UPDATE: SNHD Recommends Masks for All Indoors, Mandates for Employees

I sometimes wore a mask during my most recent trip, even though I've been fully vaccinated since February.

More people than I would have thought were wearing masks last Saturday during the Garth Brooks concert, including the woman sitting next to me. And I saw a fair number of people wearing them outside (and it was hot) along the strip.

ETA: If that's what's recommended, I have no problem wearing one again. Will likely not wear one while playing as Wynncore is pretty spaced out but will when I'm at concerts/shows.

And of course, throughout, many casino employees have been wearing masks for their own protection.

 

This sort of situation is I thing I feared once vaccines took off. I was afraid the success hurting us. There's always going to be that person that thinks we've got this well in hand, so I don't need to. Hopefully that's as far as it goes.

 

With recent happenings I was already planning on wearing one when I’m inside during my August trip.

 

This is very, very true. I know staff that have been vaccinated for months, but are still in masks (and, same for me).

 

Given how we travel and recreate a mandate to resume mask usage would not be a problem. If it's a mandate as on a plane and we don't want to abide, we wouldn't fly, but we're cool with masking up in such situations. (My wife has flown a few times and we have upcoming flights in September and it's looking like later this month.) We also do things that don't really involve a lot of indoor clustering. Though vaxxed for several months now, if we were inclined to hit a casino we'd mask up regardless what the lab coats were saying.

 

And it's certainly far less of an imposition than, say, dying.

I'm noticing anecdotally that mask usage continues to be on the rise at indoor spaces, and pretty much every Aria staff member I've seen has been wearing on. Outdoors is a different story, but personally, that worries me less.

 

I’ve let my guard down somewhat since my first vaccine shot. There, I admitted it….
Elephant is still in the room and will be for a while.

 

I like to say that there's a light at the end of the tunnel, but we're still in the tunnel.

 

The notice implies that coming in contact with those pitiful ass people who refuse to get vaccinated is going to give you Covid-19, but if vaccinated, you have done your duty and are okay.

I point this out not to be a smart ass, but please don’t think that you are CURED if you have been vaccinated. My mother in law was “fully vaccinated “ and has gotten the virus and hospitalized twice since. The vaccine is not a cure.

 

But that is the Very rare exception , not the rule. Follow the science . I do agree that if your health is comprimised you are much more likely to get Covid, the Flu, Shingles, etc...

 

I am glad that I don't have to make a decision about our next trip for a while. I think my position is that, though we are fully vaccinated, I would not cancel if they put a mask mandate in place before our next trip. It might change how long we stay in "masked areas" and cut our gambling time down some but that seems to be a fair trade for a great time, which we have had each of the times we have been to Vegas in the Covid era. I wear masks in settings where I am asked to do so.

 

Fully vax'd healthcare worker here; i was truly afraid to travel for the longest time, and when things settled down, I thought lets rip off the Band-Aid and go...I really didn't want to go if i needed to mask as it would really impede my enjoyment, now I am pot-committed so to speak and somewhat saddened by this news...I really needed a break from the hospital and life in a mask...and really didn't want to fear travelling any more.

I am bummed out tonight.

 

Looks like Venetian and Westgate now require them for employees but not guests. I could see this happening with most casinos but I suppose we'll find out shortly. They'd get a lot of cancellations if they required them again and I'm not sure the casinos are willing to do that.

I don't want to go to far out of line here but I feel like with all of the doom and gloom reporting it needs to be said. Vaccines are still effective and if you are vaccinated you are protected. Israel is an odd case with a lot of unanswered questions with data that doesn't match what's coming out of the UK and others on vaccine efficacy. Of course nothing is 100% effective so take whatever precautions you are comfortable with. With what you read online though it's as if everyone vaccinated or not is a sitting duck. This thing will rip through the unvaccinated and a very small portion of the vaccinated. Just keep things in perspective.

 

Part of me feels like things might get worse so those that have trips coming soon, it might be best to keep them. Of course, it’s up to the individual with their own circumstances. You never know what’s going to happen next.

Things are much different now from one year ago, 6 months ago, 3 months ago. Is it back to normal? No, but it’s a huge improvement.

I’ve learned to be informed as much as possible from places like VMB. Expect the unexpected. Be super flexible and be really understanding of what the employees are dealing with. Bottom line is just like VMB, their house their rules. If this is what it takes for me to be in Vegas, I’ll roll with it.

 

I think a lot of people are frustrated with the situation and that is why you are seeing the reactions that you are. LA (Los Angeles County) has reinstituted the indoor mask mandate and I bet that there is a lot of fear that this will come back to all the metropolitan areas or lead to more restrictions. This is just a sad situation and whether or not you are vaccinated I believe that at this point people should be aware of the risks and should be able to make their own decisions regarding their risk. Unfortunately it appears that some people are not making the correct decisions to protect themselves and that is why these "guidelines" are back.

 

I’m going to Vegas. I’m wearing a mask (mandated or not). I’m going to enjoy every minute of it…..

 

Some Vegas facebook pages seem to indicate mandatory masks are now back for Vegas.
Is this true?