Is It Too Soon To Lift Covid Mask Mandates?

As Covid-19 cases continue to drop across the country, some cities and states are rolling back their mask mandates, but health experts say lifting Covid-19 measures might be premature. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Uche Blackstock explains whether it’s too early to roll back mandates and how it could impact case numbers around the country. 

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[DoyleHargraves-hrcl]

The science changed as soon as midterms came up. Imagine that.

[crownuk]

Never had to wear them in the first place

[imtheonehero]

Yes its too soon. I went out for the first time in months and caught covid 3 weeks ago. I'm fully vaccinated as well

[freesia_]

just end the freaking face diapers already. Newsflash- they look ridiculous

[Flumazenil]

No one is preventing some maskcovates from wearing one, two, three or four masks.

[jameselliott]

The superbowl made me believe it had already been lifted. But suppose the celebs need to be seen. And being seen is more important than the health of everyone else. That's what I was told. Wear your mask to protect others.

[NoLongerNeedThis]

When I was a kid, my parents taught me some crucial lessons. This one aged the best: Never trust a masked man.

[richyp]

Imagine still believing that this is about your health. 🤣🤣

[weirdorwhat]

If you are willing to trade your freedom for a little security than you deserve neither freedom nor security.
Benjamin Franklin.

[Alfarojv]

"If someone dies WITH covid-19, we are counting that as a Covid-19 death." - Direct quote from Dr. Birx at the Coronavirus Task Force press conference. You could literally make a stuffy nose the leading cause of death using this rule.

[Alfarojv]

Imagine an expert Doctor telling you to:
Wear a mask when you enter a restaurant and
Remove it 45 seconds later once you're seated

[Alfarojv]

"Pfizer has been a "habitual offender", persistently engaging in illegal and corrupt marketing practices, bribing physicians and suppressing adverse trial results. Since 2002 the company and its subsidiaries have been assessed $3 billion in criminal convictions, civil penalties and jury awards." -NCBI [National Center for Biotechnology Information]

[USA-qmbk]

Please bring masks back right before midterms

[acfollowjcor]

Adults that make a big deal about masks are ridiculous.

[weirdorwhat]

WITHOUT Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech; which is the Right of every Man, as far as by it, he does not hurt or control the Right of another.
Benjamin Franklin.

[bmac-]

Soon as it lifts, there is another strain watch..

[r.j]

Just wondering. So super bowl had what 70, 000 people. Pretty much no one had a mask on including celebrities. But your making kids and people in public wear masks ? 🧐🤔

[zebrastripes]

Hmmm, interesting how ending mandates in high population density areas now is portrayed as sophisticated when all efforts to end them in low population density areas has been portrayed as "anti-science." Seems that the portrayal is based more on who is ending the mandate than on the substance of the issue.

[Rich-yjub]

The Covidiots can do what they want. It's thinning them out & that's what we want. 👍👏👏👏

[KingAries]

Maybe at this point I don’t think people care anymore I haven’t wore a mask for about 2 years and most around me don’t either business don’t say anything as it should be a choice .. so even if dropped I think most people wouldn’t even realize it was still a thing