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Originally Posted by issybird
I'm sorry for the loss of your father.
As for the masks.... I still wear one indoors in public places; why not? It's not that bad and it might do me some good and it might do someone else some good. But I'm part of a tiny minority these days.
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Yes, we're part of a minority. But I still wear a full N-95 one any time I'm indoors outside of my own home.
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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
Sadly, one-way masking isn't quite as effective. I think I likely got my case of COVID-19 from an unmasked neighbour in the lobby when going to fetch the mail.
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real N-95 is fairly effective even one-way, as long as you replace them every 8 hours or less.
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Originally Posted by ApK
Some of the healthcare facilities near me have recently gone from mandatory to optional. Even when it was mandatory, most of the staff wore the mask pulled down below their noses, so it was nothing but performative theater.
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The local health care facilities still have it mandatory. And I've never seen an employee with it down below their nose. Patients, yes. But the employees are good with it.
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
YMMV - my second shingrix shot has worse side effects than a tetanus shot - I can't move my very sore arm, have absolutely no energy, can't focus ... just a warning - I'd still rather go through this than have shingles
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Yeah, I lost a day to a day and a half with the second one. Felt generally punk, no energy, brain fog, etc. But beats shingles!