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this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2024
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What do you mean 2020 - isn't this the year 2020 part 5!? :-P
I don't really get how things are supposed to work now. Covid still exists, and the vaccine offers incomplete protection. But apparently things are back to normal for most people? Even I don't wear my N95 all day while I'm in the office, but when I wear it in crowded places I'm one of very few people doing that.
Covid is now endemic and no longer an epidemic/pandemic, so the need to contain cases is less immediately important. I, too, still like to wear masks in super crowded places or if I'm not feeling well but it is rare.
Just tacking on, Covid has changed. It’s, by and large, more infectious and less deadly than it was in 2020 on top of being well studied. Panicking about a potential 10% mortality rate from an unknown rapidly spreading virus was reasonable. Panicking about a known low mortality rate virus is unnecessary.
That said, n95 has been a game changer for me. Between allergies and reducing my time with the flu, Covid, and colds, it’s been amazing. Feel free to prove how incredible your immune system is, insecure folks. I’ll be over here enjoying my clear sinuses.
Taking precautions against a novel deadly virus with unknown transmission vectors is not panic. One can certainly panic while doing so.
Once more was learned, our precaution protocols became more focused.
You made some good points, but just to say death is not the only outcome to worry about. Long covid is devastating lives.