My option is to wear a protest mask, one that lets me breathe, but is full of holes. It is crocheted. I only wear it when required. I still cough and sneeze into my shoulder, because it’s a habit I developed years and years ago. I still wash my hands. I know full well that I’m not protecting anybody, and they aren’t protecting me.
I take vitamin supplements including C, D3, zinc, and quercetin on a daily basis. I eat fresh vegetables and cook mostly from scratch with some exceptions, most often breads, though I do make my own sometimes for certain things. I don’t expect anyone in the US to protect me from getting sick. I do that as best as I can myself. Oh, and I work outside nearly every day, except not as often in the winter.
What is really odd about mask mandates is there isn't consensus on what is really needed. If masks really mattered it seems to me the federal government would invoke the Defense Production Act to produce what ever is best..
I make masks from cheesecloth, to wear when I go someplace that requires masking. They don’t filter very much of anything, but I have no reason to believe that I have the Commie Cooties, thus no reason to believe that I’m endangering anyone. As for precautions, I avoid crowds and wash my hands fairly often, and take some D3 when I happen to remember.
I also wear a protest mask...I bought a roll of paper towels at the $$$ store...140 sheets per roll....that's 140 disposable protest masks...I wear mine because I can't get into any retail stores etc without one and I wear it below my nose so I can breathe...sometimes, once in the store I unhinge one side...I've noticed others doing the same....no one says a word, people are fed up with mask wearing...I too take vitamins, c, d3, zinc, etc etc AND every morning I drink pineapple juice, it has something called bromelain, it's good for respiratory ailments, it breaks up any mucus...I drink it to prevent said ailments! Here's a video for a paper towel mask, these are just as useless as the cloth ones, but, less expensive, very less expensive!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZGU2vWHKC8"
“My option is to wear a protest mask, one that lets me breathe, but is full of holes.”
Mine is also very hole-y and breathe-able — cross-stitch fabric, with no lining. Thankfully, I HAVE to wear one maybe once a week at the most. It says: “UNDER DURESS”.