A new mask mandate?

Well they are saying the virus is spreading now. I can see places wanting people to wear masks. People will complain. It will probably be the same ones that complained before.

So far I have only seen this reported on conservative sites (like InfoWars, Steve Bannon) and conspiracy sites.

I saw something somewhere. Might have been a medical situation or an office building..

Wait maybe a TV show setting,,??

I heard something about it on the radio… they just heard it from here say

I've had a few kids out sick lately, not super sick from what I have heard.

I do NOT plan to wear a mask at school while teaching. I may re-evaluate depending.

I also am not getting any booster shots.

We shall see how it all plays out.

Mom of a primary immunodeficiency child, a medically fragile child, and myself with medical needs (like born with a CHD).

I really hope we do not have any mandatory face mask rules again.

For sure it super important at the start.

But with advances in medications, treatments, and the vaccines that work at reducing hospitalization, I feel it should be up to each person to decide.

Now in medical settings, I do think it is wise to request people wear masks. That is the only place we currently mask - ER, hospital, doctors offices. People are sick and germs are aplenty.

We are currently not masking, even dd. But we will reasses when fall comes and dd has said she would mask up in November through mid Jan when it will really peak.

No idea if we will have ds mask at school. Dh does when around students. But when just with a teacher, has it off.

I saw on tv that Covid is the number three cause of death right now. I'll get another booster, but would hate to go back to masks. I teach reading to struggling young readers and a mask really makes is challenging.

I haven’t heard anything about that but I did see a guy wearing one yesterday, walking on the sidewalk outside, by himself in the 100° heat. 🤪 🥵 Even I think that was a little over the top TBH.

I plan to get a booster when the new one is released I think sometime in September along with a flu shot. In the meantime, if cases keep going up here I probably would start to wear one again when I’m in more crowded settings.

I haven't seen anything about reintroducing mask mandates here, but have seen suggestions that it might be a good idea to do so voluntarily, with the uptick in cases. I just have a gut feel that there are more people wearing masks than there were at the start of summer, but it might be I am noticing it because of the news reports on the new variant.

I haven't heard anything but did see a new variant and uptick in cases. I would wear a mask if it gets bad again, even if they don't mandate it. When I travel I still wear one. I haven't heard when the new booster will be available, but I will get that one when it is ready.

It’s fear mongering.

People in masks may be recovering from Covid or medically fragile. There is a new variant, EG5, which is supposed to be more transmissible but no worse than previous versions.

I don't believe we will ever see federal or even state mandated masking. I have seen a few businesses/clinics mandate masks recently.

At my dad's care facility, one positive case is considered an outbreak and they then mandate masking of visitors. I think they may also have residents mask in public areas. I have no problem with that.

They've said that with these last several variants, they are (unfortunately) not really seeing that to be the case. I'm sure it's boosted a tiny bit, but don't count on any significant bump.