Are you going to stop wearing a mask now?

Serenity4321

Serenity4321

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Yesterday the CDC came out with the guideline of masks are no longer required if one is fully immunized. I am kind of uncomfortable with that and am still wearing one in stores...maybe it is just a good habit in general, although I really dislike them. Perhaps during the fall flu season, it might be a good idea.
What are you going to do?
Thank you in advance :)
 

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My local stores have signs to mask up before entering. I didn't wear one today in my local park. Except for stores I won't be wearing them but I did decide to wear them in the winter time. It kept me warm! I didn't even have the common cold this year, & credit wearing a mask.
 
I think many businesses here in NY State are waiting for the Governor to lift his executive order. I would kind of like to stop wearing one but will go with the state orders. My apartment building is HUD (housing and urban development) sponsored. Meaning rent is based on income and assets. So, apartment manager says we still have to wear them in the building
 
I'll wear them where they are required or in situations where it makes sense to me.

I keep a few in the glove compartment of the car and have a couple in plastic sandwich bags tucked into jacket pockets.

It's really not a hardship for me. I still have about 90 disposable masks on hand from my initial supply.

I will probably wear them during the regular flu season from now on.

IMO masks, hand sanitizers, and social distancing are just commonsense parts of my everyday life going forward.
 
Not unless I have to. I just saw on the news that some stores (Walgreen's is one) require masks. Others (Costco is one) do not. It's very confusing at this point.

I guess the stores that require mask wearing will have someone at the door stopping people from going in without masks. Otherwise, it's meaningless. People will do what they want, or in many cases, will not know what they are expected to do.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I'll wear them where they are required or in situations where it makes sense to me.

I keep a few in the glove compartment of the car and have a couple in plastic sandwich bags tucked into jacket pockets.

It's really not a hardship for me. I still have about 90 disposable masks on hand from my initial supply.

I will probably wear them during the regular flu season from now on.

IMO masks, hand sanitizers, and social distancing are just commonsense parts of my everyday life going forward.
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Like you Bea, I'll wear them when required or in situations where it makes sense. It hasn't been a hardship for me either, but for flu season I'll just do my normal routine, wipe down shopping carts, wash hands as soon as I get home and avoid those who are obviously sick, coughing, etc. The stores by me are still mandating masks, that's good, I'm not ready to be close to people in an indoor situation maskless. I'm fully vaccinated, but my husband is not. Until he is, I will be taking precautions not to bring the virus home to him, he usually is in the house, does not go out much, has walking issues.
 
Serenity4321 said:
I wonder how long the stores will have their signs up. I went to Aldi's yesterday and the sign to mask was up, but the announcement had just been made by the CDC yesterday afternoon.
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Here in Colorado, they are leaving the decision up to the local businesses to make their own decisions on lifting the mask mandates. I'm good with that, makes sense, I'm not one who complained about wearing masks during the pandemic, so I will not be in a big rush to get rid of them completely.
 
I've been sanitizing my hands for several years, when I go out, before I get out of my car and again when I get back in my car. I used to get really bad sinus infections every year, but when I started using sanitizer that stopped. There's just no telling what we pick up when we go out and touch door handles, products, etc.

How many will keep using sanitizer?
 
Ceege said:
I've been sanitizing my hands for several years, when I go out, before I get out of my car and again when I get back in my car. I used to get really bad sinus infections every year, but when I started using sanitizer that stopped. There's just no telling what we pick up when we go out and touch door handles, products, etc.

How many will keep using sanitizer?
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It's so handy, I think I will keep a small bottle of hand sanitizer in all of my vehicles from now on. Makes sense, and convenient.
 
Serenity4321 said:
Yesterday the CDC came out with the guideline of masks are no longer required if one is fully immunized. I am kind of uncomfortable with that and am still wearing one in stores...maybe it is just a good habit in general, although I really dislike them. Perhaps during the fall flu season, it might be a good idea.
What are you going to do?
Thank you in advance :)
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Local health authorities at the county level have not yet issued updated orders regarding wearing masks in public. Today I went into town, visited the Post Office, Chase bank, Target and Planet Fitness. Everyone is continuing to wear masks, except those **special people** for whom NOT wearing a mask is some kind of twisted badge of pride. The County Dept. of Public Health has legal authority, however the county Sheriff's Dept. has from the beginning taken the position that they will not take any enforcement action against those refusing to wear masks. Yea, this area is deep in red territory. <shakes head>
 
There's a lot of confusion because the states presently vary in terms of which ones want masking to continue and which don't. It's a patchwork quilt. Even within states, stores differ in masking requirements, and some are undoubtedly concerned with protecting themselves against possible litigation. General federal guidelines are that masking will continue in some circumstances such as medical facilities and in crowds regardless of state or local variances.
 
win231 said:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7320712/#:~:text=Sanitizers have been frequently used,to skin roughness and irritation.
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I think everyone knows that using an alcohol based sanitizer too frequently will cause skin dryness and other issues. I would have it in my vehicles to use in cases when I fill up my car with gas, and have to handle a pump that dozens of other people have, or when I get back into the car after shopping at the supermarket, especially if there were no wipes for the carts. I've never used it before the pandemic, but it doesn't hurt to have some on hand when needed. Maybe not every day, but when needed.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I think everyone knows that using an alcohol based sanitizer too frequently will cause skin dryness and other issues. I would have it in my vehicles to use in cases when I fill up my car with gas, and have to handle a pump that dozens of other people have, or when I get back into the car after shopping at the supermarket, especially if there were no wipes for the carts. I've never used it before the pandemic, but it doesn't hurt to have some on hand sanitizer when needed. Maybe not every day, but when needed.
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Agree.
 


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