Vain Jangling
If you are fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask.
In May 2021, Americans were told by the CDC and Biden that “they have concluded that fully vaccinated people are at a very, very low risk of getting COVID-19. Therefore, if you’ve been vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask.” From the White House transcript, where Biden states, “Let me repeat: If you are fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask.” [source]
In July 2021, Americans were told by the CDC that it “recommends you wear a mask when you’re in public and indoors, like work and in a grocery store. That’s true for both the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. Why? Because even if you’ve been fully vaccinated and protected from severe illness from COVID-19, you could have the Delta variant in your system and spread it to someone who isn’t vaccinated.” [source]
The vain jangling is not in the possibility of spreading COVID mentioned by the CDC, but rather the initial promise that once vaccinated you would no longer need to wear a mask. The reality is, both vaccinated and unvaccinated are getting COVID; therefore, both vaccinated and unvaccinated can be carriers (and thus spreaders) of COVID. It may be argued “We didn’t know” or “We were hopeful” because “we are learning” or “now we have a variant”, but the fact is these are professionals who are supposed to know or at least not make promises when they do not know. It only creates mistrust and more vain janglings.
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