Having discussed the issue of mask wearing at length with those who sit both sides of the argument, I can see why some are now erring on the side of not wearing them.
A comment I often hear is that masks are not designed to protect the wearer, but others. If those others can’t be bothered to wear masks, then there seems little point in anyone continuing to wear them.
And I have to admit now that, if I enter a room or public place where there is minimal mask wearing then, whilst I have used one since the beginning of the pandemic, I am becoming less inclined to continue with it everywhere.
Yes, Billy, your middle paragraph meaning confused me for quite a while during this pandemic.
There we were ,being told that the mask you wore did not really protect you, but it did others. That could only have meant that the mask prevented droplets from you travelling to others , but aerosol breath could still get to you through the mask.
On that basis, I concluded that masks did little in confined indoor areas if you were all breathing the same air for some considerable time.
Others said they did protect the wearer , and after literature alleged that masks of a certain standard - "PM 2.5 preventable"- did offer protection to the wearer, then I changed my mind ( trusting the info to be correct).
I wear a mask in places where public go. I don't eat in restaurants etc.
Used to drink al fresco at golf club. Now I have a pint indoors not too near others, near open door etc etc.
Others think I'm too cautious, and I agree most are behaving in the clubhouse as if Covid has disappeared.
But, to date, the mask is still "one of my closest friends"😀
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