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In reply to the discussion: This is the reason I am still wearing a mask. [View all]maxsolomon
(33,449 posts)62. So... you wear a mask outside?
I see people wearing masks standing at a bus stop with no one in 100 yards of them. Wearing masks driving in their cars alone. Outdoor transmission rates have always been extremely low.
Inside in a retail setting, like the grocery, is where I wear them now. I take them off in the parking lot.
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I'm diabetic too so I'm worried about getting a bad case. I wear an N95 most of the time now.
liberal_mama
Apr 2022
#19
Where do you get your infection statistics and information? The CDC changed...
keep_left
Apr 2022
#6
Erie County, NY posts a daily case count and percentages. It's terrible today, 24.3% positivity
liberal_mama
Apr 2022
#61
Yeah, unfortunately in Erie County, we got upgraded last week to high transmission!
liberal_mama
Apr 2022
#77
The hospitalizations in Erie County have been going up, but not at a huge rate yet. We had 20 new
liberal_mama
Apr 2022
#117
I haven't had any kind of respiratory infection in 2 1/2 years. I'd like to keep it that way...
hlthe2b
Apr 2022
#8
I'm still wearing a mask too. My county is at "high" transmission and positivity rate is 22% today
liberal_mama
Apr 2022
#17
Go search for sentiments like the statement I identified as a right-wing talking point.
Ms. Toad
Apr 2022
#63
hueymahl...I don't think anyone is accussing you of being a right-winger, but
LuckyCharms
Apr 2022
#85
I Was Born and Raised in Japan, Where People Wore Masks if They Had a Cold or the Flu
panfluteman
Apr 2022
#27
hueymahl, isn't referring to the kids not being able to hear the teachers.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Apr 2022
#116
i know someone who claims they are copd . they make it out to what it isnt .
AllaN01Bear
Apr 2022
#34
Thanks..my 90 yr old parents just went for booster...my dad said " have to
RestoreAmerica2020
Apr 2022
#40
Thanks..my 90 yr old parents just went for booster...my dad said " have to
RestoreAmerica2020
Apr 2022
#41
I'm with ya. Wear one anytime I am in "public." My teenagers wear one at school even though optional
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2022
#42
That's great. Now, explain to me why I should take my mask off while alone in my car
LuckyCharms
Apr 2022
#90
It's just mind boggling - I went to a business conference today and it was just like pre-COVID
Midwestern Democrat
Apr 2022
#75
According to statistics at Worldometer.info the infection rate in the US is 0.5%
Jack the Greater
Apr 2022
#79
5 and 7 people died in my city of Ventura CA in each of the last couple of days. My mask stays on.
ZonkerHarris
Apr 2022
#113
I carry one with me but most people have stopped wearing them.. I put it on in crowded
Demovictory9
Apr 2022
#122