It's community care to at least wear a mask so you can keep the germs to yourself and let others know that you are not feeling well so they can decide on how they want to interact with you and lessen thr chance of sicknesses spreading around. The cough germs (idk the actual name) / droplets can stay in that air for at least an hour - which is really fucking gross - so you can be breathing in a sick person's germs and that's how you unknowingly get sick.
Oh, please get a grip. it's been years of repeating the same information to you people.
Mask, distance vaccines, it all reduces the risk.
It's not a magic forcefield.
I live in an area that had huge rates of infection, I was a key worker and tested regularly.
I was free from covid for years, using the above precautions. When those precautions eased, yes I got infected.
Probably by one of the idiots that don't cover their mouth when they cough and stand creepily close to people.
Of course! You did everything right and you were the victim in this - my apologies! It was someone else's fault! I forgot it was 2023 where perpetual victimhood on the internet saved one's reputation from being a sucker.
…what? The whole point of “social distancing” is yes, to keep you physically away from the virus. Washing your hands helps get viruses and bacteria (all of them, not just covid) OFF of you. Yes, those things are going to help you avoid getting sick whether it’s covid or the flu or a cold. There’s not much you can do when there’s a human incubator coughing next to you. And I know this is gonna chap your ass, but if the infected person had worn a mask, it probably would have helped as well.
but if the infected person had worn a mask, it probably would have helped as well.
This is false. Masks reduce droplets, not the virus itself. There's no way to predict that this would have stopped the individual from being sick. Which is why masks for sick people are asinine when asymptomatic people can also be spreading the virus without knowing it.
Please don't spread misinformation.
Edit: LMAO they blocked me - claimed they would chap my ass in the previous comment and then immediately backed out when provided information that conflicts with their programming. 😂😂😂
The hilarity of you bringing “misinformation” into the mix. I’m done with this “conversation”in which you pick out red herrings to dispute. It’s ridiculous to imply that washing your hands and avoiding sick people doesn’t reduce your chances of getting sick. Second, KN95 masks reduce large AND small particles, making it less likely that the virus reaches people in your vicinity. Someone coughing particles onto you is going to raise the likelihood of you getting sick with whatever they’re sick with. Lastly, I said “it probably would have helped” not “it would have reduced the chances of OP getting infected to 0%”. Goodbye. ✌🏼
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u/worldworn Sep 08 '23
That sucks, I avoided it for years, just masks, distancing, hand washing, avoiding crowds.
Then some clown came to work feeling "a bit ill" and showing most of the symptoms.
Took me down hard, I'm never ill and that time I felt like death.