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Yesterday was the first time since the beginning of pandemic and wearing face coverings that I rode up in my building elevator with 2 other people and nobody was wearing masks.
I think mask wearing will be staying around for a while in medical facilities, public transportation and other public indoor spaces. Inside most stores most people are still wearing masks. But I don't know why people simply walking along the street (on sidewalks) are still wearing masks.
I definitely don't think mask wearing has anything to do with politics. Having worked twice in China, I have seen young people there wearing masks at various times of the year due to pollution levels. So I do think that face masks partiallly help protect one from breathing in various pollutants/germs/etc. in the air.
As the Summer gets hotter, mask wearing is getting more and more onerous. I am intolerant of being overheated.
I trust my vaccination but will carry a mask with me lest I run into too many Karens.
If a store demands I wear a mask, I will choose whether to comply or take my business elsewhere.
I think mask wearing will be staying around for a while in medical facilities, public transportation and other public indoor spaces. Inside most stores most people are still wearing masks. But I don't know why people simply walking along the street (on sidewalks) are still wearing masks.
I definitely don't think mask wearing has anything to do with politics. Having worked twice in China, I have seen young people there wearing masks at various times of the year due to pollution levels. So I do think that face masks partiallly help protect one from breathing in various pollutants/germs/etc. in the air.
The bolded parts is exactly why I feel people are doing it for political reasons. You're vaccinated and outdoors, so why are we still wearing masks?? Makes no sense. So I think people are doing it because of politics!
The bolded parts is exactly why I feel people are doing it for political reasons. You're vaccinated and outdoors, so why are we still wearing masks?? Makes no sense. So I think people are doing it because of politics!
I disagree because there are still many people that are unvaccinated and they have been told to continue wearing masks outside. With the more contagious Delta/Indian variant unvaccinated people are definitely more at risk and there have been breakthrough cases of this COVID19 variant in vaccinated people. (See the news about vaccinated Israelis returning from outside that country spreading the new variant and the consideration of partially restoring mask usage there.)
As the Summer gets hotter, mask wearing is getting more and more onerous. I am intolerant of being overheated.
I trust my vaccination but will carry a mask with me lest I run into too many Karens.
If a store demands I wear a mask, I will choose whether to comply or take my business elsewhere.
I'm starting to feel the same way. So many stores have made it optional now, so I don't feel like shopping in those few stores that still mandate it (such as Rite Aid and Stop n Stop).
I disagree because there are still many people that are unvaccinated and they have been told to continue wearing masks outside. With the more contagious Delta/Indian variant unvaccinated people are definitely more at risk and there have been breakthrough cases of this COVID19 variant in vaccinated people. (See the news about vaccinated Israelis returning from outside that country spreading the new variant and the consideration of partially restoring mask usage there.)
I can certainly understand people wearing them in the subway or even at church where you are with a crowd of strangers for a long period of time, but outside (or even at a store) where you are just walking by people for a brief second?? That's not enough exposure to contract the virus. If that were the case, then every single essential worker would have caught Covid by now as I'm sure they were exposed to the virus at some point. With the amount of people they are exposed to in their jobs, I'd be very surprised if they haven't encountered a person that was positive for Covid.
As the Summer gets hotter, mask wearing is getting more and more onerous. I am intolerant of being overheated.
I trust my vaccination but will carry a mask with me lest I run into too many Karens.
If a store demands I wear a mask, I will choose whether to comply or take my business elsewhere.
I couldn't care less about Karens.
I got the second shot recently and after 2 weeks has past I'm not wearing a mask by choice indoors anymore. I haven't worn one outdoors in over a year. It's just ridiculous.I've had several times where some Karen goes out of there way to walk up to me when I'm walking alone without anyone within 50 feet of me to tell me I should be wearing a mask. I've told them all they're morons, and if you were that worried about it why did you go out of your way to get within 6 feet of me?
If a store requires I wear one my choice is simple- wear one or go somewhere else.I'm not going to argue, businesses have a right to have people wear one if they want. On the train/planes I'll wear one if those are the rules.
In my neighborhood it still seems 90-95 percent of people are wearing them in stores, in other neighborhoods in nyc i've been to it's far less. I'm sure I will get a few stupid comments once I am going into stores in my neighborhood without a mask.
In my neighborhood it still seems 90-95 percent of people are wearing them in stores, in other neighborhoods in nyc i've been to it's far less. I'm sure I will get a few stupid comments once I am going into stores in my neighborhood without a mask.
The funny thing is that in Manhattan, I see more people without masks indoors. But here in Queens, many are still wearing masks. And the ironic thing is that the positivity rate is lower in Manhattan.
On the train. And you need to sit. Do you sit next to the maskless person or the person with a mask that keeps coughing?
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