As we approach the one year anniversary of the 15 day lockdown to slow the spread of Covid some states are taking steps to open up and end mask mandates. Just this week the Texas and Mississippi Governors ended their state mask mandates and reopened their states 100%! As the numbers of deaths and infected are falling quicker than the legacy that is Andrew Cuomo some Governors are realizing their states need to reopen and are finally taking the steps necessary to provide their citizens the ability to survive and pay their bills. I support this decision completely. It is actions like these that will define which people begin to live again and which ones will become drones living off the govt for a lifetime. Family finances, mental health, and self sufficiency is what is at risk. So now is the time to decide are you willing to give up your freedoms for "safety" or are you willing to accept risk to support yourself?
Since the beginning of the pandemic I have been an avid supporter of people deciding for themselves the precautions they are willing to take to avoid getting themselves or their families sick. Our government officials have made people think they are the end all be all of information and encourage compliance instead of allowing people to educate themselves and make the decisions. A friend of mine had shared a comic the other day which showed a guy getting the vaccine and then running out and licking all kinds of things like door knobs, animals, etc. My friend commented "Please keep in mind the vaccine is intended to protect others from you. lol". I googles what is a vaccine and found the definition is "A vaccine stimulates your immune system to produce antibodies, exactly like it would if you were exposed to the disease. After getting vaccinated, you develop immunity to that disease, without having to get the disease first." And I commented this shows that vaccines ONLY protect the person not anyone else. After taking a day and discussing this post and my comment with my wife, who has a degree in biology, she helped me realize the personal decision to vaccinate is to protect yourself but the benefits to others is you cannot get the virus and thus it does protect others as well. So I replied to my comment correcting my error. This is what more people need to do! Get educated on a topic and then be willing to admit you were wrong if need be.
I wanted to take this time and post to restate my position on Covid, mask mandates, and lockdowns. First I know Covid is real and exists. The lockdowns while good in intention have proven to do more harm than good. The mask mandates are just ridiculous, the "science" has constantly changed and I have been told it is because as scientists learn more they have to correct their recommendations. While I do understand new evidence can change the recommendations, why not wait until you have a steady conclusion before mandating every American to comply? In the past month we were told that wearing two or three masks would make you safer, if that is true why have we been unprotected with one mask for the past 12 months? I think every single citizen and business should have the freedom to work, be open, mask or no masks, and make the ultimate decision as to what precautions they are willing to take to avoid the risk of contracting Covid. I firmly believe the federal and local govts have taken this opportunity to snatch power and impose regulations that only benefit big corporations and government entities.
There is no reason at this point any state should not be following Texas and Mississippi and ending this ridiculous lockdowns and mask mandates. Next blog I will dive into cancel culture and the woke mobs destruction of everything.
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