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Ms. Toad

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88. Makes them feel safe so it's okay? That's a bit insulting.

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 03:19 AM

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My daughter is also on immune suppressants, so she doesn't have what it takes to fight off COVID.

Wearing masks goes well beyond "feel(ing) safe." For my daughter it is a matter of life and death, and I'd rather not be the one who brings home something that kills her.

As for "feel(ing) safe," I've had COVID twice - both were by exposure within my home where I don't mask. I do isolate as soon as my spouse has any symptoms (and successfully avoided her most recent bout with COVID). And I've been exposed at least a half-dozen times (that I know of) since September, including by a person who admitted having COVID while wearing her mask as a chin diaper. I have never caught COVID while I was masked, despite numerous exposures. So masking goes well beyond "feel(ing) safe."

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Makes them feel safe so it's okay? That's a bit insulting. Ms. Toad Monday #88

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