• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Exactly! If you’ve been exposed to the virus, it makes a ton of sense.

    When I last got COVID, I:

    1. self-quarantined as much as possible, keeping as much distance as I could
    2. wore a surgical mask (best mask I had) until I was able to get an N95 mask (about a day)
    3. wore the N95 mask whenever I was anywhere near anyone until I was able to effectively quarantine

    But that’s not an everyday thing. Once I had confirmed I was negative, I stopped wearing the mask in public. There’s no need, I’m healthy and I’m around other healthy people. I’m not going to wear a mask out of fear of what might be out there, I’ll wear it when I’m near people who are at-risk or when asked. I’m not going to wear it 24/7 though.

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      9 months ago

      Nobody’s asking you to wear it 24/7. They’re just asking you to wear it when you’re around people. It really isn’t hard. I’ve been doing it for years.

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        9 months ago

        They’re asking healthcare workers to wear it for the full shift, every shift. That’s fine for short time periods (say, during a COVID spike), but I don’t think that’s reasonable long term, especially since many healthcare workers work 12h shifts.

        My expectation is they wear one when around at-risk individuals, such as in a cancer ward, ER, etc. If it’s just in the waiting room for a checkup or something, it’s up to them, though they should try to distance themselves from people who choose to wear masks.

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          9 months ago

          Yes…? Isn’t that what healthcare workers did before COVID? Why would that be controversial?

          If my doctor or nurse isn’t wearing a mask I get the same gut reaction as if they’re smoking a cigarette. They are, of course, free to do that on their own time, but when they’re at work I expect them to be professional and health-conscious. That includes wearing a mask.

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            9 months ago

            My care providers didn’t and don’t wear a mask every time I visit, though they do maintain a reasonable distance. They do around sick people though.

            The post makes it sound like healthcare providers are expected to always wear a mask, which is ridiculous. They should wear a mask about as often as they did pre-2020, more if there’s a COVID surge or something.