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Bradley Reaume
Saturday, February 12, 2022 4:47 PM
Jomsky, Mark
We Are Going on Two Years- End the Mandates
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
I am writing on behalf of my child to ask that the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) follow recent and accurate scientific data and allow our students to return to normalcy without harmful and unnecessary policies like mandatory masking indoors and out, excessive quarantining , and ineffective routine asymptomatic testing. All of these policies have kept thousands of Pasadena students from attending and fully participating in classroom instruction for two years.
The PPHD must stop looking at public health from the singular lens of eliminating COVID-19 cases and weigh the consequences of public health restrict ions on healthy innocent children who have suffered immensely as a result of harmful school closures , masking and other needless restrictions.
There is significant evidence that children do not need to wear masks. Kids are plainly the least likely to be struck ill by COVID-19 and probably are the least likely to spread it. Studies have shown masks provide little to no benefit in stopping the spread of viruses and can obviously be counterproduct ive when not worn properly. At the same time, our city has ignored that children living in mask-mandate states have had essentia lly identical COVID -19 fatality rates as kids living in mask-free states.
With teachers, staff and kids all having had the opportunity to be fully vaccinated , the perceived risk of death, hospitalization and severe illness to school communities has been alleviated. There is now no public health justification for forcing children to wear masks in school. When balanced against the physical , mental and emotional harm that is now becoming evident , it is clear that masks do more harm than good. Studies have found that masks cause anxiety and depressive feelings , and impair a child's social development and ability to communicate. Masks should never be considered the new normal for our children.
PPHD must start following the current scientific data that shows that current requirement s for masks, quarantine s and testing are outdated and overcautious. PPHD must also weigh the physical , mental and academic harm to students from these policies that unnecessarily deny students their fundamental right to a thriving and proper education.
I am calling on my local elected representative and health agency to discontinue these harmful policies and act in the best interest of our children. If we can host the Super Bowl in California, we are not in a state of emergency. Please let my child finally return to normalcy.
Sincerely ,
Bradley Reaume
1 02/14/2022
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Pasadena, CA 91107 Constituent
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Erika Reaume
Friday, February 11, 2022 7:40 AM
Jomsky, Mark
Health and Safety of Pasadena Children
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
It is difficult to quantify the damage perpetrated on our children by the state and local governments as a result of online learning, mask wearing, testing and living in a state of fear and uncertainty. The current environment where kids must test, quarantine and endlessly mask on a massive scale cannot continue and is not viable.
The never-ending state of emergency , by which unelected officials maintain power and mandate policies, and the lack of transparency on science and data on which these policies have been based, have resulted in a massive disruption to our children ' s lives and education. Pasadena residents, and most especially parents, are tired of being governed by unelected health officials in violation of our constitutional rights to transparency, public participation , and due process. We as parents would like to decide what is best for our children ' s health and safety.
The Emergency Services Act states that an emergency can be declared when there exists "extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state." The act also states that the government must terminate the state of emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. A state of emergency cannot be indefinite.
Mayor Gordo and City Council , you are the officials elected by the people and we ask that you start to question this state of emergency and the decisions being made by the leaders that hold the powers under this order. You are the voice for We the People and we are questioning orders that defy science and facts and logic and do more harm than good. This is the first time in history where we have used children to protect adults. It is time for us as adults to now let go of the fear and look at the truth and start standing up for and protecting our children. Not from the sniffles, but from policies that keep them out of school, derail their development and learning and damage their mental health.
WE CALL FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1 - We urge an immediate end to this perpetual state of emergency. 2 - We urge that children, our least vulnerable group, have all restrictions removed for them. No more mandatory masking, no more testing, let them lead normal lives. The time of them carrying the burden for adults is over.
3 - We urge the removal of mandates for the majority of COVID policies in public including masking, mandatory vaccines and boosters. THEY SHOULD ALL BE OPTIONAL. You want to wear a mask - great.
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4 - We urge PPHD to refocus its efforts where they will do the most good - protecting the vulnerable, and offering therapeutics for people who contract symptomatic COVID.
Sincere ly,
Erika Reaume
Pasadena, CA 91107 Constituent
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Lorraine reaume
Saturday, February 12, 2022 2:56 PM
Jomsky, Mark
Let Kids Be Normal Again
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Dear Mr. Jomsky ,
In recent days, governments across the US and around the world have rolled back their restrictive Covid 19 mandates. They have done this for a variety of reasons - covid numbers are rapidly declining, scientists are openly questioning the lack of science supporting the efficacy of the mandates - as well as the real-world realization that they just aren 't working, and citizens are expressing frustration over the mixed messaging and outrage after witnessing the toll mandate s have taken on our communities and especially our children.
On Monday, Governor Newsom announced the end of indoor mask mandates in California as of February 15th.
That is, of course, except for children , who must continue to wear masks in school and day care, all day, every day, likely indefinitely. School children and masking are not even part of the discussion when it comes to ending these harmful mandates . This is outrageous for so many reasons but mainly because the LEAST at risk population are being forced to protect anxious adults and they are suffer ing immeasurably for it. The United States is uniquely aggressive in masking children as young as 2 years old, against the recommendat ion of the WHO. According to Vinay Prasad, onco logist at UCSF, Jonathan Darrow of Harvard University and Ian Liu of the University of Colorado , "We are well past the emergency phase of this pandemic , and it should be well known by now that wearing cloth face coverings or surgical masks, univer sal or otherwise, has a very minor role to play in preventing person-to-person transmi ssion. It is time to stop overselling their efficacy and unrealistic expectatio ns about their ability to end the pandemic." The argumen t that students must wear masks all day at school seems to be that they must protect teachers and vulnerable people in their homes. With vaccinatio ns available to teachers and those vulnerable relatives, why do students need to wear masks? We have made this unforgivable decision to shift the anxieties of adults onto the youngest members of society that count on us to defend their interests before our own. Kids don't protect adults! Vaccines and masks protect the individual that chooses to take and wear them. We can no longer place the burden of protecting the vulnerable on our children. They have suffered enough. NO one needs "normal" more than children.
Sincerely,
Lorraine reaume
Pasadena, CA 9 l l 07 Constituent
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Margaux reaume
Friday, February 11, 2022 9:19 PM
Jomsky, Mark
Stop Masking Kids
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
In recent days, governments across the US and around the world have rolled back their restrictive Covid 19 mandates. They have done this for a variety of reasons - covid numbers are rapidly declining, scientists are openly questioning the lack of science supporting the efficacy of the mandate s - as well as the real-world realization that they just aren't working, and citizens are expressing frustration over the mixed messaging and outrage after witnessing the toll mandates have taken on our communities and especially our children.
On Monday, Governor Newsom announced the end of indoor mask mandate s in California as of February 15th.
That is, of course, except for children, who must continue to wear masks in school and day care, all day, every day, likely indefinitely. School children and masking are not even part of the discussion when it comes to ending these harmful mandates. This is outrageous for so many reasons but mainly because the LEAST at risk population are being forced to protect anxious adults and they are suffering immeasurably for it. The United States is uniquely aggressive in masking children as young as 2 years old, against the recommendation of the WHO. According to Vinay Prasad, oncologist at UCSF, Jonathan Darrow of Harvard University and Ian Liu of the University of Colorado, "We are well past the emergency phase of this pandem ic, and it should be well known by now that wearing cloth face coverings or surgical masks, universal or otherwise, has a very minor role to play in preventing person-to-person transmission. It is time to stop overselling their efficacy and unrealistic expectations about their ability to end the pandemic." The argumen t that students must wear masks all day at school seems to be that they must protect teachers and vulnerable people in their homes. With vaccinations available to teachers and those vulnerable relatives, why do students need to wear masks? We have made this unforgivable decision to shift the anxieties of adults onto the youngest members of society that count on us to defend their interests before our own. Kids don't protect adults! Vaccines and masks protect the individual that chooses to take and wear them. We can no longer place the burden of protecting the vulnerable on our children. They have suffered enough. NO one needs "normal" more than children.
Sincerely ,
Margaux reaume
Pasadena , CA 91107 Constituent
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Jomsky, Mark
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Saturday, February 12, 2022 12:51 PM
Jomsky, Mark
Let Kids Be Normal Again
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
In recent days, governments across the US and around the world have rolled back their restrictive Covid 19 mandates. They have done this for a variety of reasons - covid numbers are rapidly declining , scientists are openly questioning the lack of science supporting the efficacy of the mandates - as well as the real-world realization that they just aren't working, and citizens are expressing frustration over the mixed messaging and outrage after witnessing the toll mandates have taken on our communit ies and especial ly our children.
On Monday , Governor Newsom announced the end of indoor mask mandates in California as of February 15th.
That is, of course, except for children, who must continue to wear masks in school and day care, all day, every day, likely indefinitely. School children and masking are not even part of the discussion when it comes to ending these harmful mandates. This is outrageous for so many reasons but mainly because the LEAST at risk population are being forced to protect anxious adults and they are suffering immeasurably for it. The United States is uniquely aggressive in masking children as young as 2 years old, against the recommendation of the WHO. According to Vinay Prasad , oncologist at UCSF, Jonathan Darrow of Harvard University and Ian Liu of the University of Colorado, "We are well past the emergency phase ofthis pandemic , and it should be well known by now that wearing cloth face coverings or surgical masks , universal or otherwise , has a very minor role to play in preventing person-to-person transmission . It is time to stop overselling their efficacy and unrealistic expectat ions about their ability to end the pandemic. " The argumen t that students must wear masks all day at school seems to be that they must protect teachers and vulnerable people in their homes. With vaccinations available to teachers and those vulnerable relatives, why do students need to wear masks? We have made this unforgivable decision to shift the anxieties of adults onto the youngest members of society that count on us to defend their interests before our own. Kids don't protect adults! Vaccines and masks protect the individual that chooses to take and wear them. We can no longer place the burden of protecting the vulnerable on our children. They have suffered enough. NO one needs "normal" more than children.
Sincerely,
Tracy Reillv
Pasadena , CA 91 107 Constituent
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Jomsky, Mark
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Vivian Rescalvo
Friday, February 11, 2022 9:28 AM
Jomsky, Mark
Public Health, COVID-19, and Pasadena Students
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
Pasadena and Los Angeles County children are the most masked and mandated children in America, yet we now know kids are the least affected from COVID-19. It is concerning that we have data showing COVID-19 is not impacting children, yet our children statistica lly have paid the highest price , and still do. So far, our track record of keeping kids less impacted from strict measures is nowhere near stellar here in California. After almost two years of COVID taking over our lives, we now know children still have not regained their learning loss from previous school closures, cases of mental health problems are skyrockting , suicide attempts have risen by 51 % according to the CDC, and sadly, many schoo ls still have not returned to normal. It is time to end the never -ending state of emergency .
The newest post surge masking requirements do not get our kids closer to what we all consider a normal return to school like we all remember; running , playing , learning and eating witho ut concern for the latest variant or the newest mandated mask variety. The lack of transparency on science and data on which these policies have been based , have resulted in a massive disruption to our children's lives and education. Masking kids needs to end on February 15th when the state order expires.
We are not distributing the risks of mandates and protocols fairly by having kids in stifling surgical masks , quarantining at home for close contacts for days on end, and going beyond CDC recommendations for COVID protocols like masking during outdoor playtime. Even more concerning is that we will soon have the Super Bowl here in LA while kids face even stricter protoco ls than any child in the nation. If LA County can hold the Super Bowl, there is no state of emergency. Period.
It is time to return to the normal we all once knew and take kids into consideration and start treating them as growing human beings with the ability to reach approp riate deve lopme ntal milestones witho ut having to overcome more unnecessary obstacles. There are many kids around this country, and the entire world, who do not face the type of archaic policies of masks and quarantine in which our children continue to be entrenche d.
Let's move beyond the COV ID cases in our dashboard and begin treating our kids who remain in crisis by recognizing their needs first and foremost by getting them back to normal. Public health does not let one group fail to support another.
Sincerely,
Vivian Rescalvo
Pasadena , CA 91 107 Constituent
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Jomsky, Mark
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Susan Rhodes
Sunday, February 13, 2022 7:23 AM
Jomsky, Mark
Stop Masking Kids
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Re: Stop Masking Kids
Dear Mr. Jomsky ,
In recent days, governments across the US and around the world have rolled back their restrictive Covid 19 mandates. They have done this for a variety of reasons - covid numbers are rapidly declining, scientists are openly questioning the lack of science supporting the efficacy of the mandates - as well as the real-world realization that they just aren't working , and citizens are expressing frustration over the mixed messaging and outrage after witnessing the toll mandates have taken on our communities and especially our children.
On Monday , Governor Newsom announced the end of indoor mask mandates in California as of February 15th.
That is, of course, except for children, who must continue to wear masks in school and day care, all day, every day, likely indefinitely. School children and masking are not even part of the discussion when it comes to ending these harmful mandates. This is outrageous for so many reasons but mainly because the LEAST at risk population are being forced to protect anxious adults and they are suffering immeasurably for it. The United States is unique ly aggressive in masking children as young as 2 years old, against the recommendat ion of the WHO. According to Vinay Prasad , oncologist at UCSF, Jonathan Darrow of Harvard University and Ian Liu of the University of Colorado , "We are well past the emergency phase of this pandemic , and it should be well known by now that wearing cloth face cover ings or surgical masks, universal or otherwise , has a very minor role to play in preventing person-to-person transmission. It is time to stop overselling their efficacy and unrealistic expectat ions about their ability to end the pandemic ." The argument that students must wear masks all day at school seems to be that they must protect teachers and vulnerab le people in their homes. With vaccinations available to teachers and those vulnerable relatives, why do students need to wear masks? We have made this unforgivable decision to shift the anxieties of adults onto the youngest members of society that count on us to defend their interests before our own. Kids don't protect adults! Vaccines and masks protect the individual that chooses to take and wear them. We can no longer place the burden of protecting the vulnerable on our children . They have suffered enough. NO one needs "normal" more than children.
Sincere ly,
Susan Rhodes
Pasadena , CA 91107 Constituent
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Jomsky. Mark
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Eleanor Richardson
Sunday, February 13, 2022 11 :43 AM
Jomsky, Mark
End the Mandates on February 15
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Dear Mr. Jomsky ,
K-12 student mask mandates , asymptomatic testing and close-contact quarantines are now ineffective, unnecessary and damaging to children. These policies must end February 15th when the state indoor mask mandate expires.
The virus is becoming endemic - we have all the tools we need to live with it, and it's clear our local health agency has never understood the significant mental health concerns and loss of learning their over cautious policies have caused-
! - We urge an immediate end to this perpetual state of emergency. 2 - We urge that children , our least vulnerable group , have all restrictions removed for them. 3 - We urge the removal of mandates includin g masking, mandatory vaccines and boosters. THEY SHOULD ALL BE OPTIONAL.
Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) must start following the current scientific data that shows that its requirements for masks, quarantines and testing are outdated and overcautious. PPHD must also weigh the physical, mental and academic harm to students from these policies that unnecessarily deny students their fundamental right to a thriving education .
Pasadena parents are caJling on our local elected representatives and health department to discontinue these harmful policies and act in the interest of what is best for our children.
Sincerely ,
Eleanor Richardson
CA 91105 Constituent
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Jomsky, Mark
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Catherine Roheim
Friday, February 11, 2022 7:56 AM
Jomsky, Mark
End the Mandates
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
It is difficult to quantify the damage perpetrated on our children by the state and local governments as a result of online learning, mask wearing, testing and living in a state of fear and uncertainty. The current environment where kids must test, quarantine and end lessly mask on a massive scale cannot continue and is not viable.
The never-ending state of emergency, by which unelected officials maintain power and mandate policies, and the lack of transparency on science and data on which these policies have been based, have resulted in a massive disruption to our children's lives and educat ion. Pasadena residents , and most especially parents, are tired of being governed by unelected health officia ls in violation of our constitutional rights to transparency, public participation , and due process. We as parents would like to decide what is best for our children 's health and safety.
The Emergency Services Act states that an emergency can be declared when there exists "extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state." The act also states that the government must terminate the state of emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. A state of emergency cannot be indefinite .
Mayor Gordo and City Counci l, you are the officials elected by the people and we ask that you start to question this state of emergency and the decisions being made by the leaders that hold the powers under this order. You are the voice for We the People and we are questioning orders that defy science and facts and logic and do more harm than good. This is the first time in history where we have used children to protect adults. It is time for us as adults to now let go of the fear and look at the truth and start standing up for and protecting our children. Not from the sniffles, but from policies that keep them out of school, derail their development and learning and damage their mental health.
WE CALL FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1 - We urge an immediate end to this perpetual state of emergency. 2 - We urge that children, our least vulnerable group, have all restrictions removed for them. No more mandatory masking, no more testing, let them lead normal lives. The time of them carrying the burden for adults is over.
3 - We urge the removal of mandates for the majority of COV ID policies in public including masking, mandatory vaccines and boosters. THEY SHOULD ALL BE OPTIONAL. You want to wear a mask - great.
You want a booster - go for it. Feb 15 the state mandate lapses - the mandate must end. 1 02/14/2022
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4 - We urge PPHO to refocus its efforts where they will do the most good - protecting the vulnerable, and offering therapeutics for people who contract symptomatic COVID.
Sincerely,
Catherine Roheim
Pasadena , CA 91 105 Constituent
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Jomsky, Mark
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Melissa Samuels < 1
Monday, February 14, 2022 7:31 AM
Jomsky, Mark
End the State of Emergency in Pasadena
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
Pasadena and Los Angeles County children are the most masked and mandated children in America , yet we now know kids are the least affected from COVID-19. It is concerning that we have data showing COVID -19 is not impacting children , yet our children statistically have paid the highest price, and still do. So far, our track record of keeping kids less impacted from strict measures is nowhere near stellar here in California. After almost two years of COVID taking over our lives, we now know children still have not regained their learning loss from previous school closures , cases of mental health problems are skyrockting , suicide attempts have risen by 51 % according to the CDC, and sadly, many schoo ls still have not returned to normal. It is time to end the never-ending state of emergency.
The newest post surge masking requirements do not get our kids closer to what we aJI consider a normal return to school like we all remember ; running , playing , learning and eating without concern for the latest variant or the newest mandated mask variety. The lack of transparency on science and data on which these policies have been based, have resulted in a massive disruption to our children ' s lives and education. Masking kids needs to end on February 15th when the state order expires.
We are not distributing the risks of mandates and protocols fairly by having kids in stifling surgical masks, quarantining at home for close contacts for days on end, and going beyond CDC recommendations for COVID protocols like masking during outdoor playtime. Even more concerning is that we will soon have the Super Bowl here in LA whi le kids face even stricter protocol s than any child in the nation. If LA County can hold the Super Bowl, there is no state of emergency. Period.
It is time to return to the normal we all once knew and take kids into consideration and start treating them as growing human beings with the ability to reach appropriate developmenta l milestones without having to overcome more unnecessary obstacles . There are many kids around this country , and the entire world, who do not face the type of archaic policies of masks and quarantine in which our children continue to be entrenched.
Let's move beyond the COVID cases in our dashboard and begin treating our kids who remain in crisis by recognizing their needs first and foremost by getting them back to normal. Public health does not let one group fail to support another.
Sincerely ,
Melissa Samuels
Pasadena , CA 91104 Constituent
1 02/14/2022
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Jomsky, Mark
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Heather sanderson <
Friday, February 11, 2022 7:42 AM
Jomsky, Mark
End the Mandates
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Re: End the Mandates
Dear Mr. Jomsky,
It is difficult to quantify the damage perpetrated on our children by the state and local governments as a result of online learning, mask wearing, testing and living in a state of fear and uncertainty. The current environment where kids must test, quarantine and endlessly mask on a massive scale cannot continue and is not viable.
The never-ending state of emergency, by which unelected officials maintain power and mandate policies, and the lack of transparency on science and data on which these policies have been based, have resulted in a massive disruption to our children's lives and education. Pasadena residents , and most especially parents, are tired of being governed by unelected health officials in violation of our constitutional rights to transparency , public participation , and due process. We as parents would like to decide what is best for our children's health and safety.
The Emergency Services Act states that an emergency can be declared when there exists "extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state." The act also states that the government must terminate the state of emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. A state of emergency cannot be indefinite.
Mayor Gordo and City Council, you are the officials elected by the people and we ask that you start to question this state of emergency and the decisions being made by the leaders that hold the powers under this order. You are the voice for We the People and we are questioning orders that defy science and facts and logic and do more harm than good. This is the first time in history where we have used children to protect adults. It is time for us as adults to now let go of the fear and look at the truth and start standing up for and protecting our children. Not from the sniffles, but from policies that keep them out of school, derail their development and learning and damage their mental health.
WE CALL FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1 - We urge an immediate end to this perpetual state of emergency. 2 - We urge that children, our least vulnerable group, have all restrictions removed for them. No more mandatory masking, no more testing, let them lead normal lives. The time of them carrying the burden for adults is over.
3 - We urge the removal of mandates for the majority ofCOVID policies in public including masking, mandatory vaccines and boosters. THEY SHOULD ALL BE OPTIONAL. You want to wear a mask- great.
You want a booster - go for it. Feb 15 the state mandate lapses - the mandate must end. 1 02/14/2022
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4 - We urge PPHD to refocus its efforts where they will do the most good - protecting the vulnerab le, and offering therapeutics for people who contract symptomatic COVID.
Sincerely,
Heather sanderson
Pasadena, CA 91106 Const ituent
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Jomsky, Mark
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Saturday, February 12, 2022 5:34 PM
Jomsky, Mark
End the Mandates
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
It is difficult to quantify the dama ge perpetrated on our children by the state and local governme nts as a result of online learning , mask wearing , testing and living in a state of fear and uncertainty. The current environment where kids must test , quarantine and endlessly mask on a massive scale cannot continue and is not viable.
The never-endin g state of emergency, by which unelected officials maintain power and mandate policies , and the lack of transparency on science and data on which these policie s have been based, have resulted in a massive disruption to our children ' s lives and education. Pasadena residents , and most especially parents , are tired of being governed by unelected health officials in violation of our constitutional rights to transparenc y, public participation , and due proces s. We as parents would like to decide what is best for our children's health and safety.
The Emergency Services Act states that an emergency can be declared when there exists "extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state." The act also states that the government must terminate the state of emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. A state of emergency cannot be indefinite.
Mayor Gordo and City Council , you are the officials elected by the people and we ask that you start to question this state of emergency and the deci sions being made by the leaders that hold the powers under this order. You are the voice for We the People and we are questioning orders that defy science and facts and logic and do more harm than good. This is the first time in history where we have used children to protect adults. It is time for us as adults to now let go of the fear and look at the truth and start standing up for and protecting our children. Not from the sniffles, but from policie s that keep them out of school , derail their development and learnin g and dama ge their mental health .
WE CALL FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1 - We urge an immediate end to this perpetual state of emergency. 2 - We urge that children , our least vulnerable group, have all restriction s removed for them . No more mandatory masking , no more testing , let them lead normal lives. The time of them carrying the burden for adults is over.
3 - We urge the removal of mandate s for the majority of COVID polici es in publi c includin g maskin g, mandatory vaccines and booster s. THEY SHOULD ALL BE OPTIONAL. You want to wear a mask - great.
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4 - We urge PPHD to refocus its efforts where they will do the most good - protecting the vulnerable, and offering therapeutics for people who contract symptomatic COVID.
Sincerely,
Marley Sanderson
Pasadena , CA 91105 Constituent
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End the State of Emergency in Pasadena
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Dear Mr. Jomsky ,
Pasadena and Los Angeles County children are the most masked and mandated children in America , yet we now know kids are the least affected from COVID-19. It is concerning that we have data showing COVID-19 is not impacting children, yet our children statistically have paid the highest price, and still do. So far, our track record of keeping kids less impacted from strict measure s is nowhere near stellar here in California. After almost two years of COVID taking over our lives, we now know children still have not regained their learning loss from previous school closures , cases of mental health problems are skyrockting, suicide attempts have risen by 51 % according to the CDC, and sadly, many schools still have not returned to normal. It is time to end the never-ending state of emergency.
The newest post surge masking requirements do not get our kids closer to what we all consider a normal return to school like we all remember ; running , playing , learning and eating without concern for the latest variant or the newest mandated mask variety. The lack of transparency on science and data on which these policies have been based, have resulted in a massive disruption to our children 's lives and education . Masking kids needs to end on February 15th when the state order expires .
We are not distributing the risks of mandates and protocol s fairly by having kids in stifling surgical masks, quarantining at home for close contacts for days on end, and going beyond CDC recommendations for COVID protocols like masking during outdoor playtime. Even more concerning is that we will soon have the Super Bowl here in LA while kids face even stricter protocol s than any child in the nation. If LA County can hold the Super Bowl, there is no state of emergency. Period.
It is time to return to the normal we all once knew and take kids into consideration and start treating them as growing human beings with the ability to reach appropriate developmental milestones without having to overcome more unnecessary obstacles . There are many kids around this country, and the entire world, who do not face the type of archaic policies of masks and quarantine in which our children continue to be entrenched .
Let's move beyond the COVID cases in our dashboard and begin treating our kids who remain in crisis by recogni zing their needs first and foremost by getting them back to normal. Public health does not let one group fail to support another.
Sincerely ,
Spencer Sanderson
Pasadena , CA 91106 Constituent
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Public Health , COVI D-19, and Pasadena Students
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
Pasadena and Los Angeles County children are the most masked and mandated children in America, yet we now know kids are the least affected from COVID-19. It is concerning that we have data showing COVID-19 is not impacting children, yet our children statistically have paid the highest price, and still do. So far, our track record of keeping kids less impacted from strict measures is nowhere near stellar here in California. After almost two years of COVID taking over our lives, we now know children still have not regained their learning loss from previous school closures, cases of mental health problems are skyrockting, suicide attempts have risen by 51 % according to the CDC, and sadly, many schools still have not returned to normal. It is time to end the never-ending state of emergency .
The newest post surge masking requirements do not get our kids closer to what we all consider a normal return to school like we all remember ; running, playing , learning and eating without concern for the latest variant or the newest mandated mask variety. The lack of transparency on science and data on which these policies have been based, have resulted in a massive disruption to our children's lives and education. Masking kids needs to end on February 15th when the state order expires.
We are not distributing the risks of mandates and protocol s fairly by having kids in stifling surgical masks , quarantining at home for close contacts for days on end, and going beyond CDC recommendation s for COVID protocol s like masking during outdoor playtime. Even more concerning is that we will soon have the Super Bowl here in LA while kids face even stricter protocols than any child in the nation. If LA County can hold the Super Bowl, there is no state of emergency. Period .
It is time to return to the normal we all once knew and take kids into consideration and start treating them as growing human beings with the ability to reach appropriate developmental milestones without having to overcome more unnecessary obstacles. There are many kids around this country, and the entire world, who do not face the type of archaic policies of masks and quarantine in which our children continue to be entrenched.
Let's move beyond the COVID cases in our dashboard and begin treating our kids who remain in crisis by recognizing their needs first and foremost by getting them back to normal. Public health does not let one group fail to support another.
Sincerely ,
Brian santos
Pasadena, CA 91104 Constituent
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Stop Depriving Kids of Normalcy
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
In recent days, governments across the US and around the world have rolled back their restrictive Covid 19 mandates. They have done this for a variety of reasons - covid numbers are rapidly declining , scientists are openly questioning the lack of science supporting the efficacy of the mandate s - as well as the real-world realization that they just aren't working, and citizens are expressing frustration over the mixed messaging and outrage after witnessing the toll mandates have taken on our communities and especially our children .
On Monday , Governor Newsom announced the end of indoor mask mandates in California as of February 15th.
That is, of course, except for children, who must continue to wear masks in school and day care, all day, every day, likely indefinitely. School children and masking are not even part of the discussion when it comes to ending these harmful mandates . This is outrageous for so many reasons but mainly because the LEAST at risk population are being forced to protect anxious adults and they are suffering immeasurably for it. The United States is uniquely aggressive in masking children as young as 2 years old, against the recommendation of the WHO . According to Vinay Prasad, oncologist at UCSF, Jonathan Darrow of Harvard University and Ian Liu of the University of Colorado, "We are well past the emergency phase of this pandemic , and it should be well known by now that wearing cloth face coverings or surgical masks , universal or otherwise, has a very minor role to play in preventing person-to-person transmis sion. It is time to stop overselling their efficacy and unrealistic expectations about their ability to end the pandemic." The argument that students must wear masks all day at school seems to be that they must protect teachers and vulnerable people in their homes . With vaccinations available to teachers and those vulnerable relatives , why do students need to wear masks? We have made this unforgivable decision to shift the anxieties of adults onto the youngest members of society that count on us to defend their interests before our own. Kids don't protect adults! Vaccines and masks protect the individual that chooses to take and wear them . We can no longer place the burden of protecting the vulnerable on our children . They have suffered enough. NO one needs "normal" more than children. We have deprived kids so much already these last two years, and it is time to stop restricting their ability to achieve normalcy when COVID is now on par with the flu in terms of risk to kids.
Sincerely ,
Marina Santos
Pasadena , CA 91104 Constituent
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SAVE
CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS
February 10, 2022
Honorable Mayor Victor Gordo
Members of the City Council
City of Pasadena
175 North Garfield Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91109
RE: Unmasking Our Kids
Dr. Goh, Members of the Pasadena City Council,
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On the heels of Governor Newsom's recent announcement to end indoor mask mandates, parents were hopeful that LA County and Pasadena would also lift the mask mandate and allow our school children to have the choice of whether to wear a mask at school or not . Sadly, both public health directors said they would keep the masks on kids, giving NO metric or timetable for that to end. Dr. Goh said Pasadena is expected "to be synchronized with L.A. County on masking requirements, with a common sense, risk-based approach." We are writing to address that common sense, risk-based approach as well as to ask why, if Pasadena has its own health department, do we have to align with LA County?
Since the NFC Championship game, where many of California's most prominent and visible proponents of masking kids were photographed often without their masks, the debate has been thrown into overdrive. We could give MANY more examples of leaders across the country not masking in various "high risk" settings, while the children get no break and face consequences even when their masks fall below their noses for a second. We are not sure how much common sense this makes. We all see it. Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams lowering her mask while reading to a classroom of masked kids because "they were having trouble understanding her." When masked toddlers take their naps in daycare, they remove their masks to sleep in the same setting as when they were forced to wear them. Athletes are forced to wear masks while playing their school sports, including while running track outside . There is no science to prove this is necessary and in fact, the data shows no measurable difference between schools that mask and schools that don't.
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We are exhausted and frustrated and we need this to stop. There are more and more leaders speaking out in agreement. Governors in states like Massachusetts are removing mask mandates in schools because they aren't working, and they are doing immeasurable damage, especially to our kids. State courts are also responding . Recently a Circuit Court judge in Illinois ruled in favor of parents from 145 school districts asking to stop school mandates and issued this order saying, "Statutory rights have attempted to be bypassed through the issuance of executive orders and emergency rules. This type of evil is exactly what the law was intended to prevent ." We have been under executive orders and pandemic rules put in place by PPHD and Dr. Goh for 2 years, with one impossible goal in mind, to end covid . Omicron has proven to be much milder and should be seen as the conduit to ending the pandemic, emergency orders and mandates.
The CDC Director said she is leaving these decisions to the localities , which means Pasadena can decide what is best for Pasadena. We don't need the CDC, LA County to decide for us. In fact, why can other states end masking in schools and Pasadena cannot? Where is the science? People are really confused about this, and are especially wondering where public health begins and politics end. The lines have been blurred for far too long.
Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the Pasadena area on the LA County board, is correctly questioning the reasoning and metrics (needing to be at 50 cases per day) behind these mandates, saying, "It 's not even realistic . We'd have to completely eliminate Covid to be at a point of lifting most of these restrictions ." If we continue to align with Los Angeles County, we have no chance of lifting mandates any time soon. Pasadena reported 91 cases Monday, LA County reported almost 1100. Why should we have to wait for LA County's numbers to drop to 50? Barger also said, "We are being the most restrictive without the science to back that up." As for hospitalization metrics, how can we be sure the numbers accurately reflect patients that are admitted with Covid versus those admitted because of Covid? We have been misled before and shouldn't be after two years of this .
Now to address the risk-based approach. We are encouraged that Dr. Goh used these words because that suggests that she will finally take a more comprehensive look and do a proper risk/benefit calculation of masking children as young as 2 years old for 8 hours a day. Time and again research and data shows children are the least likely to be seriously impacted or die of covid. Dr Vinay Prasad, oncologist at UCSF said, "Covid is on par with flu in terms of risk to kids, but more to the point, the amount of restrictions we placed on children is in no way whatsoever commensurate with their risk of Covid. Masking, on the other hand, has had alarming consequences for kids, including speech delays, learning loss, developmental delays, self-esteem consequences, social and emotional maturation delays and damage." Dr. Westyn 02/14/2022
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Branch-Elliman of Harvard University said, "For elementary school kids, the pandemic has dominated a fifth , or a quart er or even a third of their lives. It's time for them to breathe easier." So, is the mask that the CDC and Dr. Fauci have admitted doesn't work, to protect the child wearing it? Or is it to protect the ir vaccinated teacher or vaccinated family member that they may or may not bring Covid home to? At this point, if our public health protocols have been successful, the most vulnerable to serious disease from Covid have been vaccinated and educated about available antiviral treatments . Megan McCain was more direct in her criticism of mask mandates in the Daily Mail, "Future generations will look back on the masking of children with abject horror. We believe this masking of kids will be a source of shame, a symbol of anti-science psychosis that has swept so much of our country, encouraged by our decadent elites, who care only about their own comfort and 'safety' as opposed to what is best for innocent children and their mental and emotional development . Continuing to mask children is wrong and I would go so far as to say it is child abuse." Many parents who witness this suffering daily absolutely agree.
Finally, Pasadena is well-equipped to end the mandates now. Our city has one of the highest vaccination rates in the state and we have one of- if not the - best hospitals in the state. We can't allow pandemic caution to be the primary lens from which we view how we go forward.
There will always be another Super Bowl, holiday, school break, etc. We have the tools to live with the virus and any new variant that comes along. According to an article in Wednesday's Atlantic Magazine, "Accepting restrictions that weaken our social ties when they seemed temporary was one thing. Putting up with them indefinitely is quite another . For many, the sense that we will live in pandemic purgatory for month s or years to come now poses a heavy psychological burden . The restrictions still shaping everyday life in America have become unnecessary. It is time to draw the logical inference-and end our pandemi c purgatory ." The narrative is changing, and we can't allow our children to be left out of the conversation .
Res pectf u I ly,
Save California Kids(a group of Pasadena Mom s committ ed to advocating for our children) 02/14/2022
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End the State of Emergency in Pasadena
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Dear Mr. Jomsky ,
Pasadena and Los Angeles County children are the most masked and mandated children in America , yet we now know kids are the least affected from COV ID-19. It is concerning that we have data showing COVID- 19 is not impacting children, yet our children statistica lly have paid the highest price, and still do. So far, our track record of keeping kids less impacted from strict measures is nowhere near stellar here in California. After almost two years of COVID taking over our lives, we now know children still have not regained their learning loss from previous school closures, cases of mental health problems are skyrockting , suicide attempts have risen by 51 % according to the CDC, and sadly, many school s still have not return ed to normal. It is time to end the never-ending state of emergency.
The newest post surge masking requirements do not get our kids closer to what we all consider a normal return to school like we all remember ; runnin g, playing , learnin g and eating without concern for the latest variant or the newest mandated mask variety. The lack of transparency on science and data on which these policies have been based , have resulted in a massive disruption to our children ' s lives and education . Masking kids needs to end on February 15th when the state order expires.
We are not distributing the risks of mandates and protocols fairly by having kids in stifling surgical masks, quarantining at home for close contacts for days on end, and going beyond CDC recommendations for COVID protocols like masking during outdoor playtime. Even more concerning is that we will soon have the Super Bowl here in LA while kids face even stricter protocols than any child in the nation. If LA County can hold the Super Bowl, there is no state of emergency. Period.
It is time to return to the normal we all once knew and take kids into consideration and start treating them as growing human beings with the ability to reach appropria te developmental milestones without having to overcome more unnecessary obstacles. There are many kids around this country , and the entire world, who do not face the type of archaic policies of masks and quarantine in which our children continue to be entrenched .
Let ' s move beyond the COVID cases in our dashboard and begin treating our kids who remain in crisis by recognizing their needs first and foremost by getting them back to normal. Public health does not let one group fail to support another.
Sincerely ,
Katherine Seley
r'asadena , CA 91106 Constituent
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Sunday , February 13, 2022 1 :37 PM
Jomsky, Mark
Emergency Services Act and Kids
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
It is difficult to quantify the damage perpetrated on our children by the state and local governments as a result of online learning, mask wearing , testing and living in a state of fear and uncertainty . The current environment where kids must test, quarantine and endlessly mask on a massive scale cannot continue and is not viable.
The never-ending state of emergency, by which unelected officials maintain power and mandate policies , and the lack of transparency on science and data on which these policies have been based, have resulted in a massive disruption to our children's lives and education . Pasadena residents , and most especially parents, are tired of being governed by unelected health officials in violation of our constitutional rights to transparency, public participation , and due process . We as parents would like to decide what is best for our children 's health and safety.
The Emergency Services Act states that an emergency can be declared when there exists "extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state." The act also states that the government must terminate the state of emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. A state of emergency cannot be indefinite .
Mayor Gordo and City Council , you are the officials elected by the people and we ask that you start to question this state of emergency and the decisions being made by the leaders that hold the powers under this order. You are the voice for We the People and we are questioning orders that defy science and facts and logic and do more harm than good. This is the first time in history where we have used children to protect adults. It is time for us as adults to now let go of the fear and look at the truth and start standing up for and protecting our children. Not from the sniffles, but from policies that keep them out of school, derail their development and learning and damage their mental health.
WE CALL FOR THE FOLLOWING :
1 - We urge an immediate end to this perpetual state of emergency. 2 - We urge that children , our least vulnerable group, have all restrictions removed for them. No more mandatory masking, no more testing, let them lead normal lives. The time of them carrying the burden for adults is over.
3 - We urge the removal of mandates for the majority of COVID policies in public including masking , mandatory vaccines and boosters . THEY SHOULD ALL BE OPTIONAL. You want to wear a mask- great.
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4 - We urge PPHD to refocus its efforts where they will do the most good - protecting the vulnerable, and offering therapeut ics for people who contrac t symp tomatic COVI D.
Sincerely,
Maria Stolpe
: Pasadena , CA 91107 Constituent
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End Mask Mandates , Asymptomatic Testing and Close-Contact Quarantining for all Pasadena Schools
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Re: End Mask Mandates , Asymptomatic Testing and Close-Contact Quarantining for all Pasadena Schools Dear Mr. Jomsky,
I am writing on behalf of my child to ask that the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) follow recent and accurate scientific data and allow our students to return to normalcy without harmful and unnecessary policies like mandatory masking indoors and out, excess ive quarantining , and ineffective routine asymptomatic testing. All of these policies have kept thousands of Pasadena students from attending and fully participating in classroom instruction for two years.
The PPHD must stop looking at public health from the singular lens of eliminating COVID -19 cases and weigh the consequences of public health restrictions on healthy innocent children who have suffered immensely as a result of harmful school closures , masking and other needless restrictions.
There is significant evidence that children do not need to wear masks. In fact, the science for masking is underwhelming, inconclusive and unreliable and especially counterproductive when not worn properly. Kids are plainly the least likely to be struck ill by COVID- 19 and probably are the least likely to spread it. At the same time, our city has ignored that children living in mask-mandate states have had essentially identical COVID-19 fatality rates as kids living in mask-free states.
With teachers , staff and kids all having had the opportunity to be fully vaccinated, the perceived risk of death, hospitalization and severe illness to school communities has been alleviated. There is now no public health justification for forcing children to wear masks in school. When balanced against the physical , mental and emotional harm that is now becoming evident , it is clear that masks do more harm than good. Studies have found that masks cause anxiety and depressive feelings, and impair a child's social development and ability to communicate. Masks should never be considered the new normal for our children.
PPHD must start following the latest scientific data that shows current requirements for masks, quarantines and testing are outdated and overcautious. PPHD must also weigh the physical, mental and academic harm to students from these policies that unnecessarily deny students their fundamental right to a thriving and proper education.
I am calling on my local elected representative and health agency to discontinue these harmful policies on February 15th when the state indoor mask mandate exp ires and finally act in the best interest of our children. If we can host the Super Bowl in California, we are no longer in a state of emergency. Please let my child return to normalcy.
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Sincerely,
Kelly Strull
Pasadena , CA 91105 Const ituent
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Saturday, February 12, 2022 8:18 PM
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We Are Going on Two Years- End the Mandates
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
I am writing on behalf of my child to ask that the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) follow recent and accurate scientific data and allow our students to return to normalcy without harmful and unnecessary policies like mandatory masking indoors and out, excessive quarantining , and ineffective routine asymptomatic testing. All of these policies have kept thousands of Pasadena students from attending and fully participating in classroom instruction for two years.
The PPHD must stop looking at public health from the singular lens of eliminating COVID -19 cases and weigh the consequences of public health restrictions on healthy innocent children who have suffered immensel y as a result of harmful school closures, masking and other needless restrictions.
There is significant evidence that children do not need to wear masks. Kids are plainly the least likely to be struck ill by COVID-19 and probably are the least likely to spread it. Studies have shown masks provide little to no benefit in stopping the spread of viruses and can obviously be counterproductive when not worn properly. At the same time, our city has ignored that children living in mask-mand ate states have had essentially identical COVID-19 fatality rates as kids living in mask-free states.
With teachers , staff and kids all having had the opportunity to be fully vaccinated , the perceived risk of death, hospitalization and severe illness to school communities has been alleviated. There is now no public health justification for forcing children to wear masks in school. When balanced against the physical , mental and emotional harm that is now becoming evident, it is clear that masks do more harm than good. Studies have found that masks cause anxiety and depres sive fee lings, and impair a child 's social developm ent and ability to communicate. Masks should never be considered the new normal for our chi ldren.
PPHD must start following the current scientific data that shows that current requirements for masks, quarantines and testing are outdated and overcautio us. PPHD must also weigh the physical, mental and academ ic harm to students from these policies that unnecessarily deny students their fundamental right to a thriving and proper education .
I am calling on my local elected representative and health agency to discontinue these harmful policies and act in the best interest of our children. If we can host the Super Bowl in California, we are not in a state of emergency. Please let my child finally return to normalcy.
Sincerely,
Madeline Tanner
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Friday, February 11, 2022 7:11 AM
Jomsky, Mark
Time for masks to go
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Dear Mr. Jomsky,
In recent days, governments across the US and around the world have rolled back their restrictive Covid 19 mandates. They have done this for a variety of reasons - covid numbers are rapidly declining, scientists are openly questioning the lack of science supporting the efficacy of the mandate s - as well as the real-world realization that they just aren't working , and citizens are expressing frustration over the mixed messaging and outrage after witnessing the toll mandates have taken on our communities and especially our children.
On Monday, Governor Newsom announced the end of indoor mask mandates in California as of February 15th.
That is, of course, except for children, who must continue to wear masks in school and day care, all day, every day, likely indefinitely. School children and masking are not even part of the discussion when it comes to ending these harmful mandates. This is outrageous for so many reasons but mainly because the LEAST at risk population are being forced to protect anxious adults and they are suffering immeasurabl y for it. The United States is uniquely aggressive in masking children as young as 2 years old, against the recommendation of the WHO. According to Vinay Prasad, oncologist at UCSF, Jonathan Darrow of Harvard University and Ian Liu of the University of Colorado, "We are well past the emergency phase of this pandemic , and it should be well known by now that wearing cloth face coverings or surgical masks, universal or otherwise, has a very minor role to play in preventing person-to-person transmission . It is time to stop overselling their efficacy and unrealistic expectations about their ability to end the pandemic ." The argument that students must wear masks all day at school seems to be that they must protect teachers and vulnerable people in their homes . With vaccinations available to teachers and those vulnerable relatives, why do students need to wear masks? We have made this unforgivable decision to shift the anxieties of adults onto the youngest members of society that count on us to defend their interest s before our own. Kids don't protect adults! Vaccines and masks protect the individual that chooses to take and wear them. We can no longer place the burden of protectin g the vulnerable on our children. They have suffered enough. NO one needs "norma l" more than children. We have deprived kids so much already these last two years, and it is time to stop restricting their ability to achieve normalcy when COVID is now on par with the flu in terms of risk to kids.
TIME FOR MASKS TO GO!!
Sincerely,
Adriana Tiner
Pasadena , CA 91104 Constituent
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