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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow!  I saw the topic and was planning to give a well-thought out response.  [b]Then I read the original post and saw that OP doesn't seem to want that.[/b]  So, the short version is I'll continue to monitor the situations I'm in, the overall risks of things like COVID, and adjust my behavior accordingly.  [/quote]

I would love a well thought out, sensible response. Can you share it?
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Sure.  There are three things that I'm concerned about: covid, other medical issues, and the possibility of inadvertently infecting someone else.

-- With COVID, there really is a LOT that we don't know yet.  I also have some risk factors.  The longer I can go without getting COVID the better -- since treatments will improve, and I'd rather get it when hospitals are emptier and medical professionals are less burnt out, and when we know more about treatments for long covid.  So, if wearing a mask is one of many factors that will help me achieve this goal, then it's a small thing for me to do to protect myself.  At this point, I don't wear a mask outside, or inside with people who I know are being at least as careful as I am -- unless I'm around someone who is at high risk.  If infection rates improve again this spring and summer, I'll enjoy the opportunity to do more things without wearing a mask.

-- In the last two years my allergies have been better and I haven't had any colds or the flu.  Wearing a mask is at least one factor that probably contributed to this.  So I'll be wearing a mask on the METRO, and doing other things where I'm in close quarters in poorly ventilated spaces, particularly with people that I don't know.

-- It's possible to be sick with any number of things that could infect someone else.  If I'm around someone at risk, or someone who asks me to wear a mask, I'm happy to do so.

As risk factors change, I'll change too.  As we learn more about COVID and as I learn more about my particular risks, I'll change my behavior accordingly. For now, though, things are improving, Summer's coming, and I'm looking forward to swimming outside, eating outside, and hugging more people.

-- I have no idea whether someone else would view this as sensible and well thought out. I'm doing what works best for me, with my particular set of risk factors, at this particular time.  I'm also open to changing things as I learn more. 
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