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Old 12-21-2023, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
Actually, I would add a comment that maybe a young person with ZERO debilitating conditions need not wear a mask in public. But, for older people that are not perfectly healthy (that want to continue living) they may choose to wear a mask when indoors around a crowd. On an aircraft with recirculating air seems to be especially dangerous, and boat cruises. And Florida is particularly bad because people from up north coming here can be carrying illness. And, personally, I think that if 80% of the people had gotten the last shot instead of a FRUSTRATINGLY low of 5%, then we might have finished off Covid. Instead, for all we know, it could change to a stronger variety. I wonder if other countries had greater than the US's 5% buy-in to receiving the latest shot?
You're 100% correct about the types of people and the locations that would require protection. Unfortunately, the routine masks provide just about zero protection. A good N95 with the proper fit would help, but even that is far from 100% protection