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 Jesus. Have you considered a move?
We have actually been planning on moving out of Florida for years, since prior to the pandemic, but we hope to actually pull it off this year.
While I quoted my local one, there's many states that have these same rules. A lot of them are anti-KKK laws that have been enforced, since prior to the pandemic, against people with chemical sensitivies or allergies who wear masks:
I try and keep my pinned posts relevant to things that are ongoing, but, perhaps it's time for this thread to make a comeback with all of the stories out there about states(https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article288384990.html) and universities talking about banning masks.
I thought state legislatures would jump on this immediately at the end of the emergency declaration, and I was wrong about that, but I've always assumed this was coming eventually.
