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Call your bank *gasp* and communicate with them. Yes, you need to go, and possibly with your unmasked son who has been exposed,unmasked, to several health care workers in the previous time period. See if there are options for your services. Before hours, after hours - many banks offer “other” services by appointment only that will afford you service without being part of the fray. But to get them, you need to communicate. 
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FWIW, I did contact the bank and inquired about alternatives, since it's going to be very disruptive to pull him out of therapy to bring him to the bank during business hours.  I was very clear about what I'd have to do, and they told me just to bring him along.  I get that that is fine for them, but it is far from ideal for me and my child.

Similarly, I checked with the other establishments I'd be going to, who all told me this was a non-issue from their perspective.

I always knew DCUM would be on the more extreme side on this.  And that's specifically why I posted here, and specifically in the regular toddler forum rather than the special needs forum.  I'm trying to identify some mutually-agreeable reasonable accommodation here that would give demographic represented by the DCUM crowd some peace of mind.

But, my takeaway here is that I'll likely get snarky remarks and looks regardless of what I do. And if that's really the case, then I'm not going to bother taking some of the more extreme mitigations, like using a plastic weather shield.  I see no reason to put my kid through that if it's not actually going to make you all feel better.[/quote]

Personally I'm not going to give any small child in a stroller snarky looks. But I do think using the weather shield is considerate of others and that you should use it if possible. [/quote]

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