Good morning, Sparkies! Happy Lazy Sunday!
No vaccine is 100% effective, and that includes the Covid vaccines. However, you're a lot safer with the vaccine than without it; the vast majority of current cases are among the unvaccinated. And some vaccines are better than others; the Moderna vaccine has been proven to still be about 90% effective six months after the second dose was administered; Pfizer and J&J have proven less effective. These are all very new vaccines, so we're all still learning how well they work.
Ask the politicians who enacted those restrictions.
It's really more to protect the unvaccinated; while breakthrough cases in those vaccinated have happened, they are VERY RARE. And frankly, masks aren't all that effective either as some are better than others; homemade cloth masks have proved to be pretty much useless; an N95 mask is very good, but must be carefully fitted to the face, and most people just don't have the expertise to do it right. *shrugs*
And note that there are some who cannot wear a mask due to medical conditions that aren't outwardly obvious. My mom and I both have a skin condition that is seriously exacerbated by wearing a mask; the constant friction of the mask against the skin causing irritation, trapping the heat from our breath close against the skin, creates conditions that cause flareups. Even wearing a mask as little as five minutes has caused flareups. As repeated flareups will eventually lead to permanent and possibly disfiguring skin damage, we want to minimize this risk as much as possible, so we wear face shields. And there are others with other conditions; those deaf or hard of hearing who need to use lip reading for communication, those who have PTSD, those with sensory issues, those with breathing problems. Some of them can wear face shields, some of them can't. Most people understand, some are a-h0les. So when you (and when I say "you", I mean anyone and everyone who reads this post) see someone without a mask, or a face shield instead of a mask, don't be a jerk. There may be a very good, but not visibly obvious, reason why. [rant mode off]
And now to more (somewhat) pleasant diversions: This week's College Football Roundup! Virginia Tech lost to Miami 38-26, USC lost to UCLA 62-33, Tennessee beat South Alabama 60-14, Rhode Island lost to Elon 43-28, and in the Atlantis Cup standings, Air Force beat Nevada 41-39 in overtime, and Navy lost to East Carolina 38-35. On to next week!
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And note that there are some who cannot wear a mask due to medical conditions that aren't outwardly obvious. My mom and I both have a skin condition that is seriously exacerbated by wearing a mask; the constant friction of the mask against the skin causing irritation, trapping the heat from our breath close against the skin, creates conditions that cause flareups. Even wearing a mask as little as five minutes has caused flareups. As repeated flareups will eventually lead to permanent and possibly disfiguring skin damage, we want to minimize this risk as much as possible, so we wear face shields. And there are others with other conditions; those deaf or hard of hearing who need to use lip reading for communication, those who have PTSD, those with sensory issues, those with breathing problems. Some of them can wear face shields, some of them can't. Most people understand, some are a-h0les. So when you (and when I say "you", I mean anyone and everyone who reads this post) see someone without a mask, or a face shield instead of a mask, don't be a jerk. There may be a very good, but not visibly obvious, reason why. [rant mode off]
And now to more (somewhat) pleasant diversions: This week's College Football Roundup! Virginia Tech lost to Miami 38-26, USC lost to UCLA 62-33, Tennessee beat South Alabama 60-14, Rhode Island lost to Elon 43-28, and in the Atlantis Cup standings, Air Force beat Nevada 41-39 in overtime, and Navy lost to East Carolina 38-35. On to next week!
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