Good for Norrh Carolina. Several states have already done this & more are getting onboard. The science tells us this is this is the prudent thing to do for the general population.
âAt riskâ people are free to make their own decisions, as is anyone else. 
The problem with not having reasonable mandates is that many people who have not been fully vaccinated will choose not to wear a mask or be socially distanced indoors.
Your freedom ends where mine begins, and freely spreading COVID-19 doesn't help many people.
And to be clear, the science does not say that getting rid of reasonable mandates (like masking up and being socially distant) is a good idea.
The states that have chosen to drop these mandates will experience increases in illness and death compared to the states that haven't chosen to do so.
This should drive KN95 prices further down for places that still need them.
Good info, it appears a little under half the states have a mask mandate.
All states are listed with a YES or No along with other pertinent information.
Article is dated May 14 2021.
Not surprising. 
Not considering the source.
Evidence speaks for itself. Doesnât matter who presents it. Questions must be asked. Besides, this is global, people under fire will have to answer to the world.
2 + 2 = 4⌠not 5.
pic is a link
Very true, but if it's polemic/controversial then it shouldn't be presented or asked on this forum. That's all I'm asking of users here.
And?
At what point were mask policies introduced in each of those states?
Were there any other policies implemented in the various states that would effect infection rates?
Why did you select only four states?
Your chart isnât overly useful.
I see âquestions askedâ a lot over the last year, that are not questions, they are actually insinuations dropped into the internet, if you pack them up as questions you donât have to bother backing them up with actual data. People âaskingâ those questions are not seeking answers.
For me really cheap and tiring, for others very damaging. ⌠
A Misleading C.D.C. Number
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/briefing/outdoor-covid-transmission-cdc-number.html
Is this some kind of a bad joke from the CDC ?
Zombie Preparedness
https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/index.htm
Exactly. Well said.
Everyone has a right to make their own decisions, whether based on fact or fiction or based on nothing more than a whim. I donât pretend to be an authority on truth or science, but like most here I also have strong convictions. I just choose not to share them on this forum, and I expect everyone else to do the same.
No, not at all. They have had this up for a few years now. Basically, all disaster preparedness is the same; by giving this a rediculous premise, people are more likely to read it and therefore become educated.
Please note that the topic of this thread has been changed to:
Coronavirus **personal experiences** thread
Back when this thread got started over a year ago, there was very little reliable information about COVID, and most of us didn't quite know what to think. So this thread served its purpose with many helpful comments and links. But at this point, there is no shortage of news and/or disinformation and/or opinions and/or predictions and/or facts from any number of outlets that align with one's personal views and preferences. By now, almost everyone has drawn their own conclusions regarding COVID and nothing will change their mind. So it's no longer necessary or permitted on BLF to post links, quotes, opinions, facts, theories, or anything else apart from your own personal experiences relating to COVID.
Thanks in advance to everyone here for helping to keep the peace.
Good idea 
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