A welcome return to normalcy was a recurring theme as the 102nd Delaware State Fair concluded Saturday. Face masks were hard to spot, as visitors leisurely strolled through the grounds. While significant COVID-19-related restrictions were in place during the 2020 fair, this year’s event resembled 2019 and before.
It was a great fair. Hopefully, they don’t use it as an excuse to lock us all down again. We went two days and enjoyed everything. — Katherine Hannah
Hopefully, this time if they feel the need to, they can do what they should have done last year, which is a strong, targeted recommendation for those at risk and give all resources available for that. Now that there are vaccines, preventatives and treatments, we need to let everyone get on with their lives. If delta runs rampant, let people make their choice this time around. No one is preventing anyone from staying home or wearing a mask if they choose to. I agree, by the way: The fair was great! — Beth Gallagher
But isn’t letting people make their choice really not giving everyone else a choice, if those people have COVID-19 and are spreading it to others? I know you didn’t mention “liberty” and “freedom,” but that’s my thing with this whole “anti-vaxxer” and “anti-masker” group. “We are Americans, and the government shouldn’t take away my freedom to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Yet, by not masking or getting vaccinated, aren’t they infringing on those same rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness of others by potentially spreading the virus to them? I mean, personally, I don’t care if you get vaccinated or not or if you wear a mask or not, but if you get COVID-19 through ignorance and selfishness and give it to me or my family, then we got problems ... and that is exactly why it’s still around today. — Gary Greer
How nice, few to no masks worn by those who are on the honor system to wear one. Especially since neither Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, etc., have 100% vaccination rates. Not to mention no state or anywhere in the U.S. has approval for those under 12 to be vaccinated with the FDA-approved-for-emergency-use vaccines to potentially prevent a fully vaccinated individual from developing severe symptoms if infected or reinfected. None of the current not-fully-FDA-approved vaccines prevent anyone partially or fully vaccinated from being infected, and if infected, nothing prevents them from being contagious and happily spreading the virus. — Victoria M. Olds
