New Mask Guidelines

[esmith]

It appears now that the CDC has issued new guidelines for wearing of masks, in that they recommend that people in areas with "high" or "substantial" Covid-19 transmission should resume wearing masks indoors.
Given the following, question is "Will you follow the guideline"?.
According to the following link. COVID Data Tracker
High is 100+ cases in 100000 in 7 days
Substantial 50 cases in 100000 in 7 days

 

[Revoltingest]

Indoors only for me.

 

[JustGeorge]

I like my mask. I plan on wearing it indoors indefinitely. I would also wear it outdoors if I was in a large crowd.

 

[exchemist]

It appears now that the CDC has issued new guidelines for wearing of masks, in that they recommend that people in areas with "high" or "substantial" Covid-19 transmission should resume wearing masks indoors.
Given the following, question is "Will you follow the guideline"?.
According to the following link. COVID Data Tracker
High is 100+ cases in 100000 in 7 days
Substantial 50 cases in 100000 in 7 days

I'm in the UK but I've been fully vaccinated and yes, I am still wearing a mask in public covered settings (shops, public transport etc). But not outdoors, unless in a crowd. It's no real trouble to wear, I've got used to it and it all helps slow down the Delta variant, which is after all a lot more infectious than the original version.

 

[SigurdReginson]

I already have to for work, so it's going to happen whether I want to or not. As for out in public, yes for inside buildings and no for outside unless the place is crowded. Again, I work in a hospital and am exposed to people who actually have the illness, so it would be wise of me to take that into consideration.

 

[sun rise]

The SF Bay Area counties have mandated indoor masks in 'public' spaces starting tomorrow with obvious exceptions for such things as age and dental work.

I've been wearing a mask indoors in stores etc all along and after a short break started wearing one again at our local farmer's market this past weekend.

@Wu Wei 's experience with 'breakthrough' COVID reinforced that decision.

I'll also get a booster jab ASAP after it's offered which rumor has it will be next month or the month later.

 

[Suave]

It appears now that the CDC has issued new guidelines for wearing of masks, in that they recommend that people in areas with "high" or "substantial" Covid-19 transmission should resume wearing masks indoors.
Given the following, question is "Will you follow the guideline"?.
According to the following link. COVID Data Tracker
High is 100+ cases in 100000 in 7 days
Substantial 50 cases in 100000 in 7 days

I've been C.O.V.I.D.-19 infected as well as me being mRNA vaccinated against C.O.V.I.D.-19; Since I have the C.O.V.I.D.-19 antibodies, I'm quite confident I can not get seriously ill by any variant of C.O.V.I.D-19. Hence, I will never again voluntarily wear a mask. Also, I don't want to pollute the environment by unnecessarily wearing masks.

 

[Jeremiah Ames]

of course

wherever it is required by government or business

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Indoors only for me.

I'm primarily indoors (Canada is much more highly vaccinated than a lot of the world now -- in fact we're first), but when I approach busy street corners and the like, I slip my mask up from under my chin. Doesn't hurt, and I'd just rather not take the risk -- either for myself, or for those people I pass close to.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

I'd like to postpone when I get covid as long as possible since I work both with elderly and young kids. We have to mask up at work, of course, and I am vaccinated. But I'd have a difficult time forgiving myself if I hurt a patient, since transmission especially with delta is still possible and wearing masks isn't really difficult.

 

[sun rise]

Also, I don't want to pollute the environment by unnecessarily wearing masks.

I have been using cloth masks often and washing them.

Given the delta variety, I just ordered disposable N95's but would rather have reusable ones.

 

[Wu Wei]

The SF Bay Area counties have mandated indoor masks in 'public' spaces starting tomorrow with obvious exceptions for such things as age and dental work.

I've been wearing a mask indoors in stores etc all along and after a short break started wearing one again at our local farmer's market this past weekend.

@Wu Wei 's experience with 'breakthrough' COVID reinforced that decision.

I'll also get a booster jab ASAP after it's offered which rumor has it will be next month or the month later.

Just to clarify, although I am fairly certain what I have is Covid, I cannot officially say that. I was not tested. I have no way to get to a place that can test me at the moment. I can't drive due to my knee and my wife can't take me because she does officially have Covid. We have both been quarantined. She had a fever for over a week. What I have feels like a bad head cold that likes to wake me up nightly with a coughing fit that starts between 12:00a and 1:00a and ends between 3:00a and 5:00a.

My youngest, who was also vaccinated, has no symptoms at all. But she got Pfizer and I got Johnson & Johnson

 

[Revoltingest]

I have been using cloth masks often and washing them.

Given the delta variety, I just ordered disposable N95's but would rather have reusable ones.

I've been using disposable masks repeatedly,
but letting'm sit for a week in between usage.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

I've been using disposable masks repeatedly,
but letting'm sit for a week in between usage.

I have quite a collection of very attractive re-usable masks, all with 2 layers and an inner filter layer, which I use. I wear each for half a day (one going to work, one coming home), and then into the wash.

 

[Nakosis]

It appears now that the CDC has issued new guidelines for wearing of masks, in that they recommend that people in areas with "high" or "substantial" Covid-19 transmission should resume wearing masks indoors.
Given the following, question is "Will you follow the guideline"?.
According to the following link. COVID Data Tracker
High is 100+ cases in 100000 in 7 days
Substantial 50 cases in 100000 in 7 days

Only if required by the business.

 

[sun rise]

Just to clarify, although I am fairly certain what I have is Covid, I cannot officially say that. I was not tested. I have no way to get to a place that can test me at the moment. I can't drive due to my knee and my wife can't take me because she does officially have Covid. We have both been quarantined. She had a fever for over a week. What I have feels like a bad head cold that likes to wake me up nightly with a coughing fit that starts between 12:00a and 1:00a and ends between 3:00a and 5:00a.

My youngest, who was also vaccinated, has no symptoms at all. But she got Pfizer and I got Johnson & Johnson

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[Shadow Wolf]

I only wear mine indoors if required.

 

[crossfire]

I wear my mask indoors at businesses and other public places. I might wear my mask outdoors if there is a lot of wildfire smoke or high pollen.

 

[fantome profane]

Indoors or anywhere I can’t maintain reasonable distance.

 

[fantome profane]

I'm primarily indoors (Canada is much more highly vaccinated than a lot of the world now -- in fact we're first),

No, we are not first.
Covid-19 vaccine tracker: View vaccinations by country

First seems to be Gibraltar at 116% fully vaccinated (yeah, I don’t know how that works either). But there are lots of countries ahead of us and we seem to be slowing down. At the rate we are going it will be another month till we reach 70% and I don’t know if we will ever reach 80. I hope so but we have a lot of work left to do,