It seems to have stuck slightly better in WA than the rest of Australia, possibly because we had the rapid return to moderate normalcy (with a border closure) a

It seems to have stuck slightly better in WA than the rest of Australia, possibly because we had the rapid return to moderate normalcy (with a border closure) and thanks to the prolonged border closure we basically got a 12+ month crash course in several levels of public responsibility. We had occasional mini lockdowns in between to keep untracked community spread at zero until the public health teams worked out the time was right between vaccination levels, delta spreading , etc. While it’s not a majority of people, I still routinely see people wearing masks out and about, particularly on public transport. But I suspect it’s primarily as a defence against other peoples germs. Which I’ll admit is why I’m currently looking at nicer less “hospital” masks, notably a few companies that make respirators had a mini boom and diversified into “everyday wear” models that didn’t look like you were fumigating for termites. There are reusable respirators that just look like nicer disposable ones now. It’s also helps that people don’t find it as weird if you have a mask on when riding a bike since that’s been sort of a normal look for a while, pioneered by both the Lycra wearing enthusiasts and the boom in bike couriers thanks to food delivery apps and no one riding as a courier wants to breath car and truck fumes all day.