Foster Fell

2021-08-03T11:22:49-05:00

Commented "City of Bend is taking steps--albeit baby steps--but an old motel is being converted and 3 managed camps are in the works. Will help only 10 percent of our unhoused population, though."

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Do you think your city should have a dedicated place for the homeless?

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Foster Fell

2021-08-02T12:28:25-05:00

Commented "Though I am fully vaccinated, I still need to protect against a breakthrough infection from the Delta variant. In which case, I would not be sick, but would still be infectious and capable of infecting someone who is immunocompromised,--or unvaccinated. Let's fight the virus, not each other."

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Will you wear a mask once again while out shopping?

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Foster Fell

2021-07-30T02:51:38-05:00

Commented "This is a rapidly mutating virus. Why give it a chance to continue to spread and transform into even more transmissible and deadly variants. We need to stop taking half measures on an inconsistent basis and act to once and for all vanquish this pandemic."

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Does the new mask mandate make you rethink sending your children back to the classroom?

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Foster Fell

2021-07-25T06:32:30-05:00

Commented "As a front line caregiver I remain astounded by the ability of this virus to outwit us at every turn. Despite abysmal national leadership from the get go, we did a stellar job in Oregon in keeping it at bay, but allowing it to spread nationally created the far less forgiving variants."

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Has the Delta variant made you more cautious?

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Foster Fell

2021-07-15T09:55:40-05:00

Commented "Way the question is framed sounds like a push poll. Anyway, the virus in question is extremely opportunistic. Masking policies should reflect its deviousness and depend on day to day positivity rates and types of variants. 100's of children have died and/or have gotten the MIS disease. Testing!"

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Should elementary schools require masks in the fall?

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Foster Fell

2021-07-07T13:02:02-05:00

Commented "Absolutely. We are not out of the woods. Though our vaccination rate in Deschutes County is commendable the appearance of the more transmissible Delta variant endangers those who remain unprotected. "

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Do you still want daily reporting on the number of COVID-19 cases?

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Foster Fell

2021-06-26T12:37:56-05:00

Commented "I am still masking and social distancing, because the virus that causes Covid-19 "needs to be gone." The new more transmissible and more deadly Delta variant will soon be the predominant virus; masking sends a signal that there are many of us still susceptible to getting sick,"

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Do you think Oregon is ready to go without masks?

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Foster Fell

2021-05-08T10:17:43-05:00

Commented "We are nearly there. So why continue to needlessly create opportunities for the virus to spread, sicken, kill, and mutate? The current surge is largely due to infection spread from the 20 to 29 age group on spring break. Though mostly asymptomatic, they spread the virus thru the community."

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Do you think student quarantining guidelines should be loosened?

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Foster Fell

2021-05-06T19:46:26-05:00

Commented "I think there is already a law preventing walkouts, but, sure, anything extra that would keep them on the job."

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Do you support an initiative that would prevent lawmakers from walking out?

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Foster Fell

2021-04-21T14:32:17-05:00

Commented "I feel safer because the vaccine offers almost 100% protection against dying from Covid-19, and it is increasingly being seen as effective in preventing transmission. I do continue to wear a mask in support of our cultural imperative right now to continue to employ every safeguard. For the example"

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As more people get vaccinated, do you feel safer going to work?

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