The mandatory wearing of masks just makes sense, it does not impact on an individual’s freedoms but protects other from contacting Covid. We currently have over 28,000 daily new cases with a possibility of this increasing to 100,000 after the 19th. The current variation at that level will increase hospitalisations and deaths but probably whatever these are it will be acceptable for the freedom of not wearing a mask.
The unknown is that as the number of cases increases so does the risk of a new variation, this may not be controlled by current vaccinations.
The question is would you rather wear a mask and reduce the numbers and the possibility of creating a new variation or take Boris’s gamble and throw them away. He appears to have forgone data for dates.

Back to full capacity. eh?? Mmmmm! I wonder how many times during the rest of the season clubs will actually experience this. Sad to say I can't see the crowds at BV being much higher than what we've seen so far. I've spoken to previous seasoned fans who have shown apathy as to whether they will be coming back or not.

"normal" face masks do not prevent you from being at risk. they are useful for about 15 minutes.
The only masks to protect you would be an FFP3 or FFP2 mask.
The link between infection, hospitalisation and death has been broken by vaccines - slow increase in hospitalisation in relation to higher infections - flat line of deaths in relation to hospitalisations.
This then in turn will be broken by herd immunity.
This is the time to get back to normal. No point in waiting till Sept/Oct as that is the beginning of the flu season (remember flu - it disappeared of the face of the earth from Sept 2020-March 2021)
If people want to wear a mask, that's OK with me - but I wont be wearing one.

The link between infections, hospitalisations and deaths has not been broken and that is a fact. The problem however is the more cases the more chances of a new variation.

I think you'll find normal masks do work, imagine you having covid try spitting wearing a mask you'll find it won't get further than your lips, it's not all about breathing germs in the idea is to restrict passing germs on when you don't know you have it.
I have respect for others when it's required in shops but I do relax in open areas

I didnt say that they didn't "work." I said they were only beneficial for a short time.
Also, you cant spit through your nose - unless I've missed something - but yet there are numerous people wearing them that don't cover their nose with their mask on making them just as useless as not wearing one - even if they do only work for a limited time.
And those that have been wearing a mask have contracted covid - so that point of yours falls down big time.

Really?
I think the data clearly shows it has.

not being cocky was bagging us !
the state of origin was moved to QLD so it could have crowds
people here are not getting vaccinated here thats the problem

The government’s scientific advisors say weakened but not broken unless you know better.

Looking forward to the restrictions being removed and a sense of normality returning. If people choose to keep wearing a mask, fine with me, I will be glad to ditch mine. If we don't open up fully now with the vulnerable vaccinated we never will. Economic recovery is intertwined with health recovery as the more deprived in society have been the most affected by the restrictions. Time to let the younger generations get back to normal life too as their mental health must be awful after 18 months of disrupted education and social life.

Now your just being stupid

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