Board 8 > With mask mandates ending

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Im almost past the two weeks after getting vaccinated, was wondering what other board 8ers are doing since a good number of people who I know are fully vaccinated still wear masks indoors

I might just keep one on me just in case I guess

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I wear masks still in any indoor place with people that I don't know. Do not wear masks outside except when required, but I never did that anyway.

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I'll be fully vaccinated today, but since I work with food, I'll be required to wear one at work until further notice.

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Vaccinated and I wear it where it's required but since every store is hit and miss on whether they have relaxed the rules yet it basically equates to wearing it all the time

Got my second shot at the beginning of May and the few public places I go these days have dropped the requirement, so no. I trust the vaccine.

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no vaccine yet so I still wear one, although it's never been required here. Very rare to see someone without one though

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I still wear one on public transit and in stores, but if I'm at a coffee shop or where and it's not required, I leave it off.

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i wear one when indoors with strangers most of the time except at the gym. at the gym doesn't have a mask mandate and no one else wears one so i kinda look weird wearing one, and obviously it's easier to breathe without it.
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Only if required indoors or if I'm feeling sick (cough, cold, etc. non-COVID).

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Why would anyone wear a mask if they're vaccinated other than to virtue signal? The Science says that there is no evidence that vaccinated people can actually spread Covid, and obviously the risk of getting severely sick from it is nonexistent.

Honestly, I like the idea of getting sick less often. I might be immune to covid, but there is a bunch of shit i'm not immune to, and in the pre-covid times you looked bizarre if you just wore a mask. Now that it's a standard way to appear I'm just going to keep it going.

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Some businesses still require them to enter, and there's no way to prove someone's actually vaccinated

At this point, if I had to choose between no one wearing masks and everyone wearing masks... if we didn't have a large contingent of morons without a legitimate medical reason to skip the vaccine slipping it, yeah I'd say nobody wear it

So it's basically a form of peer pressure

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Forceful_Dragon posted...

Honestly, I like the idea of getting sick less often. I might be immune to covid, but there is a bunch of shit i'm not immune to, and in the pre-covid times you looked bizarre if you just wore a mask. Now that it's a standard way to appear I'm just going to keep it going.

This reminds me of the people who obsessively use antibacterial soap and then leave themselves with a compromised immune system that can't fight off everyday infections.

ChainLTTP posted...

Why would anyone wear a mask if they're vaccinated other than to virtue signal? The Science says that there is no evidence that vaccinated people can actually spread Covid, and obviously the risk of getting severely sick from it is nonexistent.

Because some places still require them to enter. I actually can't think of any places except for Publix and 1 post office that actually have them as optional in my area. Everywhere else still has it posted on the door as required

ChainLTTP posted...

This reminds me of the people who obsessively use antibacterial soap and then leave themselves with a compromised immune system that can't fight off everyday infections.

This reminds me of people who are quick to quote that "fact" without accounting for the very narrow range of people it (potentially) affects. An over-use of anti bacterial soap is hypothesized to have an adverse affect on the developing immune systems of children. It's a hypothesis that comes from observations that people in developing countries have lower incidence rates of things like allergies and asthma. So the logic is that people in developing countries are more likely to have exposure to pathogens. Of course the other way to view it is "the ones that survive the pathogens are more likely to have had a more sturdy immune systems" so is it the chicken or is it the egg?

But there is no hard science showing that antibacterial soap creates a negative immune response in adults.

But hey, get sick if it will make you feel "tougher".

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ChainLTTP posted...

Why would anyone wear a mask if they're vaccinated other than to virtue signal?

On one of the first days of the mask mandates being removed, I went out with some friends (all of us vaccinated). Place we went to had a sign that masks were not required for vaccinated people. Probably about 30% of the people were wearing masks. Our group, since vaccinated, were not wearing masks. Someone in our group said, after being inside for about a minute, "wow, it feels nice to not wear a mask anymore", and I, in a very sarcastic and obviously joking voice said, "yeah, but careful, if you don't wear one, people will think you voted for Trump", and she said "Good point" and put her mask on. I thought she did it just to punctuate my joke...but she left it on for the full 1.5 hour we were there...

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Just passed two weeks after my second dose on Tuesday; still going to carry it around with me but so far I've been leaving it off with no complaints or issues.

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I know that within a week of the mask mandates being listed, 4 people at my job including my girlfriend got COVID so

yeah I'm still wearing one

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Not vaccinating and I havent worn one for a while now

going to continue wearing a mask when out in public places for the foreseeable future

the mask helps with allergies, and all the awful smells on public transportation or parking lots or anywhere basically

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Kureejii Lea posted...

Not vaccinating and I havent worn one for a while now

That is irresponsible.

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TomNook posted...

On one of the first days of the mask mandates being removed, I went out with some friends (all of us vaccinated). Place we went to had a sign that masks were not required for vaccinated people. Probably about 30% of the people were wearing masks. Our group, since vaccinated, were not wearing masks. Someone in our group said, after being inside for about a minute, "wow, it feels nice to not wear a mask anymore", and I, in a very sarcastic and obviously joking voice said, "yeah, but careful, if you don't wear one, people will think you voted for Trump", and she said "Good point" and put her mask on. I thought she did it just to punctuate my joke...but she left it on for the full 1.5 hour we were there...

felt too awkward to correct her? that's kind of a mean prank!

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tbh not getting vaxxed/not wearing a mask has become a trumpet virtue signal. about six months ago (pandemic was in full swing) i stopped at a restaurant/bar to pick up some food i had ordered, and everyone there yelled at me to take my mask off or get out. it was really weird!

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Will probably wear one on public transit for a while

Undecided on if there's any other place I'll wear one

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banananor posted...

tbh not getting vaxxed/not wearing a mask has become a trumpet virtue signal. about six months ago (pandemic was in full swing) i stopped at a restaurant/bar to pick up some food i had ordered, and everyone there yelled at me to take my mask off or get out. it was really weird!

Right-wing media has been explicitly telling their viewers to harass people wearing masks and call them child abusers so yeah

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TomNook posted...

and I, in a very sarcastic and obviously joking voice said, "yeah, but careful, if you don't wear one, people will think you voted for Trump", and she said "Good point" and put her mask on. I thought she did it just to punctuate my joke...but she left it on for the full 1.5 hour we were there...

lmao I made a joke like this to someone too. They said it would be the opposite of virtue signaling because they were trying to not signal something.

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In NoVA, there's a large amount of people still wearing masks everywhere.

I was down in SC for Memorial Day and while there's a lot less people wearing masks, I was surprised that there was still a decent sized chunk (say 20-30%) still wearing them at various stores.

Naturally I caught a cold from a family member down there and had to wear my mask for the last week when indoors to be a good person and hopefully not spread my cold around. Felt good though knowing that you can wear one while feeling a little under the weather and go about your business.

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still get a fine and beaten up by cops if you refuse to wear a mask in my country.... infections from India variant still rising...

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Bartzyx posted...

I wear masks still in any indoor place with people that I don't know. Do not wear masks outside except when required, but I never did that anyway.

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Bartzyx posted...

I wear masks still in any indoor place with people that I don't know. Do not wear masks outside except when required, but I never did that anyway.

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Which means I'm generally not wearing it in the office.

That said, wearing it outside is surprisingly valuable if you have allergies. Worth keeping around for that reason alone imo.

I never wore masks in the first place after an anxiety-ridden suicide attempt (ergo it was actually safer for me to NOT wear one) so...
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The allergy thing is actually kinda useful, well until you sneeze

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Probably gonna continue wearing them indoors a bit longer until case numbers fall more.

ChainLTTP posted...

Why would anyone wear a mask if they're vaccinated other than to virtue signal? The Science says that there is no evidence that vaccinated people can actually spread Covid, and obviously the risk of getting severely sick from it is nonexistent.

The vaccines are not 100% effective and getting sick sucks even if its very unlikely to kill you. I also dont find wearing a mask when Im at the store or whatever to be a very big inconvenience.


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Forceful_Dragon posted...

This reminds me of people who are quick to quote that "fact" without accounting for the very narrow range of people it (potentially) affects. An over-use of anti bacterial soap is hypothesized to have an adverse affect on the developing immune systems of children. It's a hypothesis that comes from observations that people in developing countries have lower incidence rates of things like allergies and asthma. So the logic is that people in developing countries are more likely to have exposure to pathogens. Of course the other way to view it is "the ones that survive the pathogens are more likely to have had a more sturdy immune systems" so is it the chicken or is it the egg?

But there is no hard science showing that antibacterial soap creates a negative immune response in adults.

But hey, get sick if it will make you feel "tougher".

https://nypost.com/2019/02/22/ (linebreak) antibacterial-products-are-creating-antibiotic-resistant-superbugs/
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/ (linebrake) say-goodbye-antibacterial-soaps-fda-banning-household-item/
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/ (linebreak) antibacterial-soap-you-can-skip-it-use-plain-soap-and-water

What's funniest to me, though, is that there are people that think antibacterial soaps would do anything to stop a damn virus.


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BetrayedTangy posted...

I'll be fully vaccinated today, but since I work with food, I'll be required to wear one at work until further notice.

This should be a country wide mandate imo. I saw maskless cooks and food workers preparing food before the vaccine was remotely available ago here in Texas. Skeezes me the hell out.

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Waluigi1 posted...

This should be a country wide mandate imo. I saw maskless cooks and food workers preparing food before the vaccine was remotely available ago here in Texas. Skeezes me the hell out.

It is literally impossible for a chef to make food without tasting it as he cooks, so good luck with that.

Oh I didn't realize that the McDonald's worker putting my nuggets in a carton needed to taste them first. Weird.

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Waluigi1 posted...

Oh I didn't realize that the McDonald's worker putting my nuggets in a carton needed to taste them first. Weird.

You only eat fast food?

ChichiriMuyo posted...

https://nypost.com/2019/02/22/ (linebreak) antibacterial-products-are-creating-antibiotic-resistant-superbugs/
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/ (linebrake) say-goodbye-antibacterial-soaps-fda-banning-household-item/
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/ (linebreak) antibacterial-soap-you-can-skip-it-use-plain-soap-and-water

What's funniest to me, though, is that there are people that think antibacterial soaps would do anything to stop a damn virus.

this is the best post i've ever seen on this site

@sunroof take notes

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There are several links and then a picture. Im overwhelmed and dont know what Im looking at

We still have mask mandates in Canada, but once fully vaccinated, I still plan to wear a mask in airports and on flights for the forseeable future.

It's been great not getting sick everytime i travel somewhere.

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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

We still have mask mandates in Canada, but once fully vaccinated, I still plan to wear a mask in airports and on flights for the forseeable future.

It's been great not getting sick everytime i travel somewhere.

you dont need to follow the mandate. Im in Ontario and I dont wear a mask in stores - no one says anything including employees. One manager asked me if I had a reason to not wear a mask and I said sure. That was the end of the conversation. Its your choice of course if you want to wear one thats totally cool to each their own

Still wear in crowded areas and indoors.

No need to assume extra risk when it can be mitigated by wearing a cheap piece of cloth.

Its required on public transport / Ubers so yes in that context, otherwise no
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Wear a mask where i have to don't wear a mask every where else

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Still wear one in public. The vaccine, while very effective, hasn't reached nearly enough people yet to reach herd immunity. And it's not 100% effective. Once we reach acceptable vaccination numbers, then I'll stop wearing one. (Sadly, the people who refuse to get vaccinated are the ones less likely to wear masks in the first place). I don't fault anyone who doesn't want to wear one anymore, but I'm going to continue until we reach herd immunity.

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