Coronavirus in Massachusetts (Boston, Dedham: best time, plates, house)

[Shrewsburried]

Originally Posted by robr2

Kinda sorta. He and Harris have called for a mandate but it is up to each state to do so.

I'm also doubtful they mean 'wearing' in absolute terms. I'm doubtful they'd advocate for spaced outdoor wearing.

On a related note: I was up in northern VT this weekend ... Champlain region ... and adherence to the mask mandate was, at best, very poor outside of the high income/high education regions (e.g., Woodstock). I'm not sure these mandates are particularly effective outside of dense urban areas.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by redplum33

Biden is apparently planning to make masks mandatory. Everywhere.

Originally Posted by robr2

Kinda sorta. He and Harris have called for a mandate but it is up to each state to do so.

Originally Posted by Joe Biden
Every single American should be wearing a mask when they're outside for the next three months, at a minimum. Every governor should mandate mandatory mask-wearing," Biden said, suggesting that widespread mask use could save 40,000 lives over the next three months. "Let's institute a mask mandate nationwide starting immediately, and we will save lives.

^ He said that because he has no power to do anything during the next 3 months.


His plan is making masks mandatory...everywhere. States won't have a choice.

[BostonMike7]

Originally Posted by Shrewsburried

On a related note: I was up in northern VT this weekend ... Champlain region ... and adherence to the mask mandate was, at best, very poor outside of the high income/high education regions (e.g., Woodstock). I'm not sure these mandates are particularly effective outside of dense urban areas.

I was up in rural Maine over the long weekend and saw the same thing. "what virus" is almost the general mindset. Grabbed a breakfast bagel on the way home from a hole-in-the-wall place and even though there were signs on the door saying masks required....nobody had them on, even people prepping food.


We stopped in downtown Portland, and I was impressed. 99% of so compliance on a busy Sat night with lines queued up to grab an outside table. Plenty of people out and about, and pretty much everyone wearing masks when they enter a congested area.

[yesmaybe]

Originally Posted by redplum33

His plan is making masks mandatory...everywhere. States won't have a choice.

Good luck getting unwilling states to actually enforce that.

[Bridge781]

13 people on the swim team at BC have corona. About 60 are also in isolation now.

[Bridge781]

Chatham is on the risky list now:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston....-map-list/amp/

[mdovell]

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

I was up in rural Maine over the long weekend and saw the same thing. "what virus" is almost the general mindset. Grabbed a breakfast bagel on the way home from a hole-in-the-wall place and even though there were signs on the door saying masks required....nobody had them on, even people prepping food.


We stopped in downtown Portland, and I was impressed. 99% of so compliance on a busy Sat night with lines queued up to grab an outside table. Plenty of people out and about, and pretty much everyone wearing masks when they enter a congested area.

Did you get the "Maine Stare". When I went up from Augusta up I find people just stare at you. Former governor LePage was the Trump before Trump. Oddly he's a bartender now.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

I was up in rural Maine over the long weekend and saw the same thing. "what virus" is almost the general mindset. Grabbed a breakfast bagel on the way home from a hole-in-the-wall place and even though there were signs on the door saying masks required....nobody had them on, even people prepping food.

Weird, I'd estimate around 80% compliance in my area. Of course it varies by establishment. I stopped at the Hannaford in Millinocket (near where the recent outbreak was) and they literally stopped you at the door if you didn't have one (and had a stash on hand for those arriving without).

Originally Posted by mdovell

Did you get the "Maine Stare". When I went up from Augusta up I find people just stare at you.

Huh???

Originally Posted by mdovell

Former governor LePage was the Trump before Trump. Oddly he's a bartender now.

Not really...save for his scrappy "my way or the highway" leadership style. Why is that odd that he's a bartender? He's not a super wealthy man or anything, his wife waitressed even while he was governor.

[OutdoorLover]

Fortunately, doctors have learned methods of using existing medications like anti-coagulants and anti-inflammatories in hospitals to mitigate severe cases of Covid-19, which reduces its death toll. However, things aren't actually good even now, and we will soon be entering the high season for cold, flu, and Covid-19.

"Fauci warns US needs to 'hunker down' for fall, winter: 'It's not going to be easy' "
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...ns-us-needs-to

[htfdcolt]

Originally Posted by OutdoorLover

Fortunately, doctors have learned methods of using existing medications like anti-coagulants and anti-inflammatories in hospitals to mitigate severe cases of Covid-19, which reduces its death toll. However, things aren't actually good even now, and we will soon be entering the high season for cold, flu, and Covid-19.

"Fauci warns US needs to 'hunker down' for fall, winter: 'It's not going to be easy' "
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...ns-us-needs-to

Anyone know if there's anything different about this year's flu vaccine? I got my shot yesterday, and uncharacteristically for me, had a reaction to it! Hope it ends up helping this season.