Xmara wrote:-SARS- wrote:
Just because the virus hasn't been eradicated doesn't mean you need mandatory masks and social distancing.
Flu hasn't been eradicated. Have you had masks and social distancing ever since 1918? No. The fatality rate went down on its own due to natural immunity, and that was even before they invented flu shots.
Measles hasn't been eradicated despite the existence of a very effective vaccine. Do you need masks and social distancing to control that? No. You just need to use the vaccine.
After a while, some combination of natural immunity and vaccination will reduce the rate of COVID infections and deaths, even if the virus is not eradicated.
I’m really glad that we might soon not have to worry about masks and social distancing.
I don’t think I could live in a world with permanent mask and social distancing rules. I think that’s why my mental health hasn’t been so great in the past few months.
I’m in the same boat.