I'd like to point out to anyone who thinks that "you do you" public health is sustainable that it's illegal to wear a mask in many public places in the US. This has only been on hold because of the emergency declaration and that's about to end.
For example, let me introduce you to my local law in Florida. Florida State statute 876.12:
Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public way.—No person or persons over 16 years of age shall, while wearing any mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, enter upon, or be or appear upon any lane, walk, alley, street, road, highway, or other public way in this state.
This law was pointed out to my wife by a law enforcement officer who really wanted to arrest her for wearing a mask in a grocery store last year.
If you think you're going to be able to avoid COVID after the end of the emergency declaration you'd better be a full on hermit who never has to venture out.
@BE Oh wow I hadn’t even thought of that. I believe Virginia has a similar law and a similarly awful governor. The only reason he isn’t worse is because we have a very narrow Dem majority in the state senate to serve as a firewall. And to people saying, “just move”, it’s not so easy when your home, family and work are centered in a place. 🥺
It was pointed out to me privately here, that I did post the Virginia law, but didn't discuss the fact that it does, specifically, state that to wear a mask in Virgina you would have to be:
carrying on his person an affidavit from the physician or osteopath specifying the medical necessity for wearing the device and the date on which the wearing of the device will no longer be necessary and providing a brief description of the device.
Perhaps that's a way forward in these places? At least in Virginia it's spelled out. Might be something to consider!