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Mask Mandates Expanding
COVID is not going away. This is clear. All the promises from political leaders, in particular in the Republican Party, are not panning out. Why? Science and politics should not mix. At the moment we still have a president who wishes all this went away because it will cost him reelection. This is one reason he is acting as if we are back to normal and happy times are here again. It is also based on his belief in the power of positive thinking. He is desperate for this to turn around and still refuses to act on a serious global medical disaster.
In the meantime, local and state authorities are expanding mask mandates because we know they work. Dr. Robert Redfield from the Centers for Disease Control is also recommending masks, as well as US Surgeon General Vice Admiral (VADM) Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H. Even in the face of stubborn resistance from President Donald Trump. This is not just the Blue Liberal states, but deep red freedom-loving Texas is starting to shift. We also have an increasing number of jurisdictions rolling back their state economy openings. Some school districts already announced they are going back to school virtually. This is a rejection of the White House happy talk. And masks, the flashpoint over freedom, are increasingly becoming the norm.
Walmart announced a national mandatory mask policy. They are following places like Costco. The latter has been a…