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  • folks, we're not there here, but goodness knows we're getting closer.

  • Heeding the advice of public health experts in breaking with decisions of Southern neighbours Mississippi and Texas, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday extended her state's mask mandate for another month.

  • We need to get past Easter and hopefully allow more Alabamians to get their first shot before we take a step some other states have taken to remove the masculine altogether and lift all the restrictions.

  • The extension of Alabama's mask mandate stands in contrast to decisions this week in Texas and Mississippi to end the mask mandate, and in Texas opened businesses 100%.

  • It is now time to open Texas 100%.

  • The relaxing of rules was blasted by the nation's top health officials, with Dr Anthony Fauci saying Quote now is not the time for states to pull back at the White House, US President Joe Biden this week said it was Neanderthal thinking.

  • I think it's a big mistake.

  • Look, I hope everybody realized by now these masks make a difference and the last thing the last thing we need is Neanderthal, thinking that in the meantime everything's fine.

  • Take off your mask.

  • Forget it.

  • It still matters.

  • The contrasting moves on Mass in the three Republican led Southern states comes at a time when the number of new coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths had been sharply falling in the United States after he surged.

  • That followed the holiday season, though all three Texas, Mississippi and Alabama are near the bottom of the list of states and administering vaccines.

  • While the mask mandates go away in Texas and Mississippi in the coming days, Alabama's will last until April 9th.

  • After that, the governor says, it will be a matter of quote, personal responsibility.

folks, we're not there here, but goodness knows we're getting closer.

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