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.
To add to the growing list of sources about this here's an article from the ACLU just prior to the pandemic about how these laws have been used. I can't believe I missed this before:
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/americas-mask-bans-in-the-age-of-face-recognition-surveillance
A timely update from the ACLU on the subject:
@fitterhappierAJ
The more I read about US politics, the more amazed I am that they are the sole super power in the world and being called "leaders of the free world"
I'm not going to take credit for this, nor do I know who to credit, but I saw a description of the US recently that said "50 third world countries stuck together that pool their money for a giant military" and I think it's disturbingly apt at times.
"The mayor of NYC, recently knighted by the Biden administration, has taken up a crusade against masking. He suggests mask use helps criminals by telling shops that they shouldn’t let in people wearing a mask."
https://easychair.substack.com/p/the-war-on-masks
The "science" of constant reinfection laid out by @fitterhappierAJ