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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just flew. No one had a mask including flight attendants. No one is going back to masks either. Enough is enough. I used to wear a mask and shield but I got vaccinated and still got Covid and finally decided that I would keep getting vaccinated as suggested and live life. I assume I will get it again but hook with vaccines will get another Covid case. [b]Wearing a mask is not living life.[/b][/quote]

LOL, ok snowflake.

NP, I don't "fear" getting COVID, but would prefer to avoid it if I can, or at least minimize the number of times that I do in my lifetime. Latest variants are reinfecting a lot of folks, and evidence is that multiple infections increases your odds of experiencing long COVID. No thanks.

My strategy hasn't changed much in the past year... well-fitting N95 mask, outdoors/well-ventilated space, and social distancing... pick 2 out of 3 in most cases. My office is very sparsely occupied, well-ventilated, and I'm generally 3-6' away from someone at all times (often more) so I typically go maskless there (which is 2 days/week). If I'm popping into a store, IME folks don't reliably distance themselves, and I'm less confident about ventilation, so I throw my mask on until I'm done shopping. It's trivial effort for that protection. I generally avoid a crowded indoor restaurant because there's basically no way to maintain a reasonable degree of protection in that environment, but for a special occasion I'll make the exception. Again, the goal here isn't 100% avoidance, but just to doing the simple things that help reduce risks while still living something pretty close to a pre-pandemic life. Wearing a proper mask on occasion is part of that, at NBD.

I've taken 4 very full flights in the past month and everyone was fully masked except while eating/drinking. It also helps that aircraft are one of the best ventilated environments you can find yourself in anyway, I have greater concern about the terminal and rideshare/taxi than while seated on the plane.[/quote]

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