Conavirus......

[jp1]

The news has many stories about vaccines, but I am not hearing anything about once you are vaccinated with your second dose you don't need to wear a mask anymore, though that seems like common sense.

If we could trust people not to lie about having been vaccinated that might be the case. But since we have learned over the last nine months that there are a lot of Americans who have no problem with putting other people’s lives at risk it would never work.

[Tammy]

It doesn’t make sense. If vaccinated you still can carry covid germs. Your body fights it off and you won’t know. But you could spread it. So until nearly everyone is vaccinated we should still mask.

Lots of the above is unknown for sure but that’s the best practice.

Masks for most 2021.

[Tammy]

I know Yppej blocked me but I want the rest of you to know so you can protect yourselves and others.

[bae]

The news has many stories about vaccines, but I am not hearing anything about once you are vaccinated with your second dose you don't need to wear a mask anymore, though that seems like common sense.

Gosh, maybe you could look at the real recommendations.

[iris lilies]

How does this mask requirement for Kansas City MO make any sense? I thought maybe the newspaper got it wrong, but their reporting is correct for ST Louis city and St Louis County.

People in Kansas City are required to wear a mask inside their own home if more than one person is present. !!! Ummm, is ANYONE following that? I would think even the most stringent mask Nazi would find that over the top.


https://themissouritimes.com/where-a...d-in-missouri/


Kansas City

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced a Safer at Home plan for his city on Nov. 16. Individuals are required to wear masks indoors when more than one person is present and outside whenever social distancing cannot occur.

[bae]

I think if you drill down to the fine print of the KC order, you will find that the masks-indoors clause says:

“All Kansas Citians must wear a face covering or mask while indoors in any room, partition, or area where someone from another household is present.“


So it doesn’t appear that you need to wear a mask in your home to be in the same room with your spouse.

Doesn’t make as fun a headline though.

[Teacher Terry]

It only makes sense if the other person doesn’t live with you.

[jp1]

I think if you drill down to the fine print of the KC order, you will find that the masks-indoors clause says:

“All Kansas Citians must wear a face covering or mask while indoors in any room, partition, or area where someone from another household is present.“


So it doesn’t appear that you need to wear a mask in your home to be in the same room with your spouse.

Doesn’t make as fun a headline though.

So it is basically the same as my thought when we moved. We had movers in our old apartment and later in the day our new house. We mostly tried to stay outside, but when we were inside with the movers we wore masks.

This sounds like just another alarmest story like a particular friend of mine on facebook has repeatedly posted. All about how the government is "trying to control you". Yawn. If people would actually wear their f'ing masks as if they cared about other people then specific rules like this wouldn't need to be created. But as yppeg has shown repeatedly, some people have no interest in actually taking responsibility for the health and safety of others, so here we are. Yay freedumb.

[Yppej]

Here's a scenario. Spouse #1 lives in Nevada and is retired, over 60 and thus higher risk. Spouse #2 works in California and stays there overnights, returning to Nevada periodically to visit Spouse #1. Should the spouses wear masks around each other at home to protect Spouse #1?

What if Spouse #1 engages in high risk activities with friends such as hosting indoor card games and going out to eat in restaurants? In that case does Spouse #1 still need to be protected from Spouse #2?

[Rogar]

Here's a scenario. Spouse #1 lives in Nevada and is retired, over 60 and thus higher risk. Spouse #2 works in California and stays there overnights, returning to Nevada periodically to visit Spouse #1. Should the spouses wear masks around each other at home to protect Spouse #1?

What if Spouse #1 engages in high risk activities with friends such as hosting indoor card games and going out to eat in restaurants? In that case does Spouse #1 still need to be protected from Spouse #2?

Practically speaking, I think it's unlikely for spouses in their own homes to mask up. In your example, I think the people will just need to assume a higher likelihood of getting Covid and exposing others to it, or change their lifestyles. It's a potentially dangerous game of odds.