Health
Related: About this forumNever took mine off.
How 'bout you? Feeling lucky or taking precautions?
"Masking can feel like a thing of the past in the US, even in cities such as New York and Los Angeles that once embraced the precaution. But as healthcare facilities grapple with a tripledemic of respiratory viruses with Covid, flu and RSV surging simultaneously experts are once again urging the public to don face coverings."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/10/masks-tripledemic-covid-flu-rsv-us
Elessar Zappa
(15,889 posts)Concerts, plays, things like that.
dweller
(25,045 posts)Wear it whenever out in public
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Irish_Dem
(57,435 posts)Except for taking walks around the neighborhood, I am masked up when I go out.
walkingman
(8,335 posts)people doing it around Austin. Not a big deal to me so I will continue - just want to avoid any kind of illness, if possible.
doc03
(36,699 posts)medical facilities around here. I have had shingles shots, flu shots and what 4 or 5 COVID shots and haven't had it yet.
I was just talking to someone a couple days ago that has had all the shots and has had COVID twice.
Grokenstein
(5,830 posts)I take it down when having lunch at work. Unfortunately, the breakroom tends to be crowded and I'm one of the very few who mask at all.
And lo and behold, I'm currently fighting a nasty cold (at least, I hope that's all it is) because of one stupid bastard who wouldn't even cover his mouth when he coughed.
Which is exactly how I caught COVID back in the early days!
Laffy Kat
(16,523 posts)It's still mandated in the clinic where I work and I'm used to it, so why take a chance?
PXR-5
(531 posts)So, yes I still wear one.
I don't want your germs lol
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Warpy
(113,130 posts)before the shots came out. If you haven't gotten the shot, get it. Even if they haven't guessed completely right about the strain, it will give you partial protection, and you'll get a much milder case.