Having spent 3 months of 2020 in a coma thanks to covid, yes. I take staying alive and not killing others seriously.
The CDC official figure of 3% death rate doesn't tell the whole story either. There are many long-term effects of a serious infection including lung scarring, heart and kidney damage. Before I caught covid my kidney function was 95%. Covid affected all my organs and my kidneys failed completely. Six months later my egfr test still only shows 40% function, although it was at 5% when I was in the coma.
Mercifully I've recovered enough to not require dialysis, but my life will never be the same.
I'm vaccinated now but I could still catch or spread the virus without the mask.
Yes, I still wear mask because it will prevent others from getting sick.
Masks were never meant to protect yourself.
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There are any number of subtle gradations, but ultimately two possibilities: either mask-wearing prevents the spread of Covid, or it doesn't (there are also lots of other aspects, but let's focus on that one). Now, if it doesn't block the spread of Covid, then it's a bad idea, because it blocks the spread of other pathogens your immune system needs to encounter and destroy to stay sharp (it's a lot like muscles; it needs to work). If wearing a mask DOES block the spread of Covid, then it's a bad idea, because without exposure, there's no herd immunity, and without herd immunity, there's no end to the pandemic. In political terms, this means no end to the restrictions, with the insane economic and psychological damage, the constant damage, and the political horrors we've all been distracted from (like China illegally seizing Hong Kong and Congress ONCE AGAIN attempting to destroy peer-to-peer encryption).
So it's a bad idea that turns us into slaves, or a bad idea that turns us into Martians. I take it VERY seriously.
Masks only stop you spreading the virus. I have never had the virus nor wear a mask luckily due to been exempt. I would only wear the mask if i thought i was at risk of having covid. Which considering i know no one with it nor my collage nor my work placement. Just seems like my circle won't get it so shrugs.
Also now vaccines are a thing it's become even less of worry. So it's never really bothered me all year.
I am probably the one who will get covid after everyone's stopped wearing masks, like typical someone from the outer circle has given it to mine as soon as masks become not mandatory.
As someone who is in the vulnerable population I have taken mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing very seriously. I have only recently let up a little due to being fully vaccinated. But I have found that doing those things has also meant I have not been sick from anything at all this whole time. I usually get sick from colds or flu at least 2-3 times a year and I have not been sick at all since October 2019. So I will be wearing a mask in public from now on even years from now long after the pandemic is officially declared over.
What amazes me about masks is the fact that there is decades of Randomly Controlled Trials (RCT) on hundreds, and sometimes thousands of patients, Nurses, Doctors and mixes of medical staff... all showing that masks are utterly useless for what people are wearing them for. There are OSHA experts with over 20 years of experience in, and out of field saying the same thing, and referencing the decades of data showing that masks do not work.
Despite this, people ignore it and wear them. And you have people in the comments already blocking another for trying to tell them the truth. No matter how secure masks make you feel, there is decades of data showing they do not work.
I never took it seriously (because you shouldn't unless your in the very limited demographic that is actually affected by it) and I only wear a mask when I am required to do so (I would say legally, but technically mask mandates are completely illegal (not that legality has ever stopped the government before).
Yes and I’m getting the Covid vaccine soon luckily so I can finally go to school for the first time in 2years. I can’t believe how I was an 8th grader when Covid started and now I’m a sophomore
Considering I have more than two brain cells, I continue to follow public health officials' advice and wear a mask.
I voted A, but the mask is to stop me from potentially giving someone the virus, not to stop me from contracting it
u I wear it because it costs me nothing, and it is required.
I'll wear one to be polite when I'm in a place where I've been asked to wear one, or if I'm around people who are scared of it.
Otherwise no I really don't.
I am fully vaccinated. I only wear a mask if some storekeeper tells me to.
The supporting logic hasn't changed just because you're tired of it. Nice hair though.
I don't wear masks. Haven't the whole time this garbage was going on.
Hell yea son this mask sht is splendid son a nigga a never gon be caught no face no case thug life son💯 Fym
Nah I don't unless going somewhere where there is an old person which isn't many places in my town
I don’t ever wear one
It doesn't help. It's fashion trend for sheep
its the rule in most palces but im fully vaxxed
No I’m not a Muslim.
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