New mask mandates in the Bay Area

I can't say I'm a fan, after getting vaccinated I thought everything was over. But I guess I have to do my part to stop the spread of the new variant, as there are some people who refuse to be vaccinated

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Jenny1234 · 51-55, F

How could you have thought everything was over when there are still covid cases and new variants emerging that even the fully vaccinated can catch?

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@Jenny1234 Fully vaccinated people CAN spread COVID, although getting sick with is is not common. And even among those who do get sick with COVID despite vaccination, it's always very mild. About 160,000,000 Americans have been vaccinated as of a couple weeks ago, and of those people, only 4,500 have experienced severe symptoms of COVID. Less than 800 of them have died, and over 75% of the people who did die were over the age of 80.

That said, you can still carry COVID even if you're vaccinated, and masks do a good job of preventing an infected person from spreading it.