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You're a Canadian. Of course you've never met a handout that you didn't like. In other news: Water is Wet.
Oh so Canada not only is falling down on distribution, but also in helping with monies to help their families.
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Days after governors in Texas and Mississippi announced that their states would ease coronavirus restrictions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published new research reaffirming that mask mandates can slow the spread of the coronavirus and that increased virus cases and deaths are associated with allowing dining at restaurants.
Researchers found that case counts and deaths “slowed significantly” within 20 days of putting mask mandates into place, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said at a White House news briefing Friday, reaffirming federal guidance that people should wear masks when they are in public and around others.
“I know the idea of relaxing mask-wearing and getting back to everyday activities is appealing, but we’re not there yet,” Walensky said. “And we have seen this movie before: When prevention measures like mask mandates are rolled back, cases go up.”
Too late for masks. I drove down the beach today and it was packed. No masks.
Albertsons Companies, one of the nation's biggest supermarket and pharmacy chains, initially said it would drop its requirements that customers wear face masks in its stores and that only its 325,000 workers would still need to cover their faces. But the company revised its plans on Friday.
"Our front-line associates have not had full access to the vaccine. Subsequently, our stores and facilities in Texas will continue to require masks for associates, vendors and customers regardless of the mask mandate being lifted," a spokesperson for the company said in an emailed statement, referencing the governor's order in Texas, which takes effect on Wednesday, March 10.
Albertsons operates stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia under banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs. The company also runs more than 1,700 pharmacies in its grocery stores, and is among the 21 national chains and independent networks participating in a federal program to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines across the U.S.
Other participants in the federal effort are not ready to let customers enter their stores and pharmacies without masks.
The Magnolia Pharmacy in Magnolia, Texas, will continue to require masks "for the comfort of my staff and patients," explained owner Steven Hoffart, who noted the nature of the business means sick people frequently walk in. "It's not just about COVID, it's for the stomach bug, flu, any illness, the cough, a cold — if I can keep it from spreading to my staff, that's the biggest reason we ask patients to wear masks," Hoffart said.
... while US COVID-19 infections have slowed they have plateaued at a high level. 519,000 US souls have perished in one year. Vaccines are on the way but this is not the time to stop wearing mask, social distancing or washing your hands.
We're about to find out. I live in a tourist area and I've never seen so many folks on the coast. Beaches are packed. The casinos are at full capacity.
Florida is also open for business.
Spring Break veers toward ‘normal’ in Florida – despite coronavirus pandemic
Nary a face mask was to be found this week as college students flocked to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a traditional hotspot for the annual Spring Break ritual of beer, bikinis and boisterous behavior.
"Florida hasn’t skipped a beat," Michigan resident Jack Gumeinny, 21, told the Sun Sentinel of South Florida as he surveyed the sunny scene along the city’s famous Strip.
He last visited two years ago but returned "to see what it’s like now with COVID," he told the newspaper.
The Davenport University junior wasn’t fazed by a lack of social distancing among his fellow revelers.
"We’re not in the at-risk group," he said.
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Further south, more party people were gathering in Miami Beach, which is making a Spring Break comeback this year after ending the party early in 2020, according to the Miami Herald.
"I feel like I needed a break," Ohio resident Akilah Cooper, 29, told the Herald as she soaked up the sunshine in a red bikini after flying south for a visit.
Duh I wonder how I got itNo Mask No Brains
Mask Rules & Citations
All persons throughout Miami-Dade County are still required to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public, at parks, and inside all establishment but are not required to have them on under the following exceptions only:
- At or inside a private residence;
- Inside a private automobile;
- At or inside any religious institution, without limitation;
- Inside a hotel, motel, or commercial lodging establishment guest room, or inside any apartment;
- Children under the age of two years;
- Persons who cannot wear a mask or facial covering due to an existing medical condition;
- Individual who is hearing impaired or an individual who is communicating with an individual who is hearing impaired;
- Where federal or state safety or health regulations prohibit the wearing of facial coverings;
- Persons swimming or engaged in other activities which may cause the facial covering to become wet;
- Persons are actively eating or drinking at restaurants or smoking; and
- While a person is receiving services which require access to that person’s nose or mouth.
- Persons actively engaged in strenuous physical activity outdoors if social and physical distancing can be guaranteed or participating in organized sports as defined by Emergency Order 29-20, as amended; facial coverings must be put on by athletes and other individuals standing on the sidelines of sports competitions;
- If a person is (1) stationary, (2) outdoors, and (3) a fixed physical barrier, marker, or obstruction exists to ensure a separation of not less than 10 feet between the stationary individual and all other persons.
All persons in violation of the Emergency Order 20-20, as amended, will be issued a civil citation and may be subject to fines and penalties at a later date or charged criminally pursuant to Sec. 252.50, Fla. Stat.
https://www.miamigov.com/Government/Stand-Up-Miami/Mask-Rules-Citations
Duh You don't wear masks in the water
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