The new L.A. County mandate, thanks to a rise in coronavirus cases, is for everyone to wear masks indoors whether they’re vaccinated or not. People who have done the right thing by getting vaccinated shouldn’t have to pay a penalty because others have refused. In Sacramento, 12 legislators surveyed by The Times refused to say whether they were vaccinated or not, and 11 of them are Republicans. But the virus is a far greater risk to public health and safety, and so are public officials who shy away from their civic responsibility to lead by example. Each of those states, with the exception of Georgia, voted for Trump, who was the national leader of mask resistance and ridiculed public health experts as the COVID-19 toll soared to hundreds of thousands.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 16, 2021 21:33 UTC