> I'm still scared to go out without a mask on because I don't want to get it from somebody who isn't wearing a mask Unless you're wearing a respirator, your m

> I'm still scared to go out without a mask on because I don't want to get it from somebody who isn't wearing a mask Unless you're wearing a respirator, your mask probably isn't that effective at stopping you from getting infected, especially with more contagious variants. This is a bit hand-wavy, but you can see from infection data just how relatively ineffective masks are compared to vaccines; SF was heavily masked last summer, and despite lots of closures, daily cases were still significantly higher (and growing) a year ago compared to today. With the caveat that it depends a lot on where you are, you're safer without a mask and the ~50% immunity the average US community has than with a mask any time in the past year. > I know it might not seem fair to you to put the world on hold...the price may be people's lives. Putting the world on hold for another 9 months also takes away lives in a less obvious way. I do get where you're coming from, it makes sense, and it's a shitty situation.