In Stephen King’s The Stand, both in
the original novel and miniseries, deaf-
mute Nick Andros is able to read lips.
(He is part of a very miniscule amount
of people who are immune to the “Superflu”.
There is no mention of having people wearing masks but that would make it impossible
for Nick to know what others are saying.
(Some scenes have Stu Redman, also
immune, stuck in a disease center (”you don’t have this disease.We want to find
out why”) with doctors and others wearing
all kinds of protective suits.