CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 4, 2021
LISTEN TO THIS FROM YESTERDAY’S NEW YORK TIMES: “A WEEK OF PUBLIC HEALTH REVERSALS
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION HAS LEFT
AMERICANS WITH PANDEMIC WHIPLASH, SOWING CONFUSION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS VACCINES AND
MASK-WEARING AS THE DELTA VARIANT UPENDS WHAT THEY KNEW ABOUT HOW TO STAY SAFE.”
AND THEN THIS: “VACCINES REMAIN EFFECTIVE AND HIGHLY PROTECTIVE AGAINST HOSPITALIZATION AND
DEATH, EVEN AMONG THOSE INFECTED WITH THE EXTREMELY CONTAGIOUS DELTA VARIANT. MASK-
WEARING PREVENTS TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS TO THOSE MOST AT RISK.
THESE SENTENCES CONTAIN THEIR OWN CONTRADICTIONS. SO WE’RE TOLD VACCINES REMAIN HIGHLY-
EFFECTIVE AGAINST HAVING TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND DEATH, BUT YOU OUGHT TO WEAR A MASK
ANYWAY BECAUSE IT PREVENTS TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS TO THOSE MOST AT RISK.
THE OBVIOUS QUESTION IS: IF YOU ARE VACCINATED, WHY SHOULD YOU WEAR A MASK? IT IS UNLIKELY
YOU WILL CARRY THE VIRUS BECAUSE YOU’RE VACCINATED AND IF A MASK’S PURPOSE IS TO PREVENT
TRANSMISSION OF THE DISEASE TO OTHERS, HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE IF YOU ARE VACCINATED AND
PROTECTED?
PONDER THE LUNACY OF ALL THIS. I’M CAL THOMAS.
