My name is Chloe Humbert
I don’t want to be forced into exposure to multiple infections when I need to seek healthcare. I almost died from infection twice in my life because of inadequate investment in healthcare in 2 different countries.
If we are to be forced into preventable exposure to covid and other diseases in healthcare settings, against our will, the goal of this forced infection needs to be spelled out, along with clearly stating the known consequences so the American people can say whether we want to bear those consequences.
You can’t just rip away the freedom of individuals to protect ourselves from disease, and not have a clearly articulated reason because the masks off, let it rip plan sounds an awful lot like the “natural herd immunity” garbage we heard in 2020 and the American people said no to that already.
There are other names for this ideology and it’s a pseudoscience that patriots like my father, my uncle, and my step-father, all fought in a war to protect us from 80 years ago.
Do not make guidelines that give cover for genocidal negligence in our hospitals and nursing homes.
People in healthcare settings need to wash their hands and put on a mask and have air quality engineering controls to prevent disease spread in healthcare.
Universal masking and broad use of N95 respirators in healthcare and essential spaces is a simple and valuable investment to save lives and that’s what I think we should do as a civilization.
My comment is on page 370 of the meeting minutes
https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/2023-August-HICPAC-Summary-508.pdf