Its sad that these issues have been politicized by elected officials on both sides which makes it impossible to focus on a subset of common sense protective measures. Blue states adopted totally irrational and inequitable shutdowns based on absurd definitions of “essential businesses”. Red states are prohibiting ANY mask requirements in the name of “personal liberty” even where local public health officials deem them effective. Cuomo, who was the patron of closures last year now says no closures in a desperate effort to find some popularity to help him avoid impeachment. A well-known Satmar chassid who owns one of the largest nursing home chains in the U.S. has mandated vaccination for all his 75,000 employees following similar ultimatums from some of the nation’s largest employers. There is a common sense “middle-ground”, but politics makes it harder to find it.
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