• 🦄🦄🦄@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I’ve never stopped wearing a mask in public transport/while grocery shopping etc. and I don’t think I will =/

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      1 year ago

      Same. I lost my spouse to Covid in ‘22, I’m never going to get over it, it was horrifying. I’m old too, and starting to feel my age, so that’s another added worry. So I’m never going to stop wearing a mask in public, I’ve resigned myself to it.

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      1 year ago

      I still do, though nearly zero of that is due to virus stuff. I’d say for me it’s 95% I’m too lazy to retrain myself to keeping a neutral expression, 4% because hiding my ugly mug seems polite, and 1% sickness reduction ( combination of allergies, flu, covid. Etc)

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      1 year ago

      Me neither. I’m also in a part of the United States where people seem to give a damn at least a little more. I’m never the only person wearing a mask in the stores I shop at. And shockingly (not really), we have a lot less COVID-19 than the national average.

      So, not planning to stop any time soon.

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      1 year ago

      Same. Never got it and I love not having long Covid. It takes me zero effort whatsoever.

      • 🦄🦄🦄@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Are you sure they weren’t just being recorded anymore? How many people continued to test themselves and informed the responsible people? I know at least in Germany we don’t have any accurate numbers anymore.

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          1 year ago

          I saw a major drop in cases coming into my hospital as well. People just weren’t coming in with COVID symptoms. Not nearly the amount of airborne precautions on rooms. They were shutting down entire floors during delta.

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              1 year ago

              Right, I based it on the opinions of our infectious disease doctors who made the recommendation to stop masking except on certain patients. That decision was based on infectious cases in our community. You can use your feelings, I’m following that data interpreted by medical doctors.

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                1 year ago

                Bit defensive there eh? It was also medically licensed doctors that recommended ivermectin as a cure for covid. Hope you didn’t follow that advise:)