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Prior to covid, it was estimated that 3% of the population were immunocompromised. Genuinely curious - Did you wear a mask prior? Would you continue to wear a
by aantix 5y ago
Prior to covid, it was estimated that 3% of the population were immunocompromised.
Genuinely curious - Did you wear a mask prior? Would you continue to wear a mask past the epidemic, even for the rest of your life, to protect the 3% vulnerable?
- falcolas 5y agoCOVID is dangerous to more than just the immunocompromised. It's more dangerous than the flu. This has been documented repeatedly by the scientific and medical community. Reacting to COVID differently than you react to the flu, or a cold, is a wholly reasonable response.
- taylodl 5y agoNot only that but there's the phenomenon of long haul COVID which we don't know much about. Loss of smell, everything literally tasting like shit and making you sick whenever you eat, brain fog - some people have been battling this for months. We don't know enough to know if it'll ever go away. For some people it has, for others it hasn't. We don't know if the vaccinated who get infected will still suffer from long haul COVID. We just don't know. All I know is brain fog is a career killer and my quality of life would decrease significantly if everything I ate tasted absolutely foul and disgusting. Seems a reasonable precaution to continue wearing a mask when out in public even though I'm completely vaccinated. Note that's a purely selfish argument for the vaccinated to continue mask wearing. The fact I may be saving someone else's life is additional incentive.
- aantix 5y agoMy question had nothing to do with the severity of COVID. It was directed at those that wear a mask because they're helping to save lives. Did you wore a mask prior to COVID? Will you continue to wear a mask, post COVID, to help save lives?