{"id":364433,"date":"2021-11-09T06:14:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T03:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democrats-bizarrely-wont-end-their-mask-love-affair\/"},"modified":"2021-11-09T06:14:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T03:14:01","slug":"democrats-bizarrely-wont-end-their-mask-love-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-bizarrely-wont-end-their-mask-love-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democrats bizarrely won\u2019t end their mask love affair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Democrats bizarrely won\u2019t end their mask love affair<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Are we at the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning on masking children? It depends on which Democrats you ask.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, vaccines against COVID-19 were <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved for 5- to 11-year-olds. And Republicans were swept into local and state offices in several states known for their tough COVID-era restrictions on children. New York Gov. Hochul, who recently re-extended mask mandates down to 2-year-old children, suddenly erupted with a vision that perhaps school mask mandates would end when a majority of children are vaccinated. This was decidedly new. An exit ramp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even the next New York mayor, Democrat Eric Adams, said that, although he wanted to follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, he also wanted to see the mask mandates end by Jan. 1. Without citing a peer-reviewed double-blind study, Adams said, \u201cNot being able to see the smiles of our children has a major impact.\u201d And without the blessing of public-health officials and their pronouncements, he even ventured the commonsensical thought that masks may be inhibiting friendships among children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But other Democrats and public-health officials feel differently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-733.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"New York governor Kathy Hochul\" class=\"wp-image-20078361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-733.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-733.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-733.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently re-extended mask mandates down to 2-year-old children.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI would say, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> view, that out of an abundance of caution, I would keep the masks in place,\u201d said outgoing New York mayor and potential gubernatorial candidate Bill de Blasio. \u201cAt least in the short term because they\u2019ve really worked, because the kids have adapted to them well, the adults have adapted to them well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure de Blasio\u2019s kids are adapting well, as the masks likely spared them some of the marijuana fumes from his office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some COVID-era minor celebrity doctors and public-health experts are opening the door to mask-wearing even if you\u2019re an adult who got your latest booster shot, and perhaps even after COVID is gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-731.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky\" class=\"wp-image-20078365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-731.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-731.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-731.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said those eeeligible for COVID booster vaccines should decide for themselves if it\u2019s necessary.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jim Lo Scalzo\/Pool via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSome older adults, especially those with chronic illness, can be more susceptible to viruses like RSV,\u201d Dr. Sachin Jain told ABC. \u201cFor that reason, it\u2019s best to keep practicing behaviors that will protect the health of older adults in our communities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And then there is Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Have you noticed that even as the estimates of the COVID vaccines\u2019 efficacy against transmission continues to be revised downward, American health officials continually revise the efficacy of masks upward? We\u2019re so lucky that the science works that way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-734.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams\" class=\"wp-image-20078384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-734.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-734.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-734.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams wants mask mandates to end by Jan. 1.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Almost two years ago, Dr. Anthony Fauci told people that masks weren\u2019t very useful against respiratory viruses. That was based on 10 random control trials done between the late 1940s and 2018. But now, masks, even the store-bought ones made of thin jersey, are high-scoring, nonpharmaceutical interventions. And by the way, you should wear them because the CDC has now decided that preventing the transmission of the common cold is more important than humans relating to each other face to face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The head of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, still supports \u201cuniversal masking\u201d in schools, whether or not those kids are vaccinated. It\u2019s all about protecting teachers. But she appeared at a conference and took off her mask while sitting in on a panel discussion. When challenged she responded by noting that she wears \u201ca mask most of the time indoors\u201d and claimed that panelists \u201ctook them off as people were having a hard time hearing us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-732.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers\" class=\"wp-image-20078388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-732.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-732.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/dems-and-masks-732.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, supports \u201cuniversal masking\u201d in schools.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/John Minchillo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ah, that\u2019s our Randi! Her organization lobbied the CDC to make guidance for schools so tight that in many states children as young as 3 years old aren\u2019t allowed to take off their masks so they can be heard by their vaccinated speech therapists. But when Randi wants to be heard clearly, she can set the standards aside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Randi was heard as through a mask, dimly. But when the time is right we shall see one another face to face. And I think many of us will remember this nonsense when the day of judgment comes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>From National Review.\u00a0<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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It depends on which Democrats you ask.\u00a0 Last week, vaccines against COVID-19 were approved for 5- to 11-year-olds. 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