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I have started to just hold my breath while passing people on a trail. Problem solved?

• core-questions 6y ago
  Implying there was a problem to begin with. Where's the evidence of people catching this from 2 seconds spent next to someone else while walking nearby outdoors in opposite directions? You think that somehow that's not OK, but sitting 6 feet from someone indoors is?
  • dheera 6y ago
    (a) I don't sit 6 feet from someone indoors either. (b) The problem is we don't know, and I'm in a risk group, so I don't want to take chances until something is proven to be safe.
• dustinmoris 6y ago
  Is this sarcasm or are you suffering from anxiety?
• dheera 6y ago
  It's really hard for me to hold my breath going uphill, and also there's a huge wafting trail of aerosolized particles for 20+ feet behind other runners, so if I'm walking and they're running I'd have to hold my breath for longer than I can. Have you seen the simulations?
• ghaff 6y ago
  To be honest, slipping a mask on (or pulling up a neck gaiter) when approaching people on the trail (especially if they're wearing masks), I just see it as a polite gesture even if I'm skeptical it makes the slightest bit of difference. Mostly I generally avoid going places where I'm likely to have to pass a lot of people.