Three questions: What should be mandated? (That's our business). What should be the guidelines? (That's also our business, it affects possibilities). What do individuals feel comfortable with after a pandemic year and varying circumstances? (THIS ISN'T OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS).
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Yes, absolutely let's focus on sensible mandates and guidelines, but our job is to provide them and let people be—especially yet. People can understand the new rules/recommendations and just not feel comfortable yet with this or that. Can we hold a hot minute on the judgment?
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I've written both for the Atlantic and the BMJ arguing for removing outdoor mask mandates. But that's not the same as saying nobody should or could choose to wear one, or we should be judging them. People may be immunocompromised. Or just not comfortable. Or whatever. Let it go.pic.twitter.com/JAmeNVa0jD
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This is why I support simple and credible mandates and guidelines plus information to let people judge *and* a norm that a transition will be slow, and there are sociological processes that govern mandates/rules as well as individual ones for practice: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/04/cdc-outdoor-mask-pandemic/618739/ …pic.twitter.com/Go8xCsMoHa
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I've been following you for the past few months. Your tweets have been more informative than all the PSAs, news stories and official releases combined. Thank you for your efforts. Thank you for avoiding politics. You've helped 100s of thousands of people manage their anxiety.
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You're very welcome. I'm glad to hear my work has been useful to you.
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