I live in Red Texas. I’m starting to see masks popping up again where there were previously almost none. We are still in the minority, but each day I seem to see more of them.
Yes…I live in Litchfield County which last I heard was not substantially affected. BUT come on. This isn’t a very big state. Many people cross into the other counties for work, shopping, recreation, etc. E.g. DH works in Middlesex County. I go to Hartford County too. We mask up.
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Los Angeles county here. Even when the mask mandate was lifted on June 15th, most people continued to wear them. It was advised recently that masks need to be worn again indoors because of delta and people are complying. Basically we’ve been wearing them the whole time. The only thing that has changed is there is less masking outdoors. For a good while we were wearing at the beach, walking in our neighborhood etc.
Masks are mandated indoors again, beginning today at 12:00 AM here in the 7 (of 9) SF Bay Area counties.
I predict things are going to get ugly soon with the general U.S. public as more places go back to requiring masks and the vaccine reluctant staying reluctant. I feel like this time around people are NOT going to be polite on either side.
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Agreed.
Here in CT, it’s a recommendation that folks mask indoors in the designated counties. But many businesses are making this a requirement which is their right to do. Some folks just don’t like that at all. They feel if it’s “only” a recommendation, they shouldn’t have to do it.
NYC just announced requirement of proof of vaccination for many indoor activities(dining, gym, concerts, etc).
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So awesome.
I live in a very blue suburb of a very blue city. Today at the more upscale grocery 95 percent wearing masks. That’s a change from just a few weeks ago when it was maybe 25 percent.
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I think it is changing very quickly. Denver mayor announced some vaccination mandates today and highly recommends masks at indoor places. Schools will require masks (I think in all prek-12).
Today I was in a neighboring county, in a mall, and it was very obvious that masks were not being encouraged. Lots of families, with kids who were not eligible for vaccinations, but no masks.
Sincere question. NYC is going to proof of vaccination in restaurants and other indoor activities. It’s not a red blue thing, because the highest percentage of unvaxxed Americans is POC. So now with this mandate there will be an inordinately increased number of POC being turned away from restaurants and indoor activities. I feel as this will increase the racial divide in this country and cause issues. (I.e. are they being turned away for the color of their skin or for their vaccination status? It can be a slippery slope.)
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Actually, the usual demographic with the lowest vaccination rate is Republicans (who tend to be disproportionately White). Regarding people of color, Pacific, Asian, and Native people tend to have higher vaccination rates than White people, while Latino and Black people tend to have lower vaccination rates. But the latter are more likely to be merely hesitant or worried about (sometimes inaccurate) issues like potential costs, time off work that they cannot afford, identification requirements, etc., while Republicans are more likely to be strongly opposed to getting the vaccine at all.
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@ucbalumnus Point taken. You’ve obviously researched it more than I have and I will continue to read up on it. However, you didn’t answer my question.
And I apologize that I did not word my post in question form. Do you think the opportunity for increased racial divide is possible if proportionately an increased number of POC are refused entrance? It’s a concern if mine.
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Boston’s Mayor rejects vax requirements for indoor dining.
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Possible. But it is also possible that (White) Republicans will do most of the complaining, while some the merely hesitant Latino and Black people may be tipped into getting vaccinated.
since there are few Republicans in Manhattan, and most of those are already vaccinated, any such complaining will never be heard…
I’d suggest the greatest dividing line on vaccination is education. The more educated tend to be more receptive to vaccination. The disparate vaccination rates among different groups, whether measured by politics or ethnicity, are highly correlated with their respective educational background.
That’s not always true. My BIL is a chemical engineer. He and two of his children, a biomedical engineer and a marine engineer, are highly educated and not getting vaccinated. I hope they’re outliers.
Of course not. I only suggested a high correlation.