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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

+Help mask my Bad Breath.

Also I don't smell others' bad Breath/BO as much. Heavy perfume still gets through ..."silent deadly" farts...not sure...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I stopped, but only because the active infections went down to a negligible number in my area.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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