and coming to a place, things need to change going forward, they may not have been the right ones, the decision is made,>> steffi lee the former, i don't want anyone to think that now that things are changing, it means that we never should've had mass policies in the first phase. actually the beginning of the pandemic, masking was on the few things that we had, we didn't have vaccines or testing or other treatments, we had masking, masking was really necessary at the time, even last month masking was necessary because we were seeing omicron overwhelm her hospitals, they were at the brink of collapse and we needed it. but just as there was a need then, things of change, we have to have an honest and nuanced conversation that is based in science but also thoughtful.