• unabatedshagie@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    IMO people should wear masks if they have to go out with any cold/flu type illness. Stops them spreading their germs to other people.

    • solstice@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’m recovering from my first bout with Covid after dodging it for 3.5 years. Pretty mild, a couple shitty days of fever and congestion etc nbd. Wore a mask to the grocery store today in a red state and got stares. I seriously considered not wearing it at all because none of these mouth breathers would do the same for me during peak Covid pre vaccine, but ultimately decided to do the right thing. If only that were as contagious as the virus.

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        1 year ago

        You wear a cheap mask to protect the community, but if no one is wearing then you should wear a n95 to protect yourself

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      1 year ago

      Covid spreads easily because people who have it are often asymptomatic.

      For god’s, sake, it’s been 3.5 years. How do people still not know this?

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        1 year ago

        Sure, but still, if you’re visibly sick you should wear a mask. It’s respectful. I mean shit the Japanese have been doing that shit since forever and you don’t see their asses complaining.

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          1 year ago

          To be fair, they also don’t complain about all sorts of stuff they probably should complain more about

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      1 year ago

      When I feel ill I wear a mask at work or when I have to get food but otherwise I try to stay home.

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      1 year ago

      No, if your sick you stay home. If you might spread of dangerous disease of which people and their immune systems are largely unused to dealing with and you otherwise cannot tell if your sick, then you wear a mask.

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      1 year ago

      Why hear mask? Dont leave the house. But the police should make sure this happens!