At this point in the game, I'm mostly continuing to wear a mask inside buildings (except that one time at World of Beer) out of respect for people who want to be vaccinated but aren't eligible yet (or haven't been called for their appointment yet), and who want to start returning to normal but are hesitant and concerned about the risks of the spread of the virus. If they see that most people are respectful of their science-based, practical, logical concerns, it will make them more eager to be out and about, and help make the entire community healthier, and more mentally at ease.
I don't really worry about my own health. Working in a supermarket for most of the pandemic, with people who REFUSED to wear masks and coughed, sneezed, stood up close and personal to me, touched me, etc etc - if I haven't gotten sick yet, I'm not gonna get sick.
But there are people who WANT to return to normal - they want to take the masks off, they want to be vaccinated. Those are the people who I'm wearing the mask for. Out of respect for them.
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