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Pretty, but useless
Los Angeles County Supervisor
Hilda Solis said in an interview on Sunday that a reimposed mask mandate in indoor public spaces is "not punishment," but "prevention."
"We still have 4 million people out of 10 million that haven't been vaccinated. And many of them are young people," Solis, a former House lawmaker from California and Labor secretary in the Obama administration, said on ABC's "
This Week."
"And we're seeing that this transmission is so highly contagious that it will cost more in the long run if we have to see our hospitals being impacted, our ICU units, as well as our health care workers."
The mask mandate that went into effect in the county on Saturday night requires all people,
regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not, to wear masks in public indoor settings.
The decision comes amid growing concerns about the delta variant of COVID-19, which has led to cases rising in every state in the country.
Comment: If there's possibly a more pathetic political wannabe than Venezuela's Juan Guaido, Tikhanovskaya fills the bill. And it would do to be wary of any opinions or policies promoted by Chatham House. They are an old money, elitist think tank.