jack action
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In California, unvaccinated people are required to wear masks in indoor public settings and businesses. Scientifically speaking, I don't get the logic behind this policy.
As of now, a vaccine is easily available, so the only excuse for not being vaccinated is that you don't want to. People who are vaccinated are protected, so unvaccinated people take a risk that only concerns themselves. To me, that feels pretty much like the best democratic referendum you can have.
But even assuming the state is concerned with everyone's health (vaccinated or not), then shouldn't the mask be mandatory for everyone, since vaccinated people can still most likely spread Covid? Even worst, since more of them would be asymptomatic compared to unvaccinated people getting Covid, wouldn't there be more of them unknowingly spreading the coronavirus? If one had to choose between the two groups, one might even argue that it would be better if vaccinated people wear masks.
As of now, a vaccine is easily available, so the only excuse for not being vaccinated is that you don't want to. People who are vaccinated are protected, so unvaccinated people take a risk that only concerns themselves. To me, that feels pretty much like the best democratic referendum you can have.
But even assuming the state is concerned with everyone's health (vaccinated or not), then shouldn't the mask be mandatory for everyone, since vaccinated people can still most likely spread Covid? Even worst, since more of them would be asymptomatic compared to unvaccinated people getting Covid, wouldn't there be more of them unknowingly spreading the coronavirus? If one had to choose between the two groups, one might even argue that it would be better if vaccinated people wear masks.