I shouldn’t have to write about COVID-19 restrictions that were still being issued in 2021, but here we are. I shouldn’t have had to write about restrictions from 2020 either, but the point stands. As time went on, the “new normal” became known more and more for its naked cruelty—especially to children, the disabled, and the elderly. Vaccines came out in December 2020, but this didn’t stem “new normal” totalitarianism for very long—despite earlier promises to the contrary. In the spring of 2021, the CDC issued new guidance for summer camps for America’s children. This guidance was particularly cruel. It urged camps to require children as young as two years old to wear masks at almost all times, including outdoors. It said campers should be compelled to be at least six feet apart during meals. It suggested that campers sneeze into their mask and that they not be allowed to share anything like books, games, or art supplies. This is despite the fact that many camps had few restrictions in 2020 and saw no outbreaks. One immunologist called the CDC’s measures “frankly senseless.”
Hindsight is 2021 too!
Hindsight is 2021 too!
Hindsight is 2021 too!
I shouldn’t have to write about COVID-19 restrictions that were still being issued in 2021, but here we are. I shouldn’t have had to write about restrictions from 2020 either, but the point stands. As time went on, the “new normal” became known more and more for its naked cruelty—especially to children, the disabled, and the elderly. Vaccines came out in December 2020, but this didn’t stem “new normal” totalitarianism for very long—despite earlier promises to the contrary. In the spring of 2021, the CDC issued new guidance for summer camps for America’s children. This guidance was particularly cruel. It urged camps to require children as young as two years old to wear masks at almost all times, including outdoors. It said campers should be compelled to be at least six feet apart during meals. It suggested that campers sneeze into their mask and that they not be allowed to share anything like books, games, or art supplies. This is despite the fact that many camps had few restrictions in 2020 and saw no outbreaks. One immunologist called the CDC’s measures “frankly senseless.”