Blid literally believes and he is welcome to correct me if I’m wrong.
“Nobody should ever take their mask off when they step outside even if their fully vaccinated. Doesn’t matter if their eating or drinking. Nobody should ever take their mask off.”
I do say keep an n95 mask on at all times when you’re in public, at least for right now. Personally wearing the mask doesn’t bother me at all so I’ll continue wearing one in the grocery store etc for the foreseeable future because the trade off of increased safety at no cost to me is worth it.
but for people who melt down at the idea of wearing a mask and maybe eating outdoors or doing takeout instead of dine in, I would say at least act safely during these surges. this omicron surge began here mid December and is beginning on its way back down, so that would mean like 2 months maybe of increased caution. 3000 people are dying a day, and while that obviously skews toward older or less healthy people anyone can be unlucky and just get wrecked. Moreover, even mild cases that people recover from with no real trouble in the moment can have long lasting effects.
For example, having covid increases your chances of getting diabetes by 30%, even for kids
It can cause autoimmune issues
https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-021-03184-8There’s more. And it’s early to say, but these could be problems that follow you for life.
Note that this is hardly an “ideological” opinion as the so-called left continuously rambles on about vaccines, and while I do support them I admit they’re not a fail safe and I focus more on wearing good masks when you’re in situations where you could be exposed.