I stopped wearing it after my family has been fully vaxxed, boostered and the mandate ended. Haven't done any flying or public transportation though.
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When will you personally stop wearing masks?
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We've started going back to the office one day a week so I wear it on the bus. I'll also wear it if I'm going somewhere and it's kind of cramped/crowded. Generally, though, I've stopped for most places unless I'm with my wife who will scold me for not wearing one. Almost everyone we know has gotten it, but we still haven't caught it once so I generally do what she says.
I have slowly stopped wearing one. Doctors office and airplanes, I still wear one.
On a work trip right now in New Jersey and nobody is wearing one. Like 1 out of 50.
On a work trip right now in New Jersey and nobody is wearing one. Like 1 out of 50.
When i feel like it which for me means
- when it feels safer for sure
- When i don't have to worry about being on a vacation or trip within the next two weeks (being sick on vacation with ANYTHING sucks)
- when people chose to give space and not be stank mouth breathers
- when it's not cold / flu season
So in other words mask will always be around me going forward covid or not. When i don't wear them will be circumstantial but as of now I'll always wear or at least keep one in my car, pocket or bag
- when it feels safer for sure
- When i don't have to worry about being on a vacation or trip within the next two weeks (being sick on vacation with ANYTHING sucks)
- when people chose to give space and not be stank mouth breathers
- when it's not cold / flu season
So in other words mask will always be around me going forward covid or not. When i don't wear them will be circumstantial but as of now I'll always wear or at least keep one in my car, pocket or bag
I already have. If I have to fly on a plane I'll still wear one, but I live in a county in Oregon with single digit case counts per day (the last 7 day average was 6.9 cases per day) so wearing a mask isn't really accomplishing much.
Long as I feel like wearing it. Not even overly cautious, I like not being exposed to the nasty asses in stores and in general. As with the poster above, I already knew some coworkers from Asia doing this for a couple years before, so I'm just taking a page out of their notebook. If I happen to forget it, I'd still just go in a store without worry, just my preference at this point.
Never. I haven't had a cold or the flu in two years.
At this point I forget I have it on most of the time. I tried to drink coffee through it this morning.
At this point I forget I have it on most of the time. I tried to drink coffee through it this morning.
The last time I wore a mask was when I was riding the CTA while visiting friends in Chicago.
I absolutely hate wearing a mask, so if I'm not required to wear one, I don't. The only time during the entire pandemic I wore a mask outdoors was while visiting my girlfriend in Bogotá where you were inexplicably required to do so.
I absolutely hate wearing a mask, so if I'm not required to wear one, I don't. The only time during the entire pandemic I wore a mask outdoors was while visiting my girlfriend in Bogotá where you were inexplicably required to do so.
I already did for the most part. I am vaccinated and boosted and transmission rates are currently low.
If a new variant pops up and starts spreading like wildfire again I have no problem going back to mask wearing until it calms down. But I'll follow the CDC recommendations on that one.
Also if someone requests I wear one because they are immunocompromised or whatever, I have no problem doing so.
If a new variant pops up and starts spreading like wildfire again I have no problem going back to mask wearing until it calms down. But I'll follow the CDC recommendations on that one.
Also if someone requests I wear one because they are immunocompromised or whatever, I have no problem doing so.
Stopped wearing them voluntarily after last summer, unless mandated. Granted, that was basically everywhere up until last month given where I live (Canada) and the places I like to travel to, but the point remains that I do not wear a mask unless required.
I'm a *slightly less strict with myself these days. BUT, I do put one one in places where large groups congregate indoors. Like supermarkets etc. I keep an eye on pandemic trends going on across the world. I will stop wearing a mask when the large waves of infections finally simmer out for a prolonged amount of time. Not a minute before. We keep getting into these situations where people get comfortable way too quickly and infections start spiking all over again.
I haven't caught a cold/flu or even sneezes and sore throat issues since I've started regularly wearing them in public spaces when this pandemic started.
Don't see any reason to stop now, it's minor inconvenience at worst. 2 years + straight of clean bill of health is worth it imo
Don't see any reason to stop now, it's minor inconvenience at worst. 2 years + straight of clean bill of health is worth it imo
Only really wear them at work which is a school. Other than that unless it is super crowded I have been wearing it less and less.
Never. Besides the two weeks I had covid (from my daughter who caught it at school) I've been in the best health of my life. No colds, no snuffles, no allergies, nothing. Having a mask block a lot of the bullshit I'd be breathing in is great.
No idea. We watch data pretty closely and maybe a month ago I discussed with my partner starting to remove my mask at the gym. Then we both got new jobs where she's commuting on public transit and I'm attending events, and our area's cases are on the uptick again. Just feels silly to put a timeline on it because every time I've said out loud "maybe it's time" something happens that throws it into whack.
I work in a hospital, so I will still be wearing it at work for the foreseeable future.
For the rest, I will mask up if CDC changes my county from low risk. I've had the vaccine x3 and my family all had the vaccine. I haven't seen nearly as many COVID hospitalizations compared to last year. Our unit actually tests everybody coming through the door for antibody and you'd be surprised how many people are antibody positive.
I'm optimistic that things will continue to improve, barring some horrible mutation to the virus that both evades vaccination and worsens spread and severity, but the same goes for flu.
For the rest, I will mask up if CDC changes my county from low risk. I've had the vaccine x3 and my family all had the vaccine. I haven't seen nearly as many COVID hospitalizations compared to last year. Our unit actually tests everybody coming through the door for antibody and you'd be surprised how many people are antibody positive.
I'm optimistic that things will continue to improve, barring some horrible mutation to the virus that both evades vaccination and worsens spread and severity, but the same goes for flu.
I currently wear my mask in situations where I am forced to be in close proximity to other people. Which right now is pretty much taking my kid to or from school. But otherwise, I'm not around large groups of people very often, and cases have been on the decline in my area.
I only wear on public transportation, not sure if I'll stop because I haven't had a cold in 3 years, use to have 2-3 a year and I'm pretty sure it was from being on a crowded train where someone else was sick.
Immunocompromised person with an Immunocompromised spouse and two kids under vaccination age — I'll be masked for potentially forever. When transmission becomes low/not a pressing concern, I'll fall back to masking during cold/flu season. I have enjoyed not being sick for the last 2+ years.
I went maskless last summer after getting vaccinated, but quickly put it back on when it became apparently that vaccination wasn't stopping the spread.
I'm in an area of low spread currently so I don't stress if I forget my mask, but I still bring it with me 95% of the time. I will likely keep it up until we get a vaccine that can really prevent infection. I'm hopeful that some of the multi-valent candidates work out, or we get a nasal vaccine that produces a good antibody response in the nasal cavity.
I'm in an area of low spread currently so I don't stress if I forget my mask, but I still bring it with me 95% of the time. I will likely keep it up until we get a vaccine that can really prevent infection. I'm hopeful that some of the multi-valent candidates work out, or we get a nasal vaccine that produces a good antibody response in the nasal cavity.