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34. Personally my mask wearing has helped me

Fri May 14, 2021, 12:55 PM

May 2021

maintain my Blood-oxygen level at the level it should be. I even wear a mask to bed now. Will most likely do so for my remaining years.

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Haven't had a cold or sinus infection or any kind of allergy since Jan of 2020. I will keep my mask [View all] joetheman May 2021 OP

Good point, and it echoes my own thinking about this. MineralMan May 2021 #1

Same here. I haven't had a cold since February, 2020 Siwsan May 2021 #2

Yes shopping and other public indoor spaces Freddie May 2021 #5

Agree! Freddie May 2021 #3

Me too ! Pantagruel May 2021 #4

No infections in my household, either. Ilsa May 2021 #6

Assholes who scream freedom should respect the freedom of mask wearers. dalton99a May 2021 #7

Exactly right FakeNoose May 2021 #20

I worry about day cares and schools, since in normal years they have recurrent waves of disease Klaralven May 2021 #8

I'm sure social distancing is a big factor too.. LeftInTX May 2021 #23

we have a handicapped daughter who is on the level of a one year old. She demigoddess May 2021 #47

Yup. Most years, but not every year, I get something. I always get a flu shot and only once in brewens May 2021 #9

Thinking this too... LeftInTX May 2021 #24

People here don't seem to understand that. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #30

I'm 60, so I'm hoping my immune system doesn't need any more natural tuning up. brewens May 2021 #43

Older people (I'm 72) tend not to get PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #48

Be ready to tell anyone who objects mahina May 2021 #10

I've had two of these interactions. MontanaMama May 2021 #11

Funny how their "freedom" to infect others doesn't apply to those who choose to wear masks... Wounded Bear May 2021 #13

Right? MontanaMama May 2021 #15

Statistics support this. Flu season was wiped out this past year... Wounded Bear May 2021 #12

So Here's My Question RobinA May 2021 #45

Covid is more transmissable and virulent. Even masked people were getting it... Wounded Bear May 2021 #46

Yeah, I usually feel like I have a cold or sinus infection from November to March. johnp3907 May 2021 #14

Masks are common in some countries Phoenix61 May 2021 #16

How do we keep masked people from giving the fully vaccinated dirty looks? Bayard May 2021 #17

I'm gonna wear one until Elessar Zappa May 2021 #19

Fully vaccinated does not mean 100% immunity Random Boomer May 2021 #35

WEAR A MASK Skittles May 2021 #42

Absolutely a personal choice, I will never wear one again if possible. Jon King May 2021 #18

Both kids in college-we stopped getting colds! Grins May 2021 #21

It's also great to keep you face warm in the winter. n/t forgotmylogin May 2021 #22

Yes LeftInTX May 2021 #26

Exactly seta1950 May 2021 #25

I absolutely agree! tavernier May 2021 #27

Back to waxing!! Argh!! LeftInTX May 2021 #33

I'm allergic to Dust! LittleGirl May 2021 #28

I'm also allergic to house dust, and had a collection of paper masks I used for dusting... Hekate May 2021 #41

Sure you could LittleGirl May 2021 #44

Hampered by the lack of a giant pharma industry, we in Canada are still mandated to wear them. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #29

Same here -- no cold for 14 months Auggie May 2021 #31

Same here. That's exactly what I've been thinking! Virus free for 15 months now; KPN May 2021 #32

Personally my mask wearing has helped me tiredtoo May 2021 #34

As soon as I realized that wearing a mask wasn't as annoying as I thought it might be ... marble falls May 2021 #36

I think indoor mask mandates should be in place forever Polybius May 2021 #37

I have not gotten sick once either Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #38

I definitely will continue to wear them. roamer65 May 2021 #39

You're lucky if they've stopped your allergies. Maybe if I wore N-95's all the time pnwmom May 2021 #40

Good for you. You are free to wear a mask whenever you want to. beaglelover May 2021 #49

No pneumonia, no sinus infections, no bronchitis! AwakeAtLast May 2021 #50