I sincerely hope that when they end mask mandates that I will still have the right to wear my mask

[Solomon]

if I want to.

And I want to until I'm satisfied not to.

And I don't want any crap about it if I do.

[Jerry2144]

1. Also very good

For basic allergies. I wear mine even when I don’t have to just to avoid suffering

[lagomorph777]

12. Same here! And great to keep cold wind off my face.

[tanyev]

23. No kidding! My allergies have been so much better the last 2 years.

And masks will definitely stay in my arsenal for flu season. It’s ridiculous that they were so rarely used in this country.

[Solomon]

42. I'm 67. Pre-diabetic with heart disease and COPD.

I used to get bronchitis all the time. But since Covid and wearing masks, i have not had a single cold or bronchitis at all. Obviously masking is helping beyond covid.

[ShazzieB]

52. I've had the same experience with allergies!

In the beforetimes, I could not grocery shop without having tissues always at the ready. It was worst in aisles that were heavily stocked in scented products, especially the ones with laundry an cleaning products. I would usually sneeze more than once in those aisles, but even outside of them, all those scents permeated the air to the point where my nose ran constantly, the WHOLE time I was in the store. Started wearing masks, and *poof* no tissues necessary!

(Kind of ironic that I can't buy my scent free laundry detergent and fabric softener without being bombarded with scents that make my allergies go into overdrive, but I digress.)

[ChazII]

43. My allergies are still horrible

and haven't been helped. I will continue to wear a mask however.

[brooklynite]

2. Um, NOBODY (even DeSantis) has prohibited mask wearing. Nor will they.

[Torchlight]

6. I can easily foresee banks and local financial institutions

reverting back as quickly as possible in prohibiting customers from wearing masks.

[Ace Rothstein]

20. How often do people go into a bank these days?

I've probably been once in the last 8 years and it was to close out a loan.

[Torchlight]

22. I go three times a month.

Outside of my own household though, any reponse I give would be little more than a guess phrased in the form of a question.

[Dirty Heads]

49. Banks and other financial institutions would rarely deny mask-wearers even before COVID.

I mean, we're not talking a ski mask here. I knew someone who was immune compromised who always wore a face mask while out and never had any issue at the bank or store.

I would wager it'll be even more acceptable now that it's commonplace for people to wear masks so it won't seem so unusual once things start going back to normal. You might be the minority but people will understand why you're wearing it.

[BlueSpot]

82. Grocery stores too n/t

[FalloutShelter]

3. Absolutely agree.

I don’t mind it and have not had so much as a sniffle since 2019.

[FarPoint]

4. I too shall continue....

at least an extra 6 months and get my Booster.... which will be a second Booster in total by June 2022...

[AZSkiffyGeek]

16. How are you getting a 2nd Booster? They aren't authorized

[FarPoint]

19. RN's have connections...

I also deal with fresh COVID clients...I'm looking at say Booster in June...first Booster was November...

[AZSkiffyGeek]

27. Must be nice to bend the rules nt

[RussBLib]

41. 2nd booster should be available by March or April

from what I hear.

[FarPoint]

76. I believe you are correct....

[FarPoint]

55. I need to save my life...

So as a Nurse, I can save your life...fair exchange.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

59. But you didn't get your booster in August when they were first available?

So you waited to get it when first offered, but you are already planning on getting one that isn’t available to the public yet?

[FarPoint]

75. What is your real problem here...????

I have enough anti-vaxxer drama on a daily basis and I don't come to DU for more off the wall crap.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

77. I've said nothing anti vaxx

I got my jabs and boost as soon as availalble. I wear an N95 the rare times I go out in public. , which I can count on 1 hand for the past month.
But I also don’t publicly flaunt that I can break the rules because I have “connections”.
When the fourth jab is authorized, by all means get it ASAP. But it isn’t authorized, so no, I don’t think you should get one because you have a connection willing to break the rules for you.

[FarPoint]

80. You just want drama....

I won't give it to ya...May I suggest you go volunteer at a nursing home, rehab unit or school for 6 months, just somewhere they are short staffed and directly work with patients and or the public where covid-19 is rampant....then see how you want to sing that song....

[AZSkiffyGeek]

81. Which song is that?

That people should follow the FDA and CDC guidelines, wear masks in public and get vaxxed and boosted? I don’t need to volunteer to sing that tune.

[Hekate]

57. RNs work with sick people. Must be nice knowing you are exposed every day.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

58. And I salute them

But when was it announced that they get extra boosters that others don’t?

[Hekate]

60. Sure you salute them but obviously expect them to wait in line being vulnerable just to be "fair"

Which is not, as it happens, fair.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

61. No, I expect them to follow CDC recommendations

Why should I trust a caregiver who doesn’t follow the CDC and FDA? That’s how people get prescribed horse paste.

[Hekate]

62. Uh-huh

[AZSkiffyGeek]

65. So you are okay with medical professionals ignoring the FDA and CDC?

Because that is what you are saying. It’s okay for them to get an unproven fourth jab against CDC and FDA recommendations because they can.

[Stinky The Clown]

69. I followed this whole subthread and feel compelled to share my own dos centavos.

I have some medical people in my immediate family. Regarding nurses, They need to be first in line for whatever protection is available to them. Boosters. PPE. Rules and regs. Any damn thing that keeps them safe keeps YOU and me safe. Are you aware of the daily pressure they're under? Are you aware of the risk they take for (relatively) little money and little respect by their employers?

I am happy to see them first in line.

Tomorrow, find a nurse and then him or her. They do what they do because, by their very nature, they care.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

70. This isn't about being first in line

I agree 100% they should be first in line to be vaxxed and boosted.

This is about getting an extra unauthorized shot because they have “connections” and are willing to disregard the FDA.

We’re supposed to trust the science. This is someone who is on the frontline and is willing to break the rules because they can.

There have been posts on here from people who are already lying to get an additional booster just because they found someone willing to give it to them. How is that different from getting a prescription for horse paste, because you have “connections”.

Maybe a fourth booster will be authorized, then by all means get one right away. But don’t get one because you have “connections” who don’t care about the rules, and expect me to praise you.

[Tumbulu]

86. Yes and the science is continually being studied and updated

They are now saying that boosters every 4 - 6 months might be needed for those working in high risk settings or those who are at high risk do to age or health status.

I have utter confidence that those working in health care are more informed than those of us who are not.

Questioning the vaccine schedules of the people exposed on the job strikes me as out of bounds.

[FarPoint]

78. Thank you.....

With all my heart....

[Tumbulu]

84. Thank you!

So well said!

[Texasgal]

72. As they should!

RN's and medical personnel should absolutely have the very best and put at the front of the line!

[AZSkiffyGeek]

73. When the fourth shot is authorized, absolutely

[Texasgal]

74. I'm not sure what your point is.

So what if an RN got a shot early?

What does it matter to you?

[Tumbulu]

85. Yes, I really find this all so irritating!

Thank you!

[GoneOffShore]

88. Because everybody needs a hobby?

[woodsprite]

5. I'm right there with you!

I’ve had fewer colds, etc, and hubby likes to wear his when he’s out walking in the cold.

[ForgedCrank]

7. I don't think anyone could

stop you from wearing one with an actual law. Some states could try, but it could never stand the test of challenging it.
A private business could if they choose to, but I don't see that happening either, not for medical masks.

[liberal_mama]

8. I wore a mask for years before Covid! No one ever gave me any crap before the pandemic, but

who knows now? People are crazy and bold lately.

[ForgedCrank]

68. I can't remember details

of exactly where or anything, but I do remember in the past that some locals were passing ordinances banning mask wearing because of armed masked robbers and some other violent incidents. They were all using them to commit crimes or violence. At the time, it was accepted without backlash due to the need, and the fact that people don't really need a ski mask or gas mask on most days of the year. But I'm sure that wouldn't apply to medical masks if it came down to it.
I don't think anyone has a burr up their butt when people willingly wear them, it's mostly the mandates that cause the push-back. There are a lot of people who just flat don't like being told what to do, no matter what is good for them. The oldsters in my family always called those types "hard headed".

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

9. I will keep wearing mine also.

I have been wearing mine, practicing proper distance, and sanitizing and I still got it. I personally think it is still to early to not wear them and not practice proper distancing. I have an odd feeling that for those of us who continue to wear masks the snoty remarks might increase. I hope I am wrong.

[Skittles]

26. I am still awaiting a "snotty remark"

because that person will be extremely sorry they said it to me

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

37. I've gotten a few but then I live in a very red county.

I just ignore them. I am not going to waste my energy on useless people.

[Skittles]

38. I am in a very red county

I would kick their fucking ass.

[BlueTsunami2018]

10. Why wouldn't you?

I’ve seen people wearing masks in public for years. I don’t see why anyone would prevent you from doing so. I’m quite sure you can wear it in perpetuity. I intend to continue on with the mask on the subway and such forever. I actually like wearing it, particularly in the winter. It’s become one of those essentials when going out. Keys, money, phone and mask.

I’m sure you’ll be fine.

[alphafemale]

36. I remember it was a common thing in densely populated Asian cities years ago

I don't how much compliance there will be if it is not compulsory though.

Everyone at the doctor's office was wearing masks today.

[cadoman]

79. OP should be ok but there were a few small exceptions

Depending on the mask you may have gotten some pushback in businesses that are frequent targets for theft (gun store, pawn shop, bank, etc.).

I think the respect for a face covering at this point is universal. At a minimum it signifies that you're respectfully trying to protect others from what you may have.

And yes for those of us in cold climates, face masks in winter are a way of life (though I'm not sure as to the current scientific consensus on their COVID prevention efficacy).

[I_UndergroundPanther]

11. It should be respected as your

Freedom to choose to wear a mask.
I'm gonna keep wearing mine I'm diabetic and if I get either kind of covid it could do real damage to me.

My body my choice right?

[NurseJackie]

13. I think I'm going to be buried with my mask on.

[Jedi Guy]

53. And may that day be many years in coming, NurseJackie. Always enjoy your posts.

[NurseJackie]

56. Even in death...

... it would KILL me if anyone thought I was an anti-masker Republican!

[dweller]

14. You'll be in good company

especially when the next wave cranks up …

Change my mind 😐


✌🏻

[CTyankee]

15. Me, too! And I do drive through banking now instead of inside. It's so easy and nice.

I WANT to be protected from other people when I do food shopping. And we observe social distancing when checking out which I prefer anyway.

[blueinredohio]

17. I also plan on wearing mine for a long while.

[ificandream]

18. I'm with ya. I will continue to wear mine.

[mcar]

21. No mandate here in FL because DeathSantis

I wear my mask every time I walk into a store. Many people here still do.

[PSPS]

24. YOu will but you will also be the target of the roving MAGA "patrol."

[BlackSkimmer]

25. Why wouldn't you be allowed to?

I was wearing one before the mandates.

I live in a red town, and not once has anyone given me “any crap.” Nor would I care if they did.

[madville]

33. There are old anti-masking laws still on the books

Not just in the US, but also Canada, Europe, etc. Pre-COVID of course, dating back decades or even centuries, some have exemptions for health related reasons and such. Most were with the intent to prevent disguise during crimes, riots, protests, targeted at the KKK hoods, etc.

Doubt anywhere would prosecute for a health related mask now of course. We used to see an occasional story years ago though about someone being ticketed or arrested due to wearing a “mask” in public due to local ordinances. Some of that was successfully fought on first amendment grounds if I remember the stories right.

[bif]

28. It lets folks know you're not a Republican!

Best line I've heard about wearing a mask.

[Irish_Dem]

29. I intend to wear mine for as long as I want to.

What can anyone do about it?

[Tumbulu]

87. Me too

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I don’t think I will ever feel normal walking around a public inside space without one. I will go back to my comfortable cloth masks with the filters inside. Instead of the n95’s.

But it was really wonderful not getting 5 colds each of the past winters.

[Irish_Dem]

89. Same here, I will feel naked without a mask.

For some reason I cannot wear the cloth masks. I do best with the blue surgical masks, and can tolerate the N95s.

I cannot breathe with the cloth masks.

And unlike the MAGAs, I didn't stop wearing masks because I cannot wear cloth masks, I kept going until I found a good mask I can wear.
And we all have discomfort with masks and put up with it.

[Vinca]

30. It just seems the whole unmasking is political more than anything else.

I'll be masking, distancing and doing whatever I think necessary for as long as I think it's necessary.

[hippywife]

48. Absofuckinglutely!

I trust no one anymore.

[maxsolomon]

31. Go ahead.

Wear them in your car by yourself if you want to. Wear them walking through the woods with no one within a 100 yards.

Me, I can't wait to take the damn things off.

[beaglelover]

32. I'm with you, maxsolomon.

Wearing a mask is not normal and I can't wait to go about my life mask free. That's why we got the vaccines and boosters, isn't it???

[maxsolomon]

35. I'm wearing one right now at work.

We have to be vaccinated to come in to the office, mask at all times. They're hot; my glasses fog up, it's hard to concentrate, and there's no one within 30' of me.

But we follow the state guidelines, and I'm a team player in a county that's 87% fully vaxxed, in a state that's 70% fully vaxxed.

If anyone's trying to convince me this is fun, they're wrong.

[beaglelover]

39. That must suck. I live in L.A. and do go into the office 2 times a week.

Once in a while someone else is in the office but they don't sit close to my office. So, most of the time I'm there, I don't wear a mask since no one else is around. I do wear one when going to the restroom and whenever I'm walking through the rest of the building, but in my office I'm mask free. I could not imagine having to wear a mask all day at my desk!

Hang in there....hopefully soon the indoor mask mandate in your area will change!

[SickOfTheOnePct]

90. Same here

I wear one when I have to, such as inside my building when I'm not in my office with the door closed, or at any retail space that mandates them, but otherwise, no thanks.

Mandates or no, people who want to wear one all the time should absolutely do so, but I can't wait until they're no longer mandated at work. Since I work for the federal government, that will be a long time, I'm sure, but still looking forward to it.

[BadgerKid]

34. I dread the smugness and gloating about to come

About how they had the right view all along, which they didn’t. Footloose and mask free will push the virus the rest of the way.

Edit: thanks so much to whoever sent the heart!

[hippywife]

46. That's fine.

I give as good as I get, sometimes better.

[greenjar_01]

40. Mask wearers gonna get razzed for sure

[Escurumbele]

44. Everyone has the right to wear masks if they choose to, and anyone telling you otherwise can

go to hell...It is a right, and some people have been wearing masks for a long time, even before the pandemic and no one ever told them anything, it is now that repubs have made it political.

Wear your masks, it is your right.

[Solomon]

83. !

As a black man, I'm just hoping we don't have to add "wearing a mask while black" to the current pathologies.

[hippywife]

45. I'm right there with you.

If I've learned anything from this fiasco, it's that my fellow citizens cannot be trusted to give a rat's ass.

[kimbutgar]

47. I agree going into large crowds I still want to wear my mask

If I ever went to a large indoor concert again I might wear that mask until we get an all clear of the Covid infections.

And if I ever go to a red state I will wear my mask ( though I doubt I’ll ever set foot or spend my money in one of those states)

[Traildogbob]

50. Me too

The money I save on razor blades alone.

[Ms. Toad]

51. Good luck with that . . .

Back in May/June when the CDC, with a wink and nod, said no one needed to wear masks anymore - I got yelled at because I was wearing my mask walking from my car into work. (It's just easier to wear it than to carry it, stop at the door, dig it out, and don it before I enter). I'm not really expecting it to be any different this time.

(Nor am I expecting the CDC to wait until it is truly reasonable to issue the same stupid directive this time.)

[Meowmee]

64. Agree so much!

Except no one has yelled at me for wearing a mask tg. I used to wear goggles as well in the beginning after having covid. Those got some weird looks though, lol.

[MurrayDelph]

54. When I go into any public building (including roadside rests), I always wear a mask.

I do so for three reasons:

1. I'm not completely sure others around me aren't contagious and I don't want to get Covid from them.
2. I am fairly-sure (but not absolutely so) that I don't have it, and I don't want to give it to others.
3. I do NOT want people to assume I am a Republican.

[Hekate]

63. Our water heater gave out and leaked, so we had to have a crew in to fix the damage. Masks? Yes.

I prepared by putting a little stack of procedure masks and a bottle of hand sanitizer by the door, but when they arrived they were already wearing masks. At one point I thanked them heartily for their courtesy in doing so.

We are old with comorbidities. They are young and go from house to house. I don’t plan on letting down my guard for awhile.

[Meowmee]

66. We will continue to mask based on true scientific

Assessments of what our risks are. It is hard for me having asthma and some mask allergies, mostly at work though. I am counting the weeks down until I don’t have to be there.

I doubt there will be laws against masking unless fascists take over totally and then who knows.

[niyad]

67. I carry a large, heavy, shoulder bag and a walking stick. Would be interesting

to see if anyone tried to give me grief over wearing a mask.

[Stinky The Clown]

71. I am still wearing a mask and have no plans yet to stop even as I am vaxxed and boosted.

I wear an N95. The kind with a large area over nose and mouth and a good seal. I find it not uncomfortable. I would rather have none, but 3M N95 is the best I have had on so far. And I have been through home meade cloth masks. Then double layer cloth masks, then commercially made cloth, then when supplies started being available, the KN95. I even tried a gaiter. All were uncomfortable, mainly by pulling my ears forward.

The double band N95 is so much easier for longer wear.

When the infection rate is down to 3% or so I will start to think about leaving the mask in the car.

[Patton French]

92. Of course you will!

And you’ll be in good company.