Went to the bank, the post office, an auto repair shop, and the liquor store

[MineralMan]

this morning, all with my mask on. All four places still have signs requiring masks. Workers in those places are also masked.

My intention is to continue wearing a mask, even though I am a month past my second Moderna shot. No reason not to, frankly, and I'm used to doing so.

[Lettuce Be]

1. Me too -- I like wearing a mask

I'm fine with masks, and will continue to wear one whenever I please.

[lagomorph777]

4. It's great during allergy season, and nice and warm in the winter. Also, seems to have exterminated

...the flu (more or less).

[Elessar Zappa]

2. I'll wear them as long as the state and businesses

require them. After that I’ll likely go without them unless I’m in a crowded area in a state with low vaccination rates.

[mwooldri]

5. Same here ...

If the business or the law requires it, I'll wear it. Otherwise CDC guidelines.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. I will wear them where required.

But fully vaccinated and as someone who essentially never gets sick, I'm more than happy to do without whenever I can.

[lagomorph777]

6. You understand you still have a (somewhat lower) risk of asymptomatic transmission to others, right?

The vaccine helps your body respond faster, but does not completely prevent the infection like a magic bubble.

[GulfCoast66]

8. Not 'somewhat lower risk'. Greatly lowered risk.

1 in 10,000 chance. Some are comfortable with those numbers, some are not.

We all should look at the data, listen to the experts then make the decision we think best.

[lagomorph777]

11. Do I get to apply my comfort level to the people around me?

[GulfCoast66]

14. Ask that to President Biden.

His administration are the ones changing the rules. I’ve followed the guidelines religiously.

We have been heading to this inevitable point since it became apparent that too many Americans will refuse the vaccine to totally illuminate it from society. At this point they are the ones that masking and distancing are protecting. How long should we go before we stop protecting them? Even in another 2 months lots of states will not have a 50% vaccination rate. If the goal is herd immunity before we stop masking and distancing it will never happen. All to protect the idiots among us.

[lagomorph777]

27. For me, regulatory requirements set a floor, not a ceiling, on my diligence.

Just because I won't get arrested, doesn't mean I want to stop being careful.

[GulfCoast66]

29. In Florida we have not had many mandates at all. My county never did.

Shockingly my county is one of the leading county in the state despite being pretty red. Over 50%.

I was curious about Publix today and if everyone would still be in masks. And if the still have the sign up requiring mask. They did and everyone was still masked.

[MineralMan]

10. The larger problem, though, is that people don't know yet about

the CDC recommendations. Most people do not follow the news at all. The mask has become commonplace. There's no compelling reason to immediately follow those recommendations. Once the word gets out, the signs will start coming down and you'll see more people not wearing masks. For now, mask-wearing remains the norm.

I don't like to stand out, frankly. I prefer to be as anonymous as possible in public places.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Honestly, the risk is so significantly reduced

that I simply am not concerned. Plus, my circle of friends is really quite small.

I believe some people here are still sanitizing everything that comes into their house, which has never been necessary.

[MineralMan]

7. As far as I'm concerned, wearing a mask makes my visits

to places like those trouble-free and more efficient. Until all the signs are down requiring masks, I'll have one on.

Anyone telling me to take the mask off is going to get my cold, dangerous eyes.

[GulfCoast66]

12. Everyone should honor a businesses request to wear a mast.

Those who have not just show their lack of manners an civility.

I’ll wear mine where requested happily. But won’t where it is not.

[Treefrog]

17. Why would anyone tell you to take it off?

I don't get all this drama about masks. I've worn one since early days. If someone has looked at me strangely, I'm unaware of it, and I couldn't care less if they do. I've never seen one single mask drama anywhere I've gone, and I travel to different states quite frequently.

[USALiberal]

9. I love the "never get sick" diagnosers!

[Treefrog]

19. I never get sick either. Can remember one bout with the flu years and years ago.

I never get colds. Cannot remember the last time I had a cold.

But I did get Covid. It was awful. Vaxxed completely after tomorrow, but I'll keep my mask on indoors in public.

[Yonnie3]

15. I will also continue to wear a mask indoors and in crowds

I don't want to get an asymptomatic case and spread it, even with the lesser chance of spread from fully vaccinated me.

Only 43% of locals and 37% statewide have been fully vaccinated. If that figure were 75 or 80% I might feel different. Too many people are still landing in the ICU and in the morgue from COVID-19.

[MineralMan]

16. Yes. Different states and regions have different vaccination numbers.

Minnesota's pretty good, with one of the higher rates in the country. Even so, it's not above 70% yet.

[Yonnie3]

22. My numbers above are from Charlottesville, VA

This city and surrounding county are much higher than many other areas of the state.

[Patterson]

18. I'll continue to double mask well into the summer, even though I'm vaccinated.

[SoCalNative]

20. I doubt most places will act this quickly

to remove their mask requirements. They are still under the auspices of their local/state health department rules and cannot just arbitrarily decide to stop requiring masks.

[struggle4progress]

21. Agree 100%: I've been completely vaxxed a month and a half,

and in public I mask

[apnu]

23. IMO, if the store policy is to wear a mask, I wear a mask.

Its not a big deal to carry one around and comply. I have to wear a shirt and shoes also, so why not a mask.

I have 2 shots of Pfizer in me, I can walk around w/out a mask now according to the CDC, so I do. But I always keep one in my pocket, just in case.

I find people who cry about masks as if its some form of tyrrany have profound levels of immaturity and self-interest.

One of the many side effects of masks is, these tantrum throwing children out themselves so its easy to identify and avoid those creeps.

[Johnny2X2X]

24. Nothing wrong with erring on the side of caution

Your actions cannot harm anyone else. Not the same as someone who refused to wear a mask in the past when their actions clearly could kill others.

[fescuerescue]

25. There still isn't an upside for those places to remove the signs

But lots of downside.

[VarryOn]

26. As a glasses wearer...

If I’m not required, I no longer wear a mask. Anyway, I’m fully vaccinated.

It’s nice having conversations with people now and not having to see through a fog!

[mcar]

28. I will wear mine in stores and restaurants

especially those that still ask for us to do so.

Otherwise, I'll follow the CDC guidelines. I'm in Florida and it gets mighty hot under that mask.

[beaglelover]

30. Good for you. I'm no longer going to wear one indoors unless required by the

business I am patronizing at that given moment.