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Another thing to consider about masks is the risk of unknown unknowns. Listening to the science is wise - trusting the science is foolish, as science is often wrong and always evolving, especially with judgments that have been made in haste as the pandemic has forced us to do. I believe the numbers on vaccine efficacy are likely accurate, but we don't yet know what factors could possibly cause the vaccine to not work. For instance, it has been hypothesized that people on immunosuppressants, such as oral cortesoids, may not have had a proper immune response and are not actually properly protected - this might seem obvious, but I did notice that at no point in surveying me did they warn me against taking prednisone, for instance (a steroid that I was taking for my foot), and it was up to me individually to confirm with my doctor that I should be off of it. Nobody ever reached out and precautioned me against this, so this is a mistake that thousands of people have likely made. There are other possible unknown unknowns out there. I have quite the medical history and I'm a very high risk individual for covid, and I cannot absolutely confirm that the vaccine worked properly and that I am at no risk. It's fairly likely that I'm not, but as long as the pandemic is going on, I'm going to continue to take precautions, because death is a very realistic consequence for me if I'm wrong. The cost of wearing a mask is just hilariously negligible in the face of this - it's not the same thing as "not driving a car," a risk I have decided is worth taking.