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Originally Posted by Chris
You’re not comparing apples with apples, as I think you know.
We’re not discussing mask-wearing during the novel infection for which there was no natural immunity and no vaccine. We’re discussing mask-wearing in the present context, in which the link between infection and serious illness has demonstrably been broken.
The heightened level of hospitalisation compared to winter flu is overwhelmingly being driven by younger people who thought they knew better and didn’t bother getting jabbed when invited to do so. That will change. We know the vaccines work.
And actually, wearing a mask is a hardship for a great many people. I’m dealing with it week in, week out at church, with a lot of people who have been isolated for a long time, who are craving social contact and who are finding it very difficult to reconnect from behind a mask. Sunday morning worship is also extremely meaningful for them and it’s being hindered by the fact that everyone in Scotland is still meant to be wearing a mask in church even while singing (no masks required on the sweaty dance floor up the road on a Saturday night though). We’re thankful that the masks can at least come off for a few minutes afterwards over tea and biscuits.
There are other things than covid that are injurious to human health. The pandemic has exacted a serious cost in terms of mental well-being and the worst thing we can do now is exacerbate that problem with unnecessary restrictions on daily life.
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Sorry, you’re the one who brought cold & flu into this in the first place.
Whilst the vaccines work you’re missing a key point, protection degrades over time. Have a look at the latest figures coming out of Israel over five times the cases in those double jabbed vs those with a third booster jab (the majority still being unvaccinated of course)
To those that having difficulties reconnecting from behind a mask, I’d suggest they would have greater difficulties reconnecting whilst either on a ventilator or, worse, dead.
Wearing a mask is about as difficult as wearing a seatbelt, or a crash helmet.