Letter: ‘I am frightened by the possibility that council members could vote to ban mask mandates’

It’s been recently proven (once again, though any of us with two sticks to rub together in our brains could’ve already told you…) that masks are detrimental to child development and social skills. And this woman, who is afraid of people’s faces, is a SCHOOL PSYCOLOGIST. Vancouver, we can do better for our children by hiring educated people for our school districts, don’t you think?

Are you suggesting that bus drivers and teachers aren’t currently wearing their masks, and that is why they are getting covid? Or are you suggesting that bus drivers and teachers are getting covid because their masks are not effective?

Also, if the County Council bans mask mandates, it doesn’t mean you can’t wear a mask. It just means that people get to choose whether they wear a mask or not. It might seem scary to you at first, but you will get used to it. And it won’t make any difference in transmission. As your letter suggests, students, teachers, and bus drivers are already getting covid…while wearing their masks.

The title of your article perfectly illustrates why you have the OPINION that you do. You being frightened has clouded your ability to think rationally and clearly. You’ve made many unscientific assumptions, and used your fear as the proof that they are true. Masks don’t work, and the data is clear on that. But, if you believe they do, wear one. If your concerned because I’m not wearing one, wear 2. Clearly, the vaccines don’t work either, but I’ll defend your right to get one. Keep yourself as safe as you can, and I’ll do the same for myself. And please, quit wearing the mask over your eyes, do some research, and use some critical thinking skills.

unfortunately, only an N-95 rated mask or similarly rated mask, that actually fits the face of a person (this is difficult to find for a child’s small face) will actually help in eliminated some transmission rates. However, the pieces of fabric in a cloth mask, or even a regular paper mask, does not do the trick. It would be fair to say that if our county continues to enforce the mandate, that there should be a FREE supply of N-95 masks, (both adult and child size masks) to be given out daily to ALL people going into public spaces — To afford a properly fit N-95 mask that has to be disposed of and a new one worn replenished daily, is a privilege, that most people cannot afford. If you aren’t wearing a proper mask that actually works to eliminate transmission, then there is no point in wearing a mask at all, and the mandate should be void, due to the psychological cognitive issues that go along with mask wearing for children. If the benefit of the mask cannot outweigh the mental health risks then this should not be something forced upon our children or our community. If a person actually has the privilege to pay for an N-95 mask each day (which it is recommended that it even gets switched out throughout the day), then those that are privileged enough to afford this, should wear them for their own health concerns. Anyone can wear a mask if they want to, but their regular cloth and paper masks are not doing any good, and possibly doing more harm than good.

The Author makes a valid point: if we upset the mask mandates, we may end up sending kids home again for remote learning which, I’m sure you will all agree, is much harder on our children than simply wearing a mask.

Omicron spreads so much faster than previous variants, and we already have a spike in cases in our schools. It’s not time to let up on safety, but to push ahead, wisely.

Boy oh boy oh boy !!!! I sincerely hope that they vote NO to ALL mandates! Half of the staff shortages are from FIRING unvaxxed people! I have ZERO sympathy for ANY business or school that is FORCING the shots onto people. Do NOT vax the kids either!!!!!

No surprise that you’re an ‘educator’, and no surprise that you’ve failed to educate yourself as well as our children. As a frontline medical worker, I would gladly go without a mask and help 100 patients with my whole face. Which is exactly what we did in the early days of the ‘pandemic’ before we started masking. Haven’t you heard the news? With Omicron, all bets are off. Everyone will get it, if you haven’t already, and a mask isn’t going to keep you from getting it. The masks don’t work now, and never did. While you were happily on your couch binging Netflix and ordering Doordash ESSENTIAL WORKERS were keeping the country running. Now, all we’re asking you to do is leave us alone and let us live our lives how we see fit. By all means, keep wearing a mask for the rest of your life. Make your own children stupider and stupider and more emotionally and socially stunted. Some of us believe in freedom of choice. We’ll choose to live our lives in freedom and without fear, breathing fresh air, seeing each other’s faces, smiling, laughing, talking, interacting the way humans have since the beginning of time. We’ll live with joy. You can live in bondage. Omicron is already on the downward slope. It’ll be over by the end of February. It’s time to release your fears.