re: JBE Press conference at 1PM on 9/28/2021: Mask Mandate extended again

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So this a-hole doc is going to ignore the data and try to tell everyone that things are still terrible.

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Been doing it for months, there's no reason to stop now.

Melinda Deslatte
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@JoeKanter
: "We are encouraged that the trends are going in the right direction. It’s clear now that we spiked with delta somewhere around the middle of August and have been making consistent progress since." Cautions that a lot of COVID-19 remains, risk high. #lalege #lagov

It impacts my kid who is 7 and will still be required to wear a mask at school.

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Then how were cases going down during the spring of 2020?

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I’m sure you meant Spring of 2021 (otherwise you’re being purposely obtuse,) but masks have been mandated since Summer of 2020. The worst spikes of Covid with the most death happened after masks had been mandated for 6 months and most mandates were lifted with no spike for 3 months.

The logic behind the masks making a difference only works if you think that it took 6 months for masks to actually work and the virus laid dormant for 2.5 months before making a return after most people stopped masking.

Why are JBE and his medical advisers so anti-vaccine? At this point anyone pushing a mask mandate for vaccinated individuals should get lumped in with anti-vaxers.

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For god sakes someone ask him the science behind the mask extension

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He said his reasons in the press conference. And it's quite simply because they (JBE and LDH) believe masks reduce spread and transmission rates. Unfortunately, I don't think there is anything out there that will convince them otherwise.

He also implied that masks will remain in place/extended until the vaccine is available to all ages.

frickin bullshite .. latest daily count in JP was 40

I hate Louisiana so much

Oh yea, the kids