To mask, or not to mask? That is the question. Unless you are coming out of solitary confinement, you have probably heard that the President, the Center for Disease Control and the Governor have issued new guidance on mask wear – if you are fully vaccinated and have 14 days after your last shot, you do not have to wear a mask outdoors or indoors unless specified by the property owner. To many, the end of mask edicts came as a surprise, as we have been wearing masks for about a year. This signal of a return to normalcy is a welcome change to many. In trying to draw a parallel, I attempted a search for the removal of masks after the end of the world-wide Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 to 1920. I was unsuccessful. I am sure it was greeted as a welcome reprieve for some, and met with cautious hesitancy by others. Let's hope the eventual demise of COVID-19 gives us a 'Roaring 20s' for the 21st Century. In the meantime, people will handle change differently, so be patient and unjudging. Undoubtedly, we will get through this together.
A Scout is Kind.