Why frame it in these derisive and hyperbolic terms? Hundreds of experts—people far more knowledgeable about this stuff than either you or me—have voiced reasonable and legitimate concerns. Those of us who are worried don’t deserve mockery.
He is elected so no county governance to answer to. Pros and cons of that setup
I can’t speak for them, but in Chicago the police never got into mask enforcement. None of the law enforcement agencies were too thrilled about being called upon to use the criminal laws to address a public health crisis.
The same could be said for MA, but we had pretty decent compliance that I saw (although I'm not sure about bars, restaurants, etc. as we've been avoiding those since the beginning).
The elected officials should use what the public health officials say as one factor in how they respond. The only concern that a public health official has is to determine the ideal way to stop the public health threat. They do not care about the economy or any other factors. The job of the elected official is to take all variables into account and respond in the way that they deem to be the best balance.
My point was obviously that the experts should be leading the conversation when it comes to a public health crisis, not the loudest voices of individual constituents.
Amen to that.
I agree. Our CDC director has been very vocal about this becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated and stating that local governments in areas with low vaccination rates may have to recommend more precautions than other areas.
I’ll admit it was rather odd from an American point of view that all we keep hearing about through the US media is how bad Delta is in the UK, yet we also see 60k fans at Wembley for the Euros and 30k fans each day at The Open.
It baffles and dismays some of us Brits too.
It certainly does. I'm glad to see that most (if not all) of our supermarkets have said they'll ask customers and staff to continue wearing masks despite the law relaxations, and a lot of businesses have followed suit.
Well well you totally got me wrong! I was stating a fact and actually put the rest of it because I feel a little nervous and don’t know how it’s going to go - ie It was a genuine concern - perhaps don’t assume you know me or my intention
Yep I’m a little nervous about jt all. I spent my weekend in london where life was buzzing and whilst good to see I myself kept my distance a little. I also surprised myself by being a little uncomfortable when people were asking me to sit close to me on the train
Fair enough. Please accept my apologies.
Cheers and apologies for perhaps seeming a bit off the cuff. I surprised myself how i felt about it all last night - I thought I’d feel utter relief (for example wearing a mask in london at the weekend was horrific I felt like I couldn’t breathe on the transport network) but I didn’t - the nightclub scenes concerned me and selfishly I want to go on holiday, I want to make memories with my family by coming back to Wdw - thars not gonna happen if things spiral even more out of control - I’m hoping that end of euros last week (which obviously drove the spike upwards last week) plus school holidays will counter a lot of it
