Posted on 11/22/2023 8:43:24 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The American population is looking more like Asians, with voluntary face masking as people go about their daily routines.
Rates of COVID-19 are manageable, normal life has resumed and mandates are gone, with few exceptions at discrete businesses or schools. Yet masks have gained a foothold in American society, a remarkable change after face coverings sparked public spats and questions about cultural acceptance.
“Masks are at least acceptable, even though they are not widely employed,” said William Schaffner, an infectious diseases specialist at Vanderbilt University. “At the moment, there’s a segment of the population that is very interested in health, very interested in prevention. I think they tend to be older.”
Mask use is not as ubiquitous as it was at the height of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 and 2021. Still, it is not unusual to see a smattering of people wearing masks at grocery stores, at indoor concerts or on commuter trains.
Ray Meeks regularly wears a black mask with his green cap and fluorescent jacket as he works as a crossing guard at a busy intersection in Maplewood, New Jersey. He caught COVID-19 in 2021 and would like to avoid a repeat.
“It wasn’t nice,” Mr. Meeks said. “I’m 70 years old and, you know, I guess it’s easy for my immune system to be compromised.”
A KFF survey taken this month found that 30% of Americans would consider wearing masks in crowded places when asked about COVID-19 precautions for the colder months.
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Self-Retardation
It is around one in fifty now wear masks. Virtue signaling is addictive.
It is like seeing someone with a flashing neon light above their head blinking, “Moron! Moron!”
To me a mask is a verifiable signal of low IQ. People need to understand that this “cartoon” is scientifically correct.
Yeah, the only mask I see are the ones the hoodies wear when getting ready to rob someone...
The protesters.! Did you notice that most all of the Palestinian supporters were wearing mask, but the Israeli supporters did not..
I see a few in the Denver ‘burbs. One lady wore one playing mahjong yesterday BUT she still had some respiratory issues and a cough and did not want to spray everybody.
I dont waste my time thinking about mask wearer motives. To each his own.
LOL .. that is SO outstanding !
When I go to NYC for work, you generally get two types of people wearing facemasks. You get the younger college age kids who think they are being virtuous by wearing them. Then you get the genuinely frightened elderly people who watched too much cable news TV during the big COVID scare of 2020.
I still see the occasional maskaloon when I shop at the Oldtown Super 1. What’s really funny is to see them parking with masks on and departing the same way.
Love it!! That’s hilarious.
Indeed. I think it's a public service for idiots to self-identify themselves so I know instantly who to avoid.
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