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I certainly intend to stay masked up post-jab(s). I think a month or so after the final dose it will be at the point where any viral load i might be spreading

I certainly intend to stay masked up post-jab(s). I think a month or so after the final dose it will be at the point where any viral load i might be spreading would be pretty much trustable to be at trivial levels, so that's my minimum duration. After that, I'll continue to follow public guidance from local health folks. I don't mind masking up for flights/travel for a bit, or whatever, either, if it shakes out that way. If i could trade "wear a mask because it works and lots of people died" for "take off your shoes to fly because it's theater, one guy tried it 15 years ago and it didn't work", I'd do it in a heartbeat.

soupfordummies 6y ago
That’s an excellent point about the shoes that I hadn’t put together. I think the vast majority of us think the shoe thing is stupid but we do it cause it’s that or not fly. If only we could get mandated masks, I think we’d already be out of the woods. Although I regularly see <2 unmasked folks total in the grocery stores around me, it’s a fairly liberal area so I’m just rambling now so have a good safe holiday time.
- mulmen 6y ago
  The mask mandate personal choice indignation really cracks me up. Try buying a gallon of milk without pants.
  - rualca 6y ago
    Then there's also the fact that the cliche "no shoes no shirt no service" never gathered much indignation from the same segment of society.
- TaylorAlexander 6y ago
  Oh wow. I don’t see any unmasked people at grocery stores near San Francisco. I saw one woman who had her mask down and the store called police because she didn’t put it back on when asked.
- throwaway122378 6y ago
  You’re comparing taking off your shoes for less than a minute to putting on a mask anytime you leave the house?
otabdeveloper4 6y ago
> wear a mask because it works It doesn't. The masks are there only for psychological comfort, they're no more effective in preventing an autoimmune disease like covid than a tin foil hat.
- FruityCoconut 6y ago
  There's a clever little meme floating about showing a perfectly normal, happy, healthy, unmasked family with the caption "conspiracy theorists" and then in the adjacent panel a visibly paranoid person with a mask and face shield captioned "normal person". Cheap, but clever.
  - notRobot 6y ago
    Uh, this is probably a cultural thing, but I don't get it? Can you please explain it to me? As in, what's "cheap but clever" about it?
    - FruityCoconut 6y ago
      The stereotypical conspiracy theorist hides away at home with tin foil head-coverings to keep the mysterious airborne pathogens away. Now, that's "normal people", while "conspiracy theorists" are those carrying on unfazed.
      - Shared404 6y ago
        No. Note: The "No." here applies to your implied message, not your literal wording. Conspiracy theorists are the ones who deny science. Conspiracy theorists are the ones who refuse vaccines without reason. Conspiracy theorists are the ones who believe in large scale fraud with no evidence. Conspiracy theorists are the ones who think "This virus is a hoax". I guess any of the above could also qualify for straight up stupidity, not just conspiracy theories. Normal, sane, people follow science and act with compassion for their fellow man. Wear a mask. It's not hard, I do it 8 hours a day. I apologize for the rant.
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67868018 6y ago
Being vaccinated doesn't mean your body instantly kills any virus it comes in contact with. It can still use your body to replicate and spread until your immune system properly tidies it up.

soupfordummies 6y ago

That’s an excellent point about the shoes that I hadn’t put together. I think the vast majority of us think the shoe thing is stupid but we do it cause it’s that or not fly. If only we could get mandated masks, I think we’d already be out of the woods. Although I regularly see <2 unmasked folks total in the grocery stores around me, it’s a fairly liberal area so I’m just rambling now so have a good safe holiday time.

mulmen 6y ago
The mask mandate personal choice indignation really cracks me up. Try buying a gallon of milk without pants.
- rualca 6y ago
  Then there's also the fact that the cliche "no shoes no shirt no service" never gathered much indignation from the same segment of society.
TaylorAlexander 6y ago
Oh wow. I don’t see any unmasked people at grocery stores near San Francisco. I saw one woman who had her mask down and the store called police because she didn’t put it back on when asked.
throwaway122378 6y ago
You’re comparing taking off your shoes for less than a minute to putting on a mask anytime you leave the house?

otabdeveloper4 6y ago

> wear a mask because it works It doesn't. The masks are there only for psychological comfort, they're no more effective in preventing an autoimmune disease like covid than a tin foil hat.

FruityCoconut 6y ago
There's a clever little meme floating about showing a perfectly normal, happy, healthy, unmasked family with the caption "conspiracy theorists" and then in the adjacent panel a visibly paranoid person with a mask and face shield captioned "normal person". Cheap, but clever.
- notRobot 6y ago
  Uh, this is probably a cultural thing, but I don't get it? Can you please explain it to me? As in, what's "cheap but clever" about it?
  - FruityCoconut 6y ago
    The stereotypical conspiracy theorist hides away at home with tin foil head-coverings to keep the mysterious airborne pathogens away. Now, that's "normal people", while "conspiracy theorists" are those carrying on unfazed.
    - Shared404 6y ago
      No. Note: The "No." here applies to your implied message, not your literal wording. Conspiracy theorists are the ones who deny science. Conspiracy theorists are the ones who refuse vaccines without reason. Conspiracy theorists are the ones who believe in large scale fraud with no evidence. Conspiracy theorists are the ones who think "This virus is a hoax". I guess any of the above could also qualify for straight up stupidity, not just conspiracy theories. Normal, sane, people follow science and act with compassion for their fellow man. Wear a mask. It's not hard, I do it 8 hours a day. I apologize for the rant.

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67868018 6y ago

Being vaccinated doesn't mean your body instantly kills any virus it comes in contact with. It can still use your body to replicate and spread until your immune system properly tidies it up.