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OhioChick

(23,218 posts) Tue Jul 26, 2022, 02:17 AM Jul 2022

Are You and Your Loved Ones Still Masking Up? [View all]

BA.5 is not the "sniffles."

Imagine being fully vaccinated and boosted and not being able to breathe enough to even eat for over a month, despite being young, without health issues and still coughing to where your ribs feel like they're cracking.

Mask up, this isn't over!

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Are You and Your Loved Ones Still Masking Up? [View all] OhioChick Jul 2022 OP

Yes Meowmee Jul 2022 #1

Glad you are....... OhioChick Jul 2022 #2

Yes Meowmee Jul 2022 #5

It's going to be here forever regardless. BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #25

Post removed Post removed Aug 2022 #26

You aren't aware that most experts believe it will never be fully eradicated? BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #27

DU is the last place I still see people talking about COVID being over. Ace Rothstein Aug 2022 #28

Absolutely!! Still not eating indoors at restaurants. 7wo7rees Jul 2022 #3

I mostly stay home; only out to church and drugstore as needed. No Vested Interest Jul 2022 #4

me no selfish asshole Skittles Jul 2022 #6

Do you think Jill Biden is? BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #9

Reckless at best considering Joe actually has COVID-19 Blues Heron Jul 2022 #12

I know, and I find it very curious. I can't remember what White House function I saw recently BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #13

Life continues, just masked. Grokenstein Jul 2022 #7

I work in a large food emporium and you bet I mask up. no_hypocrisy Jul 2022 #8

I stopped briefly.. luvs2sing Jul 2022 #10

Yes, never stopped. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2022 #11

I never stopped wearing a mask in public, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #14

I am... myohmy2 Jul 2022 #15

Thank you all for your responses. n/t OhioChick Aug 2022 #16

Yes and I just got a new box of 20 N95s. nt GoodRaisin Aug 2022 #17

Thank you... OhioChick Aug 2022 #18

Oh, hell yeah! Waaay too risky not to! Plus now we have monkey pox in NYC. Sigh. electric_blue68 Aug 2022 #19

"We have Monkeypox in NYC" brooklynite Aug 2022 #34

I do, but I know omicron 5 can still get us. Even masked. herding cats Aug 2022 #20

That's what pisses me off had to take my husband Tree Lady Aug 2022 #23

Indoors, often. Outdoors, no. NT Happy Hoosier Aug 2022 #21

My husband stopped wearing one and it became Tree Lady Aug 2022 #22

If it's a crowded place, yes. Elessar Zappa Aug 2022 #24

Yep mvd Aug 2022 #29

Why do we keep having these threads? maxsolomon Aug 2022 #30

BECAUSE Skittles Aug 2022 #31

Exactly, Thank You n/t OhioChick Aug 2022 #32

People forget? How many times a week maxsolomon Aug 2022 #35

I would say EVERY FUCKING WEEK Skittles Aug 2022 #37

This OhioChick Aug 2022 #41

Virtue Signaling Ace Rothstein Aug 2022 #36

at 0.00000001% fescuerescue Aug 2022 #38

Define your terms. brooklynite Aug 2022 #33

Not since last Thanksgiving Shrek Aug 2022 #39

Very rarely these days. Mainly when going to Dr's offices. Other than that, mask free here. beaglelover Aug 2022 #40