- Jan 3, 2012
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Would You Be In Favour Of Mandatory Mask Wearing Again?
- Thread starter Cowfold Seagull
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Norman Potting
Well-known member
No problem in wearing one to protect those who I may breathe over. Decision influenced by two daughters who have Saturday jobs in supermarkets.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
My GP used the vaccination hub at Brighton Racecourse, which was very efficient when I went.
I had my flu jab at the surgery on 9th October.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Thank you for a conciliatory reply….the last bit over a beer, hopefully one day in the future …but keep two metres
Ps I really have to crack on with work now
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Over 800 people are dying a week. That is not low.
drew
Drew
Should be mandatory and for those that claim an exemption, it should be mandatory to wear a visor. The visor doesn't prevent spread anywhere near as much as a mask but all those prats claiming exemptions will find it easier to put a mask in their pocket rather than plastic visor! Also, failure to comply should be on the spot fine by the Police. Forget the educate and encourage policy of before, it didn't work.
drew
Drew
Does this mean you now accept the pandemic isn't over?
Still wear mine when needed etc
But it really isn’t a case of mask wearing or winter lockdown.
My clumsy point was that the OP just asked if masks should be mandatory, without saying how or where. Pre-Covid there was plenty of bad, loophole filled legislation that hadn't properly been scrutinised by parliamentary committees because that seems to have gone out of fashion now. During Covid we've rushed in bill after bill and none have really quite worked or really been adhered to. Just having a law "that made masks mandatory" is unworkable and effectively lockdown light for the reasons I stated. Nevertheless, I am pro-mask, partly for the reasons stated in your replies.
I think the best we can hope for is that it becomes mandatory again on public transport and in shops to put us back to where we were pre "Freedom Day" and this will hopefully swing the cultural and behavioural balance back towards wearing them in other situations. Even then, though, you'll get people with "Conditions". I tend to agree with the posters who are saying they really should be worn at the moment irrespective of the law, but you only have to go to a home game by train and buy a pie on your way to your seat to see what a mammoth and unlikely target that is.
One thing's for certain. If we do end up locked down again then it will be EXACTLY the same people complaining about the lockdown as are currently refusing to get vaccinated or wear a mask.
highflyer
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- Jan 21, 2016
- 2,431
This for me. Better to take some relatively minor, and precautionary action now and hopefully avoid need for anything more significant as winter gets going. It's not going to be too bad for most of us - as the vaccine still seems to be preventing serious illness even as it's effectivness wanes in regard to infection. and boosters should also help. But that's not true for everyone.
I fear however collective stupidity, and short memories, run strong in our population.
I feel badly for those that are still vulnerable (see other thread on Colin Powell) through no fault of their own, that will be increasingly forced to either self isolate or take big risks if/as cases continue to rise and it becomes almost impossible to avoid exposure outside your own home.
If masks help to slow the spread and keep cases lower, we'll still end up getting to the same place by spring, but with much lower risk and deaths for the vulnerable.
But hey, I guess avoiding a very minor inconveniece for the majority is more important than the lives of a minority eh.
Same as this.
aolstudios
Well-known member
Of course
KeegansHairPiece
New member
- Jan 28, 2016
- 1,829
Absolutely, let's shut schools for millions of kids again, but a load of multimillionaire footballers can still play Saturday with thousands of fans watching without getting vaccinated because they have a choice.
The contradictions are amazing really.
Neville's Breakfast
Well-known member
Not just mask wearing, no. This thread title did specifically ask about masks though. I think a return to things like mask wearing, table service only in pubs and social distancing may be all that can prevent a return to some kind of lockdown over Christmas. Our figures are ridiculous and getting worse at the moment. Football really is disappointing. People are so short term and clubs haven’t bothered with enforcement. It would be fairly easy for the Government to restrict capacities and point to non compliance amongst fans.
It's low relative to the peak we experienced, but it's not low in a global context - we're amongst the highest globally at the moment, and numbers are increasing week on week. 223 reported yesterday was the highest since March.
We are still way under the modelled best case.
I would have brought in a vaccine passport for everything btw, public transport included - with the only way around it being medical or a PCR test once a week at their cost.
Ok - so how high would you let the numbers get before taking additional action ? Trend (for both deaths and hospitalisations) is steadily upwards
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
Sounds like a load of shit, further behind on what? Being sensible? The rest of Europe has caught up with us on vaccinations as far as I can tell and continue to be wary of a surge. Are you a herd mentality person, i.e **** the old who have a good run and the rest of the people at risk who should take their chances or stay inside for ever? What we are experiencing is in no way normal to me
