I am not only keeping my mask on when shopping. I still wear my gloves because...........

[joetheman]

I purposely focused on how I began using my hands after being vaccinated Terrible how I lapsed back into bad habits.

I just enjoy being free from those nasty annual infections I am willing to be ridiculed in and outside my home. Hand washing inside but outside I will go back to using my gloves.

[hlthe2b]

1. I see stores no longer filling up the hand sanitizer dispensors--even the "good" ones

I have had a tiny bottle attached to my coat, vest, or in my pocket throughout and will continue to do so, though I try to wash with less irritating soap and water as much as possible.

People want to forget--even some Public Health experts--that we have one hell of a lot of enteric viruses and bacteria that normally circulate in explosive outbreaks. Even if COVID-19 has been found not to persist in infectious form long on surfaces, that is absolutely NOT the case for seasonal enteric viruses, the worst (in terms of surface survival and infectivity) being NOROVIRUS.

Hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene matter.

[SheltieLover]

6. +1,000!

[MiHale]

2. Until there are no idiots left ...

I will continue to mask up. We use 70% alcohol as a hand spray, I know the strength of that, hand sanitizers could be questionable.

[CrackityJones75]

3. Terrible waste of latex or other materials.

Just wash your hands. Those gloves are a terrible waste.

[Happy Hoosier]

4. 100%

Those glove aren’t protecting anything used like that.

[FarPoint]

5. I totally agree...

The gloves are essentially dirt....they are not sterile gloves if they come in a bag or box...

[Celerity]

8. +10000

[TraceNC]

14. Agreed. And most people don't know how

to properly use those gloves anyway. (Not saying the OP doesn’t, just speaking in general.) So they’re likely doing no good or worse — providing a false sense of security.

[RegularJam]

7. I think the gloves are a bad idea but to each their own.

I do think we will see a very small contingent make masks permanent. Not as widespread as happens in Japan but noticeable. While it’s been preached by the CDC and other organizations for decades there are small things we can do to protect ourselves from catching things. Washing hands is a huge one. Masks clearly help as well but on a smaller level for most contagion.

[LexVegas]

9. I use a brand new plastic straw for each drink I consume over the course of a day. nt

[Boxerfan]

10. I like wearing gloves shopping-Garden Gloves!

The kind with the wrinkled rubber hand surfaces. I can browse & pick up items without giving or receiving.



But the best part is I have a superpower! I can open the flimsy produce bags with ease.

Seriously why not-they work very well.

[lagomorph777]

12. Yes - opening the horrible Walmart bags is only possible with gloves!

[lagomorph777]

11. I'm still wearing mask, gloves, and face shield, and spraying everything with isopropyl at home.

But I'm only half-vaxed; 2nd jab is on the 28th.

Even after that one is fully-cooked, I'll continue these practices for the forseeable future. My wife is afraid of the vaccines; she has had a lifetime of botched medical care and horrible outcomes; she has multiple mysterious ailments. So I have to protect her from all the antivaxxers and maskholes out there.

[FoxNewsSucks]

13. I'm planning to continue wearing a mask indoors

Outdoors, it's not crowded around here. I was on a trip last week to Asheville NC, and did wear a mask while walking around downtown. It wasn't crowded like NYC, but nearly everyone else had one on also. Still planning to sit outside if I go to a restaurant. I like that better anyway when the weather is nice.

So far, here at home, people are still mostly wearing masks indoors. I hope that keeps up through most of the summer. If there is no big increase in disease after Memorial Day events, then it might be time to relax a little.