SUMMARY - Beacon Health System, a healthcare organization in the state of Indiana, has updated their visitation policy as of February 7, 2025, in order to "strongly encourage" that visitors to the organization wear a mask.
COMMENTARY - The news release does not specify how Beacon Health will "strongly encourage" Covid-19 to not infect visitors, staff or patients.
LINK - https://www.beaconhealthsystem.org/patients-and-visitors/visitation-policies/
..I guess their last mask policy "ran out" or that its like a computer update or something

I guess they will 'strongly encourage" by threatening their maskless guests with tuberculosis, covid, influenza, pneumonia, flu etc?
Not that those threats will work as I don't think its enough to threaten the maskless with diseases. It needs to be like helmet law for motorcycles ... it should be the law you mask around airborne diseases just like in most states motorcycle riders have to wear helmets whether they like it or not.
Many motorcycle guys wouldn't wear helmets for fear of head injury.. they just wear helmets because of the law. I got dummies riding ATV's up and down my street without helmets on the weekend sometimes that live on my street because nobody calls the law... its the same with stupid maskless people in the face of airborne diseases in a sick room they won't mask for airborne diseases unless its the law and they risk a fine or confinement or face going to court.
...That mindless thoughtlessness occurs with certain populations that actually might suffer from head trauma or injury and also become endangered or depopulated by diseases and illness in the long run...
I, on the other hand, of course wear a helmet on my bicycle and I mask when I go outside my door. I have grey cells and an immunity system to protect and keep from getting beat up by the pavement or worn out by disease and illness.
The Masked Man
P.S. I guess the helmet law in most states for motorcyclist probably came partly into existence because insurance companies don't want to foot the expensive bill and the healthcare profession got sick of trying to put Humpty Dumpty 's head back together again during motorcycle wrecks since head injury was prevalent among motorcycle wrecks...
...It will be nice some day when insurance companies get sick of compensating the maskless and healthcare profession get sick of taking care of people who get sick with airborne diseases in their own facilities under their own healthcare facilities roof or they get sick of getting sick and start making laws for masking around airborne diseases treating diseases and illnesses like the serious things that they are.
The thing about helmets are they only protect the rider whereas the Mask protects more than one person from illness because it also prevents spread
I'm not very knowledgable but I am thinking The role of insurance companies interesting and the world of occupational hazards as well. An insurance company might not cover you if you take unnecessary risks or don't follow certain rules.. same with occupational hazard laws.. there are repercussions that occur if certain rules aren't followed. They certainly do more than 'strongly encourage' when it comes to following laws in regards to work places or insurance companies. I mean its illegal to smoke in many places and I'm sure many rules like this could apply to mask and airborne diseases. I'm just thinking outloud, brainstorming on the matter perhaps other forum members have more experience than I about how laws and policies and mandates work and are established to get people to follow rules such as masking around health threatening and life threatening airborne highly contagious diseases and illnesses.
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