XCR1250 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he's lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions. US needs to hold on for another 2 or 3 months without easing Covid-19 measures, experts say. Here's what's at stake Abbott made the announcement during a Lubbock Chamber of Commerce event where he issued an executive order rescinding most of his earlier executive orders like the mask mandate. Abbott said businesses of any type will be allowed to open 100% beginning March 10. "Too many Texans have been sidelined from employment opportunities. Too many small business owners have struggled to pay their bills. This must end. It is now time to open Texas 100%," he said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves also announced Tuesday the end to all county mask mandates and that businesses can reopen at 100% capacity. The new orders will go into effect Wednesday, Tate said. "Our hospitalizations and case numbers have plummeted, and the vaccine is being rapidly distributed. It is time!," Reeves tweeted Tuesday. Texans have 'mastered' avoiding Covid, Abbott says Abbott's announcement comes as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to drop across the country. However, health experts say relaxing restrictions now could lead to another surge, especially with the variants spreading. In the last year, Texans have "mastered the daily habits to avoid getting Covid," Abbott said. As of Monday, 6.57% of Texans have been fully vaccinated, according to Johns Hopkins University. Abbott said Tuesday 5.7 million vaccine shots have been administered in the state, there is a surplus of personal protective equipment (PPE) and "10 million Texans have recovered from Covid." Biden now says US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May "Removing state mandates does not end personal responsibility and caring for your family members, friends and others in your community," Abbott said. "People and businesses don't need the state telling them how to operate." In a statement Tuesday, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she disagreed with the governor's decision. "Taking away critical public health interventions" that are working won't make Texas communities safer or speed up the return to normalcy, Hidalgo said. "Every time public health measures have been pulled back, we've seen a spike in hospitalizations," Hildago's statement read. Hildago said the country is "inching closer to the finish line of this pandemic." "Now is not the time to reverse the gains we've worked so hard to achieve," the judge's statement read. "At best, today's decision is wishful thinking. At worst, it is a cynical attempt to distract Texans from the failures of state oversight of our power grid." 'I value different things now.' Readers share how the pandemic will change their spending habits Jason Brewer, spokesman for the retail lobbying group Retail Industry Leaders Association, said in a statement that "relaxing common-sense safety protocols like wearing masks is a mistake." "Going backwards on safety measures will unfairly put retail employees back in the role of enforcing guidelines still recommended by the CDC and other public health advocates," Brewer's statement read. "It could also jeopardize the safety of pharmacies and grocers that are gearing up as vaccination centers." People who don't wear masks won't be penalized Abbott said he knows some officials will worry that opening the state 100% will lead to worsening of Covid in their communities. He says his executive order addresses that concern. "If Covid hospitalizations in any of the 22 hospital regions in Texas rise above 15% of the hospital bed capacity in that region for seven straight days, then a county judge in that region may use Covid mitigation strategies in their county," Abbott said. On a county level, though, a judge cannot put anyone in jail for not following Covid orders and no penalties can be imposed for people who do not wear masks, Abbott said. "If restrictions are imposed at the county level, all entities must be allowed to operate at at least 50% capacity," he said. The mayors of Mission, Houston and Dallas all said they would continue to either encourage mask wearing or require masks in their respective city buildings, despite Abbott's executive order. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Abbott's announcement "really undermines all of the sacrifices that have been made by medical professionals, doctors, nurses, EMS workers, firefighters, police officers, municipal workers, people in the community." Austin Mayor Steve Adler told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday night that everyone in the city was "just dumbfounded" over Abbott's announcement. "It's mind-boggling, given where we are," Adler said. He said that they have worked so hard to "get at the risk" of Covid-19 in the city and Travis County. Adler said he and Travis County Judge Andy Brown sent a letter to the governor's office Tuesday morning "begging him not to do it." The city will continue its mask mandate and the chamber of commerce in Travis County issued a statement urging its member businesses to continue to require masks as well, Adler said. "This is self-help at this point," Adler said. Dave Alsup, Jamiel Lynch, Kay Jones, Gisela Crespo, Nathaniel Meyersohn, Chris Boyette, Carma Hassan and Leslie Perrot contributed to this report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Weird. So if you want to wear a mask or require others in your business to do so......................YOU STILL CAN????!!!! OOOOOOHHHHHH, I dont like that. sounds scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 TBH i think opening up and keeping masks requirements out there even though the protection may not be great would have been the way to go. It's what FL has done and it has worked very well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Imagine being a grown man and still believing in masks 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 28 minutes ago, ACE said: Imagine being a grown man and still believing in masks Doctors is stoopid, they don't no yur Sciences 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tinker said: Doctors is stoopid, they don't no yur Sciences Well you’re stupid for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, ACE said: Well you’re stupid for sure So it's not just the 900 that's lame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 They were gushing about our Governor on the radio. Thanking her for her little piddling of freedom and wisdom....then go on to bash states who are fully open. A lot of stupid people in this state. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 51 minutes ago, ACE said: Imagine being a grown man and still believing in masks What wrong with you boy. Don't you trust the experts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 If all it takes is me not wearing a napkin on my nose to take you out of the gene pool then that’s what needs to happen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 24 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: What wrong with you boy. Don't you trust the experts? Good God! 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, ACE said: If all it takes is me not wearing a napkin on my nose to take you out of the gene pool then that’s what needs to happen Nailed it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Y'All should take a trip to a Hospital and see all the dumb people workin there, maybe even go inside n set'm straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Imagine being dumb enough to compare keeping bacterial saliva out of a sterilized environment during open surgery to trying to keep the common cold from floating Around with a napkin over your nose and imagine thinking trying to stop the cold from going around is actually a good idea. It’s a terrible idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 22 minutes ago, ACE said: Imagine being dumb enough to compare keeping bacterial saliva out of a sterilized environment during open surgery to trying to keep the common cold from floating Around with a napkin over your nose and imagine thinking trying to stop the cold from going around is actually a good idea. It’s a terrible idea You are absolutely correct about why the Docs and RN's wear Masks in Hospitals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 So much for the Leading USA Expert: Shedding Light on the Dishonorable Record of Dr. Fauci - A Real Mengele - Fort Russ (fort-russ.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Texas removed the mask mandate to scare all the Californians away 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorider Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Masks work great, just look at the data from here in Indiana. Red line is when they started the mandate. Seriously, how can anyone look at this and think the masks did anything? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalina Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I don't know. I see an upward trend to the left of the red line, then leveled off for the most part for two months. From October on, the trend was a lot like that nationwide. Are you sure you can predict what the slope would have looked like without masks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 hours ago, ACE said: Imagine being dumb enough to compare keeping bacterial saliva out of a sterilized environment during open surgery to trying to keep the common cold from floating Around with a napkin over your nose and imagine thinking trying to stop the cold from going around is actually a good idea. It’s a terrible idea Wait. You're saying a mask keeps things in your mouth ? No fucking way, a mask doesn't protect you from Chinese Microns it just strips your body of Freedom. If it's just for surgery why are they wearing them in Admissions, Emerg, Xray etc.. you stupid cunt. Dbl dog dare ya to go in there and tell'm they're all doin it wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted March 3, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 hours ago, XCR1250 said: You are absolutely correct about why the Docs and RN's wear Masks in Hospitals. When trying to prevent Doctors and nurses from getting covid when dealing with covid positive patients they don’t wear anything that resembles what the public is wearing to prevent covid contracting covid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayatodaU.P.eh? Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 30 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said: Hooo leee faaaawk!!! Heavy on the Ho part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayatodaU.P.eh? Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Bunker Joe says youre all Neanderthals with states cancelling mask mandates. In other news..... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 hours ago, BOHICA said: When trying to prevent Doctors and nurses from getting covid when dealing with covid positive patients they don’t wear anything that resembles what the public is wearing to prevent covid contracting covid So they wear less ? Just imagine if you dinks had to wear an N95 and a shield LoL. Let's get back on track and bragging about infecting friends and relatives... let's not forget the unsuspecting too !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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