@jeridansky If I was flying I would definitely mask. Likewise when riding on MUNI buses and streetcars. It's just a little bit too crowded, with prolonged closeness to other people. For the last few months I have been the last person still masking at the gym. But I've reached the point where I will now stop masking there. The gym is spacious, well ventilated, with 30 ft ceilings and fans moving the air constantly... and there is generally good distance between everyone except for a brief moment when someone walks by. With 13 vaccinations under my belt and near zero wastewater, it's time.

@BruceMirken Oh there is leadership but it some far right boner expert leading the charge https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/politics/brian-christine-vaccine-skepticism-history

@justyourluck Maybe COVID infection rates are like 4% in a population that is vaccinated and/or has gotten some immunity from past infections, but in unvaccinated naive groups, the rate of COVID-19 infection was MUCH higher.For example, the Skagit Valley Chorus outbreak had 52 out of 61 people get infected; three were hospitalized and two died. https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/mar/13/5-years-after-covid-outbreak-in-skagit-county-choir-families-take-the-chance-to-remember/

@petersuber WTAF

@VeeRat I had a hospital appointment the other day. The treatment was super competent, also personally very friendly. But, yes, the blocking-out of covid is complete. No one wore a mask, not the doctors, not the nurses, none of the other patients. I wore my FFP2 mask.One nurse said; "May I ask, why do you wear a mask?" My answer: "Because of covid."She: "Ah, I see. But how do you know you have it?""No, I don't have it. I don't want to get it."

@datum I'll make a note.Thanks!

@mathew I have one I wear everywhere when I leave the house. Love it. Highly recommend.