or positivity rate would be a trigger for changes in CDC guidelines. Individual local mandates should still be set based on the situation on the ground. So for example if an area is under performing in vaccinations and has higher community spread then the local mandate should be retail stores still need to keep masks. This way if the CDC changes their recommendations then Walmart can change their corporate policy to say masks can be optional in any store location as long as that is not in violation of the local mandates.
I believe all states are at 16 years old and up at this point.
I hear you. My older son had major bronchial problems when he was in day care as a toddler and I dread the thought of them popping up again. (It was so bad I had to leave my job or wait to be fired.)
Something interesting to watch out of Israel and the UK. Kids still cannot be vaccinated but infections among children dropped as adults reached 50-60% vaccinated. So they think getting more adults vaccinated may be enough to protect kids too. I read an article yesterday about not vaccinating under 12 unless we need to and they don’t think we will need too. Of course any child with a high risk for complications could get the shot once approved but it may really not be necessary to vaccinate kids once enough adults get the shot. This held up in both Israel and uk
That's good news. Schools are definitely having issues where I live so it might be a while before kids can benefit from that herd immunity. One school in the next town over is having a big problem even at elementary schools. One case after another and it's causing staffing issues from the quarantines. My compromise would be keeping most of the same measures in place at Disney until school is done. It seems like many schools even in less restricted states don't plan to change mask policy for 2021-2022 so I guess I feel like kids still need some protections in places where risk can take hold. Disney still has a crowded element to it that qualifies it for maybe a more gradual pull back. I felt very safe last summer when we went and I didn't see anyone in distress or not following the rules. I guess I'd like to hang on a little longer to that safety for my child until he can get the shot. I'm not going to lie - I don't want him to get sick at all with anything. It sucked so much when my husband got sick there a couple years ago. We missed out on our last day and all of us caught it when we returned home. I feel nervous about catching anything early on in the trip and then the vacation being ruined. I see masks in crowded places as a small price to pay. I have different opinions locally as some places are more risky than others.
I would not want to be sneezed on regardless but could really care less now that I am vaccinated.
I've only had my first dose. 2nd one is due mid-May. And I'm not used to the idea of being partially protected yet, lol.
