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(´･_･`) Would it be bad of me to say that I'm honestly unsure about what to feel about masks? If you would rather not read and/or share, even to respond to, my ramblings about it, I completely understand, and I'll mark them at the start, so you can easily recognize which ones are mine and delete them if you so wish. I just wanted to share my thoughts/get your input? 1/5

Bad to say that you’re “unsure” or “skeptical”? No, or well at least I don’t think so. Early in the pandemic, we were told not to wear masks, mainly so as to not divert the limited supplies away from the healthcare workers. But another reason given was that masks are insufficient to protect the wearer from many respiratory pathogens, which yes, sure, true. Masks are no concrete protection and they are “insufficient” but masks were never made to be the final defense either? Social-distancing isn’t perfect, neither is testing or contact tracing, but sometimes a lot of imperfect, small preventive measures, can become a shield. If vaccine is our sword against the virus, the preventive measures, in some ways, are our shield. 

You said if everyone uses them in the right manner they’re great, but the sad fact is a lot of us don’t. Even after the constant, repetitive requests by medical professionals and governments all over the world, do all of us actually wear masks as we should? I don’t know about you, but everyday I see at least 10 people not wearing a mask (I scarcely, if ever step outside) and what about the amount of people who wear it wrong? 

As for the later part of this ask, and this is just my opinion, people who say shit like that will always face a higher risk of infection, regardless of if they wear a mask or not. It has been explicitly, repeatedly told that masks alone will NOT protect someone. They are no holy grail. Masks coupled with social distancing and basic awareness of the pandemic and it’s guidelines, however, will keep the casualties to a minimum until a working vaccine is released. A shield is no elixir,  and anyone who doesn’t understand that simple fact is a moron. As an adult, one should know better. 

If someone finds a mask unbearably uncomfortable and needs to keep adjusting it, then they should carry a sanitizer with them and use it prior to and after touching their mask. Being selfish and self serving during a pandemic? I...that’s just fucking stupid? Masks aren’t iron armors. Doctors, Nurses, Mine workers, factory workers--millions of people have been using them regularly for hours on end for years. They weren’t born with a mask strapped to their face. No, they learned to get used to it, pushed themselves through the initial discomfort. If they could do it then, we can do it now. It’s not everyday that we face a global pandemic with millions (and counting) of casualties.

People are careless, a piece of fabric tied to a face cannot make someone careless. Social distancing is possible even with a mask on, and maybe where you are, the population isn’t too high, but even then, why gamble with health? lives? 

Multiple studies have shown that face coverings can contain droplets expelled from the wearer, which are responsible for the majority of transmission of the virus. This 'source control' approach reflects a shift in thinking from a 'medical' perspective (will it protect the wearer?) to a 'public health' perspective (will it help reduce community transmission and risk for everyone?).

I think yeah the lack of law/official recommendation might be why a lot of people where you live don’t wear masks. Personally, I don’t think social distancing without a mask on is a smart thing to do. It is estimated that 40% of persons with COVID-19 are asymptomatic but potentially able to transmit the virus to others. In the absence widespread screening tests, we have no way of identifying many people who are silently transmitting the virus in their community. 

Suppose you are social distancing in your work place. You are infected, asymptomatic and thus most probably your infection is undetected. Now, your boss asks you to get a copy of some document. Fine, cool, you move to use the common printer, sneeze or cough into your hand, touch the buttons and bam. The virus is now on the keys. Done, copies in your hand, you move out the door. You are social distancing, great, but now anyone who touches those same keys and touches their mouth (even unconsciously) is at a risk of being infected. What if that person is a 40 year old woman with lung/heart issues? What if her immune system isn’t strong enough to combat the virus and she falls sick? 

We don’t have a vaccine. We don’t have an effective working medicine. 

What. If. She. Dies? 

Whatever media outlet says that is wrong. Medical professionals have been telling us time and time again, that masks can only protect us to a certain extent, and that without other measures in place, we will face a higher risk of infection. The best approach is to be careful, respectful, and mindful of not just our health, but also those of others around us. Disease modeling suggests masks worn by significant portions of the population, coupled with other measures, could result in substantial reductions in case numbers and deaths. 

Be smart. Be thoughtful. Wear a mask, if not for yourself, then for those around you. A 20 yr might not die from corona, but a 40 yr old lung patient most probably will. 

Here are some links that convinced me to wear a mask.

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Stay Safe and Take care of yourself & those around you ♡

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Sleeping spear right there, don’t bother him if you value your...time? Time. He’s just there passing time by taking a nap. 

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Faceplanting right into the snow....

Ya caught me (and everything else in that picture!) perfectly!!! Thank you for that wonderful submission!! Its so cute!

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it’s a week night, go to sleep wee knight...Zzz

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If I fall asleep it's because I fell asleep

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Tiny, blue pill that promises sleep: [exiats]

Adin, tjred, and on his pm dosage of Levitraciethem that as a side ecfect makes him sleepy: nom

7 hours lafer i xream its 7 in the morning and im very late (its really like 5:50)