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Still Wearing Masks?

aj1980 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:43:51 GMT

Just curious . Areyou Still wearing one or have you seen a lot of people wearing them? I noticed in some stores people still have them on.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:50:51 GMT

I see them everyday, particularly on the subways.

I'd say about 10%-20% of passengers seem to use them. I do if the car I'm in is crowded.

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:51:02 GMT

I see very few people wearing them...me? No. NEVER AGAIN.

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Sooner — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:52:41 GMT

Yes we do. To many friends who don't coming down with Covid. Some people can afford the risk, some have issues and can't. Some people are tolerant of what others need to do, some aren't.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:52:53 GMT

I still wear one in stores and other public places where I might be close to other people. I'm what you might call "vulnerable".

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SilleeMee — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:56:06 GMT

Sometimes I do but now that the flu season is nearly over (end of May according to the CDC) I won't be wearing them.

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teganslaw — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:00:42 GMT

No. I ditched my mask a year ago. They aren't required anymore, even in medical facilities. Occasionally I see people wearing a mask, but almost nobody does.

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lgfan — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:01:08 GMT

I only wear them at doctors' offices.

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1Professor — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:04:14 GMT

@Sooner @Kachina624 @SilleeMee + all

Still wearing because my immune system is compromised AND because I follow all the latest data on long Covid, which is more and more frequent, with no treatment.

So if I'm in the grocery, at the post office, at the bank, mask on.

I am also the one keeping 6 feet between me and the next in line, especially since that person is often not wearing a mask.

(Not teaching this quarter, so no issue in the classroom until September.)

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Caaareful Shopper — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:04:39 GMT

I see about 20% of shoppers in my grocery stores, Target, etc. still wearing masks here.

I don't, unless:

I'm on public transportation like Amtrak going to NY and then on the subway.

Visiting my mom & sister at their senior living apartment development. About 70% of the seniors there still wear them there, and I want them comfortable.

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kaydee50 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:05:09 GMT

No. A very small percentage are still wearing them where I've gone including airports, airplanes, theaters, etc.

But don't throw them away. They will be needed again in the not too distant future, IMO!

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sunshine45 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:05:40 GMT

not using them unless it is "required" somewhere.

RARELY see people wearing them these days (airplanes, trains, grocery stores, shops, office buildings, restaurants, bars) and the few i do see are mostly older people.

my mom will be 83 this year and she is not wearing one.

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1Professor — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:08:08 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
No. A very small percentage are still wearing them where I've gone including airports, airplanes, theaters, etc.

But don't throw them away. They will be needed again in the not too distant future, IMO!

@kaydee50 Gave away, discarded most of my delightful hand-made masks—once I realized what a mask needs to do.

Exclusively wear KN95.

Amazon has a fabulous collection of rainbow, tie-die, themed, rainbow colors of KN95.

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Krimpette — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:08:57 GMT

I wear them (as required) to doctors offices. Also, to the grocery store and the pharmacy. That's pretty much it, for me. I don't mind the masks.

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On It — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:09:03 GMT

Yes. We wear a mask whenever we are in a public building or setting. We cannot risk exposure. It is an easy thing to do to avoid being ill.

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Ainhisg — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:09:40 GMT

@teganslaw wrote:
No. I ditched my mask a year ago. They aren't required anymore, even in medical facilities. Occasionally I see people wearing a mask, but almost nobody does.

Same^^^ SW Missouri. I am current on all boosters.

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781Florist — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:11:30 GMT

I still carry one in my car and in my coat in case I come to place that requires them. (All medical offices and facilities still do around here.) The Covid Emergency Mandate is set to expire on May 15th, so it will be interesting to see if anyplace requires them after that.

The interesting thing about the purpose of masks is that wearing one is supposed to protect others from YOU as opposed to protecting yourself from others....so if the majority of people have stopped wearing masks then the purpose for them is gone.

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on the bay — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:13:36 GMT

@aj1980 wrote:
Just curious . Areyou Still wearing one or have you seen a lot of people wearing them? I noticed in some stores people still have them on.

How about you @aj1980? Do you still wear a mask when out and about?

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Shelbelle — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:13:59 GMT

Only when forced to for a doc appt.

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Janey2 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:14:54 GMT

No, but I try to stay away from crowded areas. I always stand a distance away from others, but I always did, even before covid. This year ( while still wearing a mask) I caught the flu. I never had the flu before in my life, so much for masks!