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The Issue: The Centers for Disease Control’s new guidance advising vaccinated adults to wear masks.
The Centers for Disease Control told me I did not have to wear a mask, so I didn’t (“CDC puts on a masquerade,” July 31).
Then, the CDC told me that I had to wear a mask, so I did. Then it told me to get vaccinated, so I did. Then it said I didn’t have to wear a mask if I was vaccinated, so I didn’t.
Now, the CDC is telling me that although I am vaccinated, I may have to wear a mask again. Dr. Rochelle Walensky can’t seem to make up her mind on what the public is supposed to do. Her credibility is zero with me.
Her flip-flops, along with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s flip-flops, have left the American public in a world of confusion.
Jerry Esposito
Southold
I am so disheartened by the rumor that we will return to indoor masks. From what I understand, the new variant is as contagious as chicken pox but not any deadlier than the old variant.
If we lock down again when the numbers go up or shut schools, our economy will tank. The only way forward is to protect the vulnerable and deal with what we see soon.
Francis Abbatemarco
Brooklyn
While extreme measures may have been warranted in the first few weeks of the pandemic, during that time, we did what humans have been doing for thousands of years — we adapted.
We quickly figured out what worked and what didn’t, in terms of treatments and prevention. We produced a vaccine in record time, while people were developing natural immunities to combat the virus.
While COVID is still a serious issue, over the last 20 months we have learned a great deal about it. The time for drastic measures is over. It is time to get back to normal.
Peter Kelly
Hazlet, NJ
President Biden and the Democrats are not only calling for re-masking of everyone (regardless of vaccination status) but are seriously considering re-closure of the economy as well. Their rationale is to “follow the science.”
Death rates from automobiles in this country are much higher than those of vaccinated COVID patients. If we are to “follow the science,” Biden and the Democrats should be calling for the suspension of all automobile use in the United States.
Sound ridiculous? Of course it is. But not as ridiculous as the destruction of our economy based not on science but on political opportunism.
Jack Kaufman
Manhattan
The Issue: Rikki Schlott’s column on suppression of free speech and debate at New York University.
Thanks to Rikki Schlott for her article on freedom of speech on campuses (“Speak up, students,” PostScript, Aug. 1).
It’s not good that students like her feel afraid to voice their opinions and unable to argue a point of view without being ostracized.
It’s also sad that they are not allowed to be exposed to speakers who represent views that challenge mainstream academic trends.
I thought universities were the place where intelligent, well-founded debate had its home. What a shame to shackle the intellect of independent young minds.
Ava Shemetylo
Queens
Kudos to Schlott for having the courage to call out the arrogance, ignorance and intolerance that exists in our institutions of higher learning.
Today’s colleges and universities foster nothing but fear and stymie free thinking and open discussion. Their group thinking underscores an inability to debate issues on the merits.
Jerry Chiappetta
Monticello
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