Because masks haven been politicized. Good news be damned.

The real problem to solve is how does America (maybe other countries idk) recover from this intense polarization that only increased in the last year. Personally this has given me a new perspective on alot of people

Hopefully they're careful with vaccines. There are people who don't like being told what to do and will ignore the government out of spite (mostly rural Republicans and libertarians). Doubling down on telling people they have to get vaccinated won't work for the same reason. Not that this is telling people what to do; you just have to be careful with policy so it doesn't backfire.

Biden appointing Fauci as his chief medical advisor was a mistake because Fauci has been politicized. Democrats will get the shot regardless, so finding a new face would have sent a signal to Republicans.

I hear this statement a lot and don't get it. Of course masks are politicized. Everything in modern day society is political in some way or another, since everything can be interpreted to suit some political ideology or another.

Correct. That is the problem. I think you do actually “get it.”

Unfortunately for many, rescinding the mask mandates means removing a rather convenient tool to twist the arms of their political opponents.

(as evidenced by the sheer number of downvotes in this thread, wowzers)

I’ve been wondering the same thing. This is massively good news, and I’m amazed it seems to be getting such short shrift.

I went to Taco Bueno on the way home and didn’t wear a mask. Showed the teller the headline… then found out he couldn’t read.

So yeah that wasn’t awesome.

But this news is. First time I haven’t worn a mask in like a year.

>Short shrift

It's been on the front page of CNN, Fox, Washington Post, Wallstreet Journal, Bloomberg...

Couldn't read in that he was being dense or couldn't read in that he was actually illiterate? How do you survive like that?