Masks

e77 said:

Being scared of Covid is far from irrational and if someone feels safer wearing a mask when walking their dog then leave them to it and allow them to return to normal at their own pace.

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Hamilton said:

Can I just comment on this. (And I have not read your previous posts so apologies.)

I don’t wear a mask because I am scared of Covid. I’m double jabbed, so if I do get it I should suffer less.

I wear a mask to protect others and prevent transmission. I wear a mask out of respect to people working in high footfall areas who have no choice over the number of people they meet. I wear a mask so that our hospital beds are free from Covid patients and our doctors and nurses can instead treat that child with leukemia or diagnose breast cancer so a young mother might be treated earlier.

There are some occasions when it’s hard to wear masks e.g. dancing in a club, but where it is possible, why don’t we all just pop one on and help mitigate risk.

I have no problem looking like an idiot wearing a mask and will continue to do so. I think in a few months when death rates are higher and we do hit the numbers of infections that the modeling suggested then we’ll see restrictions and masks back. When that happens we’ll all wish we had behaved differently when we could.

Never “let the people decide” in these matters. It’s an abdication of leadership. Then again, we seem to be bizarrely happy with that in this country.


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Hamilton said:

Can I just comment on this. (And I have not read your previous posts so apologies.)

I don’t wear a mask because I am scared of Covid. I’m double jabbed, so if I do get it I should suffer less.

I wear a mask to protect others and prevent transmission. I wear a mask out of respect to people working in high footfall areas who have no choice over the number of people they meet. I wear a mask so that our hospital beds are free from Covid patients and our doctors and nurses can instead treat that child with leukemia or diagnose breast cancer so a young mother might be treated earlier.

There are some occasions when it’s hard to wear masks e.g. dancing in a club, but where it is possible, why don’t we all just pop one on and help mitigate risk.

I have no problem looking like an idiot wearing a mask and will continue to do so. I think in a few months when death rates are higher and we do hit the numbers of infections that the modeling suggested then we’ll see restrictions and masks back. When that happens we’ll all wish we had behaved differently when we could.

Never “let the people decide” in these matters. It’s an abdication of leadership. Then again, we seem to be bizarrely happy with that in this country.


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e77 said:

I agree there should have been a lot more leadership from the government over mask wearing as the whole let the people decide policy has led to most people not wearing them (I estimate 40% of people wearing them on a packed train going to the football yesterday, although interestingly Brighton fans were bringing the average up).

I was referencing a post about a women walking her dog on her own in the middle of a field. Although masks protect other more than you some people are under the impression it protects them more.

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Tom Hark said:

That's sad to read. I find the wholesale abandonment of mask-wearing in and around the Amex really quite concerning. It's like Covid never happened. Maybe 1 in 100 of the folks piling off the packed trains wearing a mask. Doubtless the same ON the trains. Wall-to-wall mask-free shouty conversations on the concourses. Just seems like a superspreader event waiting to happen frankly. In an ideal world there would be strong messaging put out to get a lateral flow test both before games and a few days after games, whether you're vaccinated or whether you're not. But sadly such a message would doubtless fall on deaf ears

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dsr-burnley said:

Surely there will come a time when the powers that be realise that the education of children is vital? Not just a good idea if convenient; not just important; it is vital. They must insist on a first principle that schools work as normal and the rest of us must work around that if need be.

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Stuart Munday said:

Went to Tesco’s today for first time in about 3 weeks, for the last year normally 95% wearing masks, today 50%, looks like the summer holidays have changed a lot of peoples views.

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nicko31 said:

From my experience in my locality Tesco 40%, Waitrose 80%, Garden Centre 90%.

I always wear a mask out of respect to the staff that have put themselves on the line for us during the pandemic, many of which earn modest wages...

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Yoda said:

Tend to do a shop at Tesco from about 9:30 or later at night when it's quiet (without wearing a mask ourselves) and I would say it's closer to 15% or less, and that INCLUDES all the staff restocking the shelfs. I suppose the thinking is you can get away with it more due to it being so quiet and being able to effectively keep a distance if required.

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Kinky Gerbils said:

Not many masks on show at the labour conference over the past few days.

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