How long do you plan on wearing a mask for? Will it be for the rest of your life? What will change your view?

This isn’t meant to be inflammatory. There’s someone at work who wears one everyday and I’m too afraid to ask them.

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    For what it’s worth, it’s not exactly the same COVID. I’m no scientist, but as I understand, the majority of COVID viruses are less dangerous than the 2020 batch. Millions of people died that year. If that were still the case, we’d be seeing a lot more death.

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      5 months ago

      That’s correct; the omicron variant that became dominant a bit over two years ago was more contagious and less deadly than those that preceded it. Current variants are similar to omicron in those respects.

      The rate of long-term disability is still high.