Are we done with face masks?

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Mandates around the globe are ending, but don’t throw out your masks yet.
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Face masks were one of our earliest interventions to slow the spread of Covid-19. For two years we’ve largely relied on local governments and businesses to tell us when and where to wear them, but now those mandates are being lifted. So is it actually safe to take off the masks for good?
It depends on who you are and where you are. Cases are dropping in many places around the world after a harsh omicron surge, but some countries are still fighting off deadly waves of the virus. Many public health experts are warning that the pandemic isn’t over yet, even if it feels like it is to some of us. It’s a good idea to hang onto your mask for now, but that doesn’t mean you have to wear it every day for the rest of your life, just that you should take a few key things into consideration. Check out the video above to learn more about risk mitigation as we weather the third year of a pandemic.
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Studies on the effectiveness of face masks and mandates:
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas...
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@Vox 2 года назад

It's been just over 2 years since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in the US. During that time, mask wearing, mandates, and vaccines became deeply polarizing topics. Understand the partisan pandemic in 15 charts, here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sv0dQfRRrEQ.html

@laurenconrad1799 2 года назад

I’m loving these quick bites of super useful info about covid. It is much appreciated. ❤️

@prodbydee21 2 года назад

shush vox

@AutisticSolvigerigntist1776 2 года назад

Masks=TREASON

@MrAnonymouselol 2 года назад

I really thought we were advanced enough not to get polarized on a public health concern.

@erikanders3343 2 года назад

@@MrAnonymouselol lots of people are tribal and make everything a us/them thing. Populist politicians use this to gain power

@jordy.a6135 2 года назад

What I don't get is why does wearing a face mask need to be so politicized in countries like the us and some in Europe?

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

Because you forced people to do something they didn't want to for minimal benefit at best for two years? Yea I think that's the explanation. Those people are also very worried about the precedent this event sets if they don't push back, do you want to be mandated to wear masks every flu season? Sorry but that's unacceptable

@agathaprado2 2 года назад

people politicized everything these days, it’s just public health

@micah_lee 2 года назад

That may be true on a personal level, but government mandating is seen as overstepping the bounds of the role of the government. Infringing on freedoms. Plus, at this stage in the pandemic, it is less of a risk factor to not wear a mask

@aguy446 2 года назад

@@urjitkhatua956 Because crying about "safety" is how tyranny begins

@miaurye1286 2 года назад

It’s politically viable to sow distrust of our institutions, to claim tyranny while doing everything possible to prolong the pandemic so that corporations can profit

@yanik.ottenbreit 2 года назад

A missing premise is the problem with the me-mentality behind all of this. In Japan they've worn masks since far before the pandemic for yes, protecting oneself, but also as a SOCIAL OBLIGATION if you're feeling sick. If you feel sick and absolutely need to leave the house, you should mask up to protect others.

@slime-qq5yv 2 года назад

i dont know how to feel about this. I think yes, its a good thing and it shows humanity and showing you care about others. but also no, humans need to get sick. if we do this, less people will get sick less and less over time. this will jus mean that your immune system will weaken and something as simple as the cold could rlly harm you. i dont know tho, this is jus based on my knowledge and im not sure if this will actually happen im not a doctor

@DavidCruickshank 2 года назад

@@slime-qq5yv Dude don't catastrophize, People have been wearing masks for ages in Asian country and have not seen a rise in the danger of common diseases. wear a mask

@seanmurphy2365 2 года назад

@@slime-qq5yv this is one of the dumbest comments I've ever read

@voidvoid2126 2 года назад

@@slime-qq5yv doesnt this mean the common cold would've been eradicated, yet ppl still get sick with it

@JohnDoe-jp4em 2 года назад

There is a difference between wearing a mask when you're sick vs wearing a mask all the time as the default even if you don't feel sick.

@angelamazakas2624 2 года назад

Personally, I've always thought we should follow what they do in Japan. If you feel sick, wear a mask. Not for you, but for other people

@777Skeptic 2 года назад

But I'm American. It's all about ME ME ME.

@mkhud50n 2 года назад

Or stay home.

@xCanadianXpride 2 года назад

@@mkhud50n Staying home would be ideal, but not everyone has that opportunity, some people cannot afford that, or could lose their job. You have to realize not everyone is so fortunate.

@idontwanttopickone 2 года назад

I don't disagree with this comment. But, the trouble with Covid is you can have it and spread it for a long time before you show any signs of being sick.

@mkhud50n 2 года назад

@@xCanadianXpride everybody has sick days. Employers know people get sick.

@MizzKittyBichon 2 года назад

"We are all in this together." Not as long as politics and plain old ignorance keep getting in the way. 🙄

@chrishei3111 2 года назад

We've always been in this together, the world is one and always has been, hopefully we'll all see that one day.. Maybe I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one

@MizzKittyBichon 2 года назад

@@chrishei3111 The whole world may have been affected by it, but the repercussions have been different for everyone. Not everyone looks at it in the same way as you do.

@andybaldman 2 года назад

Covid affects everyone. Some people just don’t realize it. You not getting sick doesn’t mean you aren’t passing it to other people who are.

@bleuebloom 2 года назад

@@chrishei3111 nope us humans hate people who are different than us

@erikanders3343 2 года назад

yeah, someone on the right looked at this and thought... "what if we can rally the base around being anti all the health measures?"

@simontemplar404 2 года назад

Japanese people have used face masks to prevent the spread of respiratory illness in winter for decades. If you are ill and go to work you wear a mask to prevent others catching your illness. Also the elderly might be well served using a mask in crowded places in winter. This year's flu vaccine has been largely ineffective but continued caution on the part of the elderly has prevented the surge in deaths that we would have seen otherwise. Advice on mask wearing from Public Health agencies should discuss these issues and inform the public who can then make reasonable choices.

@Yurkevich22 2 года назад

What we should be going towards instead is not encouraging people to work when they are sick. Shocking huh? if you are sick, stay at home. I know it's not easy for some people, but the government and employers should be encouraging that with better and more PTO and sick leave. It's ridiculous that in USA 2 weeks (10 business days) vacation is considered a norm and 15 days is a lot. In many countries, people get much more than that.

@reber90tube 2 года назад

we can't wear masks for our lifetime and sanitize the whole universe! take care of immune system, eat healthy and know dying is a part of human evaluation

@Myumeful 2 года назад

I love how you are trying to make it sound like good thing that the Japanese wear masks when they're ill. When you're sick you shouldn't be forced to go out to work.

@regulusvii 2 года назад

@@Myumeful It's a good thing regardless, but you're right. Japan has a brutal work culture and that can help as an excuse for employers to still make people come in. But its still a good precedent set. Sometimes you aren't that sick or you need to go out for whatever reason and if you feel the need or want to be respectful, you can wear a mask and it won't be seen as weird.

@erikanders3343 2 года назад

Yeah, but Japanese are both considerate of others and think long term... no American qualities

@longqtravis7456 2 года назад

Born and raised in Vietnam, wearing mask is a common thing for all of us as it not only protects us from pollution, but also works as face shades since we ride motorbikes everyday. I truly understand the struggle of Americans/Europeans because of the suffocation and irritation, but I always tryna think this way, our little effort of wearing a mask is saving and helping countless lives around you and people you love, so why not ?

@bryan.w.t 2 года назад

One way our mindset can differ from western perspectives

@kennethkho7165 2 года назад

I understand that wearing a mask once might be a "minor inconvenience" but wearing it everyday for years is definitely a MAJOR inconvenience.

@DarkViperEU 2 года назад

Yup common thing for Indonesians as well. Everyone still wear masks nowadays anyway

@kennethkho7165 2 года назад

@@DarkViperEU nanti ukraina perang malah luhut bilangnya jangan lupa mencuci tangan dan menjaga jarak

@longqtravis7456 2 года назад

@@kennethkho7165 so true lol especially with hot climate, but imagine having respiratory problems for the REST OF YOUR LIFE lol

@bpxl53yewz29 2 года назад

All those factors she mentioned that increase the risk: no ventilation, lot of people in a crowded space… Well, that’s every public classroom. In most schools they leave the doors shut for safety from intruders, with 30 - 36 students per class.

@railehtdoe2907 2 года назад

30-35 students per class? Whoa. That’s a lot. And closed off too. I hope the rooms are big enough to accommodate that many students.

@DanielFlailed 2 года назад

@@railehtdoe2907 Sometimes it's 40+ and kids have to sit on the floor in rooms with no windows.

@catc8927 2 года назад

@Saint Ratus We wish it were just a cold, but there are thousands of kids and millions of adults living with long COVID. It’s no joke, long COVID means symptoms like kidney failure and heart disorders and extreme fatigue. Imagine being effectively disabled and having no idea if or when you’ll be healthy again. That’s what we’re trying to avoid, not the weeklong sniffles from a cold.

@thesleepydot 2 года назад

And still, in my country masks are optional (but recommended) now… I won’t be surprised if many of my classmates will have to stay home cause of covid soon, but given that we have end-of-highschool exams soon, I really hope it won’t come to that… (PS: you’d think they’d care more about the virus when the exams which are required to graduate are on the line, but apparently not…)

@charcat1571 Год назад

This is exactly why, as a disabled and immunocompromised parent in a place where masks aren't enforced in schools, I am forced to homeschool.

@AFluffyDragon 2 года назад

I work and live with vulnerable people . I don't mask up to reduce my risk, I do it to reduce theirs. I wouldnt be able to forgive myself if I impacted someones health. To me, its a no brainer.

@gruijm1 2 года назад

facts

@redwojak5182 2 года назад

All the efort you put in is worthless I dont care about others, i even went out when i was sick

@randommonkey4900 2 года назад

@@redwojak5182 how come?

@laggy_1 2 года назад

@@redwojak5182 good job, you have succeeded at telling people to stay away from you because you are a terrible person!

@redwojak5182 2 года назад

@@laggy_1 hurr durr i dont comply with the narative so i must be bad Ok bro, whatever you say, keep the mask on, thake the 4th booster, i never cared

@blacklavoux 2 года назад

Before pandemic, for some people, putting on face mask is a form of respect to not sharing germs/ any sort of virus when u are feeling unwell/ sick. Respect that.

@ZEGTHEFISH 2 года назад

@Gigachad-mc5qz 2 года назад

yes but problem is im not feeling sick and have the vaccine

@EdwardChan.999 2 года назад

We'll get socially isolated if we don't wear masks when getting cold in Hong Kong XD I never understand why some westerners hate face masks so much...

@Aethelhadas 2 года назад

@@Gigachad-mc5qz This virus is easily transmissible, there's a high chance that you would get it only to pass it to someone else. It might not affect you at all, but others?

@TL-mc7cd 2 года назад

@@EdwardChan.999 it’s not natural to wear it that’s why. We weren’t born with a mask on our face for a reason.

@wadexyz 2 года назад

People (including this video) keep saying there's some evidence it's seasonal, but the epidemiologists I've followed say there's virtually no evidence of seasonality. COVID has shown it's ability to thrive in all seasons, on all continents.

@victoralejandrotrimmerestr3672 2 года назад

theres 2 seasons: the season when we use masks and the season we dont

@ilhamrj2599 2 года назад

yes it thrives, but the amplification is still highly affected by peoples preference of staying indoor or outdoor. Thus, seasonality still matters.

@wadexyz 2 года назад

@@ilhamrj2599 ppl keep saying this (because it's presumably common sense) but as I mentioned, the data does not support it. you have to choose a side.... I'm choosing data + the epidemiologists I've chosen to trust vs. "common sense"

@simonmuu 2 года назад

@@wadexyz the data does support there's almost no transmission outdoors????

@wadexyz 2 года назад

@@simonmuu who said anything about outdoors? This is a summer vs winter question. Ppl still are Inside during summer ( typically in air conditioned spaces )

@ColoredinLight 2 года назад

The real pandemic here is the fact that people don't even consider the effects of actions on others.

@kydzs 2 года назад

@CLaW you are protecting nobody

@ColoredinLight 2 года назад

@@GrigRP that's the whole point of this video. I'd imagine most people who say don't rely on others as an excuse for them not to wear a mask are the same ones who's dad forgot to pick them up from tee ball practice.

@ColoredinLight 2 года назад

@@GrigRP about what, tee ball? Has your dad picked you up yet or is he still getting cigarettes?

@ColoredinLight 2 года назад

@@GrigRP No one is struggling with the video topic, Darwin. Take a chill pill and stop trying to incite arguments on RU-vid of all places.

@kunal.khanna 2 года назад

A forever pandemic if you ask me.

@Mu3azOsman 2 года назад

in New York City, the mayor lifted the mask mandate in several locations except hospitals and schools and what not BUT, I'll be wearing my mask regardless; 1-I got used to it, so it doesn't bother me as much 2-I would like to protect my family even from other things. 3-have you seen the rush-hour crowds in the subway? i would wear a mask any day in that

@herisuryadi6885 2 года назад

@MiaN..N 2 года назад

It's called a m u z z L e. How do you like living in unnecessary fear?

@chazmcgooski83 2 года назад

Don’t forget to bedazzle it

@isanarditama 2 года назад

I will keep using mask because it can hide my acne

@nateromanowski793 2 года назад

brother, you are a good human being. have a wonderful day.

@hauntingpuns 2 года назад

I live in Taiwan, where everyone wears masks in public even when we're not mandated to. It's a part of our culture. We've had three days of zero domestic COVID cases in the past week. Masks work.

@bannanateam 2 года назад

🤣

@Oyabu... 2 года назад

@@bannanateam 🤣🤣🤌🤣🤣

@hauntingpuns 2 года назад

@Jord The Canadian UK is an island. How well are they doing?

@-shakir5152 2 года назад

@Jord The Canadian Indonesia is 99 percent island, I'm not sure Kalimantan count as island

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

Yea let's see how long that lasts. It will get in eventually it's only a matter of time

@elysianemily 2 года назад

"Your cloudy day may be someone else's hurricane" well put!

@safe-keeper1042 2 года назад

I'll have to remember that one.

@stevethibeault1100 2 года назад

Were all in this together is the biggest lie ever told

@jakeklutts864 2 года назад

Very true. There is a huge disconnect between the working class and the “privileged”

@darkestlight6784 2 года назад

As an american and introvert, i will never be done with masks. I like the privacy it gives me. I usally get sick every year and i haven't past two years.

@elgaatooo 2 года назад

Thats okay, but whats the use of saying I am american in this statement?

@fandroid6491 2 года назад

I can hide my crooked teeth lol

@clag1109 2 года назад

@@elgaatooo just a guess, but the USA has some of the most deaths and cases (if not the most idk the numbers off the top of my head) and there is also an entire culture and cottage industry of COVID denial here

@imputinandihaveasmallpeepe9165 2 года назад

If your staying in your sick still just not physically think about it

@catserver8577 2 года назад

Same

@Ilovevintage77 2 года назад

My personal choice- I’ll never be fully done with them. I’ll always have a few with me because not only are they my safety precaution but because I suffer an autoimmune disease and severe crippling migraines & since wearing masks in public I’ve been more able to be around migraine triggers like chemical smells, colognes, perfumes etc and not have to leave a public space like a restaurant, wedding or doctors office. I will wear them in smaller less ventilated places and depending on the circumstance. Thank you VOX for the umbrella analogy.

@afish297 2 года назад

Qaàa

@afish297 2 года назад

@AnymMusic 2 года назад

yknow what, for people like you with autoimmune diseases (or other... illnesses? conditions?) I can fully understand it

@mr.mrs.d.7015 2 года назад

❤

@jaboris2536 2 года назад

Brainwashing complete

@khalilahd. 2 года назад

I truly don’t understand why people are using safety as a political tool 🤦🏽‍♀️

@skytheterrible5087 2 года назад

Idk man I just wanna breath

@chrisofstars 2 года назад

I understand. Because there's money in it for the people who perpetuate it.

@shaunsteele8244 2 года назад

masks have nothing to do with safety

@ggggg77273 2 года назад

Do you really think "public safety" has never been a tool of governmental oppression before?

@debralittle1341 2 года назад

I am a senior citizen living in a senior citizen apartment community. I wear my mask in some places. Have to wear it on public transportation. I have a responsibly to care not only for myself but to be considerate of what I could bring home with me. There are some people here that might not make it.

@Gilamath. 2 года назад

I'll be wearing a mask again as allergy season approaches. I'll have one with me just in case I need to enter somewhere that still mandates masks, wear one if I feel sick but need to go out for something, and maybe on cold days where a mask can take the place of a scarf. Turns out face coverings are pretty useful! But it'll definitely be nice not to have to wear a mask all the time

@r8chlletters 2 года назад

Stay home if you’re sick.

@Gilamath. 2 года назад

@@r8chlletters great advice, and I try my best to follow it (I've certainly followed it for the past couple of years!) but unfortunately I don't get to schedule my colds around my grocery days, and I can't afford delivery

@Gilamath. 2 года назад

@@GrigRP I think the advice was given specifically in response to the pandemic and the risk of being in public spaces while possibly having covid. And in that context, it's a fair request. Staying home if possible when you're sick is an easy way to stop spread of disease, and less disease is better than more disease Indeed I am currently out of groceries specifically because I've been sick for the past few days (confirmed not covid) and I don't want to spread anything. I'm feeling better today, but even if I didn't I'd have to go to the store because I have literally no food

@askosefamerve 2 года назад

Me too! Allergies were a nightmare of mine, luckily im not getting one for 2 years now! Soon my 3rd i hope.

@dreamingofthemoon 2 года назад

Same!!

@matthewtopping2061 2 года назад

Not in Japan we aren't. It's shocking every time I see someone without their mask on.

@crybllrd 2 года назад

Taiwan, too brother

@nateromanowski793 2 года назад

Very good to hear.

@lucianoradice5257 2 года назад

Even outdoors? I'm not using a mask outdoors since 2020

@EinkOLED 2 года назад

Japanese have always worn masks

@entropete 2 года назад

you aren't japanese

@pgplaysvidya 2 года назад

i haven't been sick for 2 complete years now and counting. I love it - every year previously i would get the flu or a cold or something and be knocked out for a weekend. then the post infection cough would bother me for *months* so yes i will still wear masks when commuting and when wandering around in a bus station. maybe not so much out in the street. And if people don't want to wear masks at all, all the power to them I just don't understand what's going on - so are they saying the spread of covid is unlikely enough that if we all took off our masks it wouldn't be that bad?

@mehere8038 2 года назад

I can't wait for regular viruses to actually return to the community & all these "the mask stopped me getting sick" people to realise it was always just a placebo & you didn't get sick cause there was no virus circulating to get you sick! & how about looking after your health PROPERLY & getting that cough issue properly investigated & fixed? Stuff like low vitamin d can cause that, but so too can undiagnosed asthma, which puts you at serious risk of a severe breathing difficulty episode if you just ignore the warning signs you are getting after every cold!

@miri6600 2 года назад

@@mehere8038 Not super sure what your argument is? The various viruses were, in fact, circulating less. Because of the masks. Because of the social distancing. So it's feeling the direct effect of the measures working ! I do agree though with getting that cough checked out, it doesn't sound normal

@mehere8038 2 года назад

@@miri6600 There are variants of the flu that are believed to have possibly gone extinct due to the pandemic! Viruses have NOT been circulating in the normal way! Australia & NZ wiped them all out with 14 days quarantine for anyone who entered from the northern hemisphere as the southern hemisphere's winter started in 2020 & with 6 weeks lockdown & an expectation that anyone with a cold or flu was not to leave their home until they had recovered until local flu cases in both countries were reduced to zero. That meant that as the northern hemisphere's winter began later in 2020, there was no seeding of the flu or other winter viruses from the southern hemisphere, which near wiped them out in the northern hemisphere too & btw Australia & NZ didn't begin wearing masks at all until December 2020, WAY after colds & flu had been eliminated from the countries

@JJ-te2pi 2 года назад

Sorry but your immune system isn't going to be happy in the long term.

@Scxrewhead713 2 года назад

@@miri6600 lol 2 years of lies and you bought it all congratulations

@Fanny-pf7oz 2 года назад

I will keep masks around, even after pandemic. It might not have been something most Europeans and Americans are used to using before the pandemic, but since it's been proven effective Europeans and Americans certainly should make it a habit to wear masks - especially when flu season comes around and anytime you're sick. It's a habit to me now and I don't see why it can't continue to be a good habit.

@joshyshum 2 года назад

if you’re that worried about getting sick during flu season just get the flu vaccine

@magnusb9783 2 года назад

Believe what you want but that’s pretty unlikely… Many Europeans and Americans would rather not have to see masks outside of medical related areas, from what I’ve noticed.

@Fr00stee 2 года назад

@@magnusb9783 thats only like 25% of the population who constantly complain about masks though

@MrbeanGaming 2 года назад

@@Fr00stee cuz the rest just accept it and cant be bothered to overthrow the government to stop wearing masks

@alexcouture5983 2 года назад

@@joshyshum flu vaccine is surprisingly ineffective. Wearing a mask help prevent spreading it and getting it.

@jaddyrose9318 2 года назад

If you’re getting the sniffles put on a mask, if you got a cough put on a mask, if you’re feeling sick put on a mask but otherwise breathe in mother nature and hopefully not so much pollution

@a.Hopeful 2 года назад

The weather is a significant factor. Here in India, it's very difficult to stay masked up in hot summers, hard enough with a surgical mask, and almost unbearable with a N95. Even so, we've been so habituated of masks in the last 2 years that it feels like a natural shield to me to switch from my regular surgical mask to a N95/double mask whenever entering a crowd, which is pretty common in one of the more dense countries in the World.

@datta1601 2 года назад

In Austin Texas. It gets 50C so masking is just pure torture.

@gregblackburn4280 Год назад

yok....so the programming is long-lasting?

@kariannstickle2708 2 года назад

No. At this point it’s just common courtesy. I am very glad to not have had a cold in nearly two years outside of the colds (all tested negative for covid, kids are just nasty) got working at a daycare. I’m dreading getting colds again. N95 all day everyday, bbb

@franklegarda6510 Год назад

Why do people wear masks in their car with no passengers and why do people wear masks outside and there's nobody around them

@XD-rj3kz Год назад

Maybe they just forget to take it off.

@franklegarda6510 Год назад

@@XD-rj3kz are you saying that they wear these masks in their homes and when they go to sleep and if possible in the shower that they haven't breathed fresh air and over two and a half years or could it just be there just psychologically afraid the same reason why teenagers and people in their twenties are afraid to give up the mask even though the elderly are the most affected by it

@paulanderson7796 Год назад

@@franklegarda6510 Some probably do.

@franklegarda6510 Год назад

@@paulanderson7796 I feel people that wear masks when there's nobody around for miles and where in their car without passengers at this point are just mentally damaged even with all the information known about covid

@paulanderson7796 Год назад

@@franklegarda6510 COVID is just a catch all word for all manner of respiratory diseases. Coronaviruses are the most abundant group of viruses on the planet. We're all carrying them, all of the time.

@callasky 2 года назад

In my country, masks still mandatory both in open and closed spaces. Some people wearing surgical mask in outdoors even before pandemic due to air pollution, so it's not a problem (at least for big cities).

@user-tp5yb4hr4w 2 года назад

Wearing a mask Outdoors makes no sense at all. Specialty like in the forest or something, I mean maybe you can wear one when you're like in the big city or something, but if it's like Wide Open outdoors, and pretty much doesn't make any sense.

@Cryaboutmyhandle 2 года назад

What do windows taste like?

@JacobLukasiewicz 2 года назад

Unfortunetely surgical masks do absolutely nothing against air pollution.

@lawthirtyfour2953 2 года назад

@No Gods No Managers There is a point, reduces allergy symptoms

@stitches768 2 года назад

@@Cryaboutmyhandle Glass, or plastic. Very tough to chew, plus not very nutritious. As much as I appreciate the curiosity I don't think it'd be worth the medical bills to test

@stephanievagnozzi2977 2 года назад

I will admit I do like to wear my mask at therapy, it helps me feel less vulnerable and helps me open up more.

@segamai 2 года назад

Good for you! That’s an interesting side bonus

@Flexinciple 2 года назад

Good for you! Just don’t force the rest of us to wear it if we don’t want to.

@kariannstickle2708 2 года назад

Dude that’s amazing!! I have discovered that wearing a mask, especially an N95, forces me to actually breathe and breathe slowly. I unconsciously hold my breath and breathe shallowly in general and the feeling of the mask reminds me to and breathe fully and calmly. My anxiety in my physics class actually has improved when I wear an N95. It’s breathing. Yay to us finding how masks actually help our mental health!!

@chrisofstars 2 года назад

@@Flexinciple You shouldn't have to be forced, you should want to do it because it's the right thing to do. I really look down on people like you. You're just drags on society.

@MythicalRedFox 2 года назад

"Your cloudy day may be someone else's hurricane" is such a great way to put it.

@eliteassassingamer4901 2 года назад

looks like dictatorship whenever i hear someone telling me to wear a mask.

@shaunsteele8244 2 года назад

because it is

@channieroy9944 2 года назад

I’ll be wearing mine forever. I’m not going back. It provides with me a sense of security knowing I’m filtering out germs and toxicity of the city air.

@TL-mc7cd 2 года назад

Try leaving the city….rather than covering your face for the rest of your life

@SJ-ru4ej 2 года назад

@Hernando Malinche That's what the masks have always been about... Feelings. I still see people that freak out because others won't wear masks when they're not required to. All about appearances.

@channieroy9944 2 года назад

I Don’t see why you care so much about what I choose to put on my own face. You don’t have to wear it. 🤣

@channieroy9944 2 года назад

@@SJ-ru4ej it looks like you’re the only one freaking out. What one person chooses to do with their own face doesn’t involve you.

@channieroy9944 2 года назад

@Hernando Malinche Doesn’t matter what it sounds like, it’s not you face. Insecurity is coming at someone you don’t know about something that doesn’t involve you lol

@bhagyshreetambe5060 2 года назад

You know, for an introvert like me masks are like a blessing. I'm not taking them off.

@dharmapersona2084 2 года назад

You can be introvert even without mask. Mask have nothing to do with introvert.

@megatron6591 2 года назад

You are not introvert

@mricardo96 2 года назад

You are the problen and they love that you take these opportunities

@davedave3520 2 года назад

I agree as an Asian (Filipino)

@ayushgarg9253 2 года назад

Straight Facts 😄

@alerilantarai 2 года назад

I like masks because I'm safer from other illnesses that are going around, not just COVID-19.

@Toohot2handle758 Год назад

I never wore a compliance muzzle.

@ALaughingWolf2188 2 года назад

I’m confused on why the US government is confused on why Covid cases are going up after they lift the mandate, like bruh

@stitches768 2 года назад

Exactly

@thomasgrabkowski8283 2 года назад

It’s not going up right now weeks after mandates were lifted

@Homerlovesbeer2 2 года назад

The environmental cost of these masks is often overlooked sadly.

@simontemplar404 2 года назад

That depends upon what they are made of and whether they could for example go into paper recycling streams.

@sai_69 2 года назад

cloth mask is the way to go

@user-tp5yb4hr4w 2 года назад

You mean like the fact that we never through these things away as a Biohazard? Because if that was the thing we had to fear then we probably should have put these in some kind of biohazard container when we were done with them, unless there was no fire hazard at all and we just followed what we were told to do blindly.

@user-tp5yb4hr4w 2 года назад

Biohazard, I'm using my shity text to speech service

@jelliclecat3445 2 года назад

@@sai_69 cloth masks don’t do anything lol. But if it makes you feel better go for it. Why you would wear a mask and literally not even get the benefit of a mask is beyond me.

@0927kira 2 года назад

i love how people celebrate and enjoy the benefits of face masks and you will always see a reply attacking them like somehow other people's personal enjoyment affects them

@chrisofstars 2 года назад

I welcome comments like that. I'm not a fun person to argue with.

@joermnyc 2 года назад

Not just comments, people in public have mask-shamed others, “WHY ARE YOU WEARING A MASK!” The Governor of Florida just did it to a group of High Schoolers he was meeting.

@NZKiwi87 2 года назад

I really enjoy wearing one 👍

@harrypainter7472 2 года назад

@@joermnyc As if no one ever shames people for not wearing a mask? Get a grip.

@jakesta104 2 года назад

brainwashing competed. 🤖 🐑

@themurrrr 2 года назад

I take care of my mom fulltime. She’s almost 82 and in very poor health. I will be wearing the KN95 mask any time I leave the house for many more years if I must. It’s a small sacrifice. She’s worth it.

@meara- 2 года назад

i think it's common knowledge now, but wearing face masks is pretty common here in japan. this is especially true during pollen season, but it's also because of pollution in the city, and as a sense of decency to not spread your sickness when you are unwell. other times it's just for fashion or to copy idols and there's nothing wrong with that. so when covid started it didn't feel any different having to wear it every time we go out. i've been wearing a mask outside for as long as i can remember (half of it is because of my allergies and half because i like how it looks), i don't think i can ever be comfortable going outside without a face mask

@iced4197 2 года назад

Very good thing to be aware of your health, especially pollution. I hope most countries will accept the idea and proceed to normalize it. Here in the US, people were so anxious and in a hurry to be done with masks, but I never understood why masks were so unbearable for most of our population. To me it feels like I'm adding extra protection to my health and others, so I will proceed to ignore anyone who contests me on it.

@bens4801 2 года назад

@@iced4197 All eastern and South-east asian countries have normalized the wearing of masks and no one complains, no one makes a hissy fit whenever someone wears one. I think its because of the culture between the west and the east but hey what do I know.

@dsakurai 2 года назад

I have always admired this mask culture in Japan and I practice it myself for my own safety, and like you said, pollution and pollen too, since I also have allergies. It's a win-win for me.

@dcjones6418 2 года назад

Yeah real decent to create a city so polluted that its citizens need to wear masks

@levimora3025 Год назад

well Japan also has women in vending machines so...... spare the talk about decency of others. Getting sick with things that are mild are good for overall immunity in society. Fragility is a lot worse.

@8stormy5 2 года назад

For me- and this is an entirely unscientific, intuitionist thought- COVID-slowing restrictions have never been about eliminating COVID-19, from some mix of acting too slowly at the beginning and the virulence of SARS-CoV-2, but about reaching a critical level of medical progression so that serious infections can be treated and prevented without over-straining medical resources. I don't think COVID is ever going away, and while we should take it and all infectious diseases seriously (like the seasonal flu) we also must make a value judgement as to when the over-identification of mandates becomes a bigger problem than the under-identification of personal choice. I don't think we're at that point for masks or vaccines (yet), but I understand the power of self-selection into risk pools. Unfortunately this last point too has been corrupted by the same disinformation campaigns that have made masking and vaccination campaigns less effective- and with self-selection being a phenomenon barred from actually occurring, the under-identification harms of allowing complete autonomy are amplified severalfold. For now, COVID restrictions have turned into a cat-and-mouse game of doing the best you can now without losing sight of some long-term exit strategy- and without supplying ammunition to the people who's bogus claims force the hand of regulation. I'll put it this way: if the 95% of people for whom masks and vaccines are the objectively correct choice actually followed through on that choice, we could have been at that endgame exit stage for quite some time now.

@drxgonzitoshow 2 года назад

interesting.

@danielawesome36 2 года назад

This whole comment is still vaguely confusing, but I think I get the gist of it now.

@danielawesome36 2 года назад

You could edit this to make it more understandable😅 No offense.

@Queen-ex8kr 2 года назад

Me as Ukranian : done with masks? No! We even use helmets now.

@michaelbekele4168 2 года назад

🤣🤣

@matthewcubbon1264 2 года назад

Vaccinated, boosted & still got Omnicron variant, so now I'm 100% done with masks.

@user-fc1zw7ei2p 2 года назад

I’ll be done with it, when I’m done being introverted.

@ricardolc814 2 года назад

For a person like me, who has always suffered from rhinitis, wearing a mask is a blessing.

@memebro3181 Год назад

Yes. In your case wearing a mask makes sense. Nowadays wearing a mask has become a political game. That's the problem.

@thelazyrabbit4220 2 года назад

showing compassion. i really really get so angry when people around me call names and tease people wearing masks. some of them we know for a fact have almost touched death and came back due to covid and have a wife and children and elder parents to look after. you dont want to owear mask, i dont care, but why do you want me to stop wearing my mask. why do you want to make fun of someone else when you dont know their situtaion.

@payasoinfeliz 2 года назад

because they want to pretend theres no problem

@fluvv9642 2 года назад

Finally someone acknowledge my thoughts

@nikezak22 2 года назад

Lol dude stop please

@lament666 2 года назад

Lol

@kaphizmey6229 Год назад

@@payasoinfeliz EXACTLY. it’s the same reason why some people say “wHY mAkE THis iSsUE ABouT rACe?” when anybody brings up race in any manner online, even if it makes sense in context (this pertains to other issues as well, i just use the types of racial debates that happen frequently on the internet as an example). when confronted with an obvious problem, many people would rather pretend it doesn’t exist - or worse, gaslight themselves and others around them into believing it.

@giovannirafael5351 2 года назад

I mean technically speaking we could wear masks for the rest of our lives but I see how it can be frustrating and I also find masks pretty annoying(especially in the heat).

@Vinyl_guy 2 года назад

EDIT: updated for 2022 we ditched a while ago and i still see about 5% of people still masked. the school decided that it’s up to choice.

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

That's 15% too many

@Aethelhadas 2 года назад

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv That's 15% of wonderful people who care about others.

@jgal7979 2 года назад

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv knee slapper

@mounthope2567 2 года назад

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv why do you care if someone chooses to wear a mask or not?

@jaredf6205 2 года назад

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv people don’t want to get sick or get others sick. Seems like you are projecting your anger at people who are willing to put up with the smallest inconvenience to help others while you aren’t. How embarrassing.

@christycvs7628 2 года назад

Im so used to wearing masks that not wearing it outside feels like im walking around naked.

@Sheeple-Wake-Up Год назад

You should get a gold star for believing everything you see on tv.

@nonmutualgroup 2 года назад

0:42 You'd Be Surprised..

@carcamclips 2 года назад

I see discarded masks EVERYWHERE I go. I can't imagine how many are in the oceans and all over the planet. On the plus side, I've seen squirrels use them to make comfy cozy nests!

@tempusfugit6820 2 года назад

The video is based on the concept that the population is capable of critical thinking. That's a HUGE mistake.

@user-tp5yb4hr4w 2 года назад

Just wanted to let you know, most people who followed everything blindly in this pandemic pretty much had no critical thinking.

@dariakupova3783 2 года назад

no one followed anything blindly. we followed what was right and trusted and backed by science, unlike anita maskers who made any excuse to keep their mask off with no science whatsoever

@fandroid6491 2 года назад

@@user-tp5yb4hr4w Your brain only functions 20% at all times

@shaunsteele8244 2 года назад

yes, we need dictators to tell us how to live because we're incapable of independent thought

@shaunsteele8244 2 года назад

@@dariakupova3783 lol you have no idea what "science" is

@christianocampos158 2 года назад

As an introvert mask usage isn't gonna stop me after the mandate drops..

@luzherrera4463 2 года назад

I wish masks stayed even after the pandemic as common hygiene. Not only for covid, but also because it keeps public spaces mostly clean and free from germs and viruses.

@crash.override 2 года назад

So visually dystopian... I get why it rubs some people the wrong way, though that aversion may not be logical.

@APoliticalConfusionAndMess 2 года назад

Okay, Karen.

@netsujjusten8072 2 года назад

Freak

@i_likemen5614 2 года назад

Once Covid is gone masks should mostly go. Who cares about germs when we could just clean them up.

@TheJrockfreak 2 года назад

@@i_likemen5614 covid isn't going anywhere tho

@2010hyundaielantra 4 месяца назад

in Taiwan, people still wear face masks. I think it's just a cultural thing there at that point.

@nz9sj 4 месяца назад

same in Japan. I think most people who wear masks are addicted to them. They want to hide their faces, or they feel uneasy if they don't wear a mask..

@eXtremeAzureProductions 2 года назад

I like that they give me the impression of a more defined jawline. Not to mention it's nice to hide my face, haha. I already color coordinate them with all of my outfits. So, I don't think I'll stop anytime soon, though local mandates in my country are beginning to loosen up a bit.

@mricardo96 2 года назад

Mentally you're harming yourself and others but one day you'll realize

@sinoroman 2 года назад

@@mricardo96 Japanese are also harming themselves? they wear masks all the time

@GordonSeal 2 года назад

@@sinoroman Japanese are the most healthy people in the world, so I doubt your claim.

@basedkiarash8834 2 года назад

this thread is terrible lol

@abdulheisenberg8781 2 года назад

Mask fishing

@ViciousViscount 2 года назад

I like my mask. I have bad teeth and without it I feel very anxious and self-concious around other people. Wearing a mask greatly increases my confidence and allows me to act natural.

@MiaN..N 2 года назад

Nice try with your nonsense

@charleneae 2 года назад

exactly its a confidence boost for anxious and self-conscious people. i see my mask as a shield to more than just diseases.

@longqtravis7456 2 года назад

lol my gf says she saves a bunch of money on makeup thanks to these masks

@MiaN..N 2 года назад

@@primalconvoy Read up on wearing masks and teeth problems, oral health problems. Go ahead and make it worse if you want to

@fandroid6491 2 года назад

@@MiaN..N You make it seem that teeth problems related to wearing masks are a drama but it's just a easily treatable inconvenience. Nice try anti-masker

@jana181 2 года назад

As a swiss person I‘m so happy I can breathe freely now! I hated the mask.

@kevinpatrickcarey3741 Год назад

can even breathe through your cheese

@fidelcatsro6948 2 года назад

..and we still have people making new creative types of flus in military labs as we speak ..

@h4y13y6 2 года назад

Am I the only one who likes the masks to hide my insecurities :(

@MiaN..N 2 года назад

@@primalconvoy How ya doing pppaaaid $HiiiiiLLL

@cybertrend8134 2 года назад

Nah, that’s everyone with insecurities. Mask are a blessing

@Ilovevintage77 2 года назад

Here with you!!! I feel safer.

@eustache_dauger 2 года назад

I enjoy the comfort of anonymity mask provides me when I'm in public.

@ChernobylPone 2 года назад

I wear my mask due to my British teeth. “Ello Gov’nor”

@PokhrajRoy. 2 года назад

Quote of the Day: “…because your cloudy day could be someone’s hurricane.”

@rhythmbiswas674 2 года назад

'your cloudy day may be someone else's hurricane' - this hit hard

@jiong-tyx 2 года назад

When I was in middle school, we started one way masking to deal with air pollution 😷

@russiandollie 2 года назад

I always loved the idea of masks to avoid seasonal flu and weird smells w/o being too obvious. I saw this was pretty common in some East Asian countries due to high pollution and previous epidemics but still people would mind or tell you to remove the mask because they can't see the expressions or some lame excuses. Now I am so used to it, I think it's a good idea to wear masks in public places for hygienic reasons.

@joseph_lunchbox3954 2 года назад

🐑

@joejoey7272 2 года назад

In Asia only the sick people wore mask out of courtesy to others , medical masks don’t protect against pollution

@puellanivis 2 года назад

Also, one of the reasons I wear a mask outdoors, is because it’s a convenient place to keep my mask when I’m not required to wear it.

@ely7150 2 года назад

@@joejoey7272 n95 masks do

@joseph_lunchbox3954 2 года назад

@@xzxmemoxzx what does that even mean, no wonder you're outcast, it makes sense why you love to wear a mask

@snorremortenkjeldsen6737 2 года назад

Mind boggling why most people are still wearing low quality masks two years into this pandemic. I was teaching one student who was coughing a lot and was diagnosed the day after. I was wearing my N95 mask and didn’t catch it. Basically, this pandemic shouldn’t have lasted two years. It’s fueled by a severe and widespread lack of mindfulness and preemptive effort

@TheExpatExpert 2 года назад

This comment could not be a truer statement.

@karl.t.d. 2 года назад

They’re more comfortable

@marlonmoncrieffe0728 2 года назад

...And that masks don't work much.

@deniseb.4656 2 года назад

In my country only medical FFP2/FFP3 masks are legal. Everything else is illegal and will count as "no mask" and therefore it will prevent you from entering shops or public transports and there will be a fee if you don't wear a medical mask.

@snorremortenkjeldsen6737 2 года назад

@@deniseb.4656 Sounds like a very rational country. Which country is this?

@matthewm6119 2 года назад

Honestly, even with these guideline changes, I still worry about the risk to myself and others. I'm vaccinated, boosted, and a strong believer in doing what is right/necessary to protect others, even those I don't know. And unfortunately, with this being an evolving situation, the best thing to do is always changing. I never really feel comfortable relaxing and feel the need to play things even more safely. Moreover, seeing how people have reacted to new guidelines- even just to masking up-has shaken my trust in others. How can I know that others in my community are taking this seriously? And because I refuse to take a risk to protect myself and the ones I love, I have no idea if/when I will ever feel comfortable again without my mask. Mandate or not, I'll need more time to see/feel this out.

@carpo719 2 года назад

The recent data has shown that masks are useless against the Airborne version of covid. It's more of a symbol than anything, it's not protecting you

@STUDIO16-563 2 года назад

@@carpo719 exactly. People should wake up.

@xboxgamer524 2 года назад

I hope you can relax in the coming months, when things cool down. Just know that life is never risk free and you are exposed to so many every single day. Dont focus one one risk too much. This fear should def not control your life. If you cant handle it, talk to someone. Maybe it will help you a little bit :)

@Hydraxia96 2 года назад

@@carpo719 says who?

@matthewm6119 2 года назад

@@xboxgamer524 Thank you, that is very kind of you to say. I do have a healthy support system and look to them when I feel confused about all of this. I actually just spoke to them before coming back here to see all these replies. I agree. Nobody should focus too much on any one risk. We should be mindful of it, but it shouldn't control us even when things are supposedly looking up. I think it'll just take me a little longer to warm up to going maskless. I know that isn't a unique experience, and I'll be taking baby steps as I keep an eye out for new and better information.

@askosefamerve 2 года назад

No way im stopping wearing these. They protect me from allergies and disease, and im comfortable too.

@bhavanirohith1030 2 года назад

Having a mask is like having an umbrella, you don't think much of it, but when it rains, the umbrella is always there to protect you. Good one Vox!

@fishingfan1500 2 года назад

Ha, very true, I keep an umbrella in my car, and my work bag, and guess what, there’s now a mask in my car and my work bag.

@Odrunkmonkey 2 года назад

I live in Oregon, nobody here uses an umbrella for rain. Yes we should be protecting people who can’t deal with it but Covid is becoming closer and closer to a perfect virus and we delayed that with shutting down the world for two years when it should have been a few months.

@user-tp5yb4hr4w 2 года назад

LOL the stupidity astounds me.

@ID1visor 2 года назад

Not really comparable.

@jacobsocknesssucks5277 2 года назад

Yes because people have their umbrellas open at all times

@TomSistermans 2 года назад

Not to go all 1st world problems on you, but can we please consider people with glasses? I keep breathing in my glasses making it impossible to see well with a mask on, I've been wearing one since April 2020 in public transport and indoors, but I just have to put off my glasses... which doesn't help me see as well as you can imagine... I'll happily wear a mask if it means protecting my loved ones but these things aren't just uncomfortable for me they handicap me

@polymatheialearning 2 года назад

Perhaps it is the type or size of mask you are using. If the mask is sealed and has a proper fit, then you should not have that problem. There are MANY people who wear glasses and don’t have that problem. An N95/KN95 mask has the best fit without leakage.

@pabloa.. 2 года назад

I know your struggle, but It's a sign that the mask isn't properly fitting your face, my friend... Anyway, there are antifog products to use on the lenses. Zeiss has a great one. I've heard that a coat of soap has the same hydrophobic effect.

@alajnabiya 2 года назад

I have found that putting the bridge of my glasses over the top of the mask (I mean they overlap) helps FWIW .

@TomSistermans 2 года назад

I came to complain but I didn't expect helpful advice here! Thanks guys! I hadn't tried an anti fog thing yet but I'll see what they have over here... for me it works also better if I put my glasses over the mask but I still have fog...

@TomSistermans 2 года назад

Also please don't get me wrong, I'm no antimasker, they're an effective and cheap way to mediate the infection numbers, I'm just among the people that would rather have mask mandates go rather than 2G 3G and 2G+ rules... right now in Germany it looks like they'll do the opposite so I'm not exactly looking forward to that... I'd rather have myself tested every now and then, than having to wear a mask in public transport, at work or in shops... Again... First World problem... I know... but yeah...

@seraph5765 2 года назад

I'm wearing a mask to avoid government surveillance and all the cameras around. The world wasn't like this when I was a boy. I hate being photographed without my consent, and now it happens everywhere.

@himesilva 2 года назад

I wonder if the rate of solved petty thefts went down because of the pandemic 😂

@cadenbigler 2 года назад

China already has algorithms to identify people even with masks on so enjoy it while it lasts

@seraph5765 2 года назад

@@cadenbigler Oh, totally. It’s here in the US as well. They can identify you by your walking gait as easily as if they had your fingerprints. The people at the top of this system are some real sick cookies.

@99bajakid 2 года назад

Hilarious, considering you're posting this from your computer or phone.

@seraph5765 2 года назад

@@99bajakid You're not wrong.

@ArabellaCharm Год назад

I am happy to see smiles again 😊. Do what you feel is best Friends.

@minaisfab17 2 года назад

I went into a store recently without a mask bc the mayor removed some restrictions, and I was incredibly nervous and awkward. I just forgot my mask that day 😫

@redwojak5182 2 года назад

Prob vaxed too How scared are you?

@Harvey017 2 года назад

I’ve been walking into businesses mask free for about 3 months now and seriously could care less what people think.

@user-tp5yb4hr4w 2 года назад

Wait, you were nervous for being a normal person? That is weird bro.

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

Keep doing it. The only way to get over fear is to keep exposing yourself to your fear

@Harvey017 2 года назад

@@user-tp5yb4hr4w Nope but I did get a ton of looks from people, kind of felt like a celebrity.

@Alanitoo 2 года назад

I'm studying in Sweden and literally NO ONE is wearing a mask, so I don't either even though I used to back home since around half of the population were masked.

@mricardo96 2 года назад

Healthy people

@Koshka420 2 года назад

Same goes for my country

@kscott2655 2 года назад

I'm in Texas. Masks have almost always been shunned. But I wear one anyway. Who cares if I'm the only one? I don't mind being different.

@giannispsillias7964 2 года назад

@@kscott2655 why are they shunned? In Greece until a week ago you would get fined if you were caught not wearing one while outside...

@jd-uz1ln 2 года назад

@@giannispsillias7964 and in the Netherlands there has not been a single day where you could get fined for not wearing a mask on the streets. Inside is a different story of course.

@justinfowler2857 2 года назад

We are in the phase of pretending it doesn't exist and won't affect us.

@ElizaHamilton1780 2 года назад

This is what gets me: In the past couple of years that we’ve dealt with the pandemic, I’ve found that my allergies aren’t as bad if I’m wearing a mask. So I think I’m going to keep wearing a mask when I’m outside because I’d rather deal with a mask than with my allergies.

@Vale-nh6ey 2 года назад

Might be weird, but what if you wore goggles too? Or is it only when you breathe the pollen in?

@stevenroshni1228 2 года назад

I think the mandates should stay for public transport. Unlike fixed location access, fully controlled settings you can't call everyone to quarantine if they are exposed to someone who is sick with whatever unknown virus.

@AdamSmith-gs2dv 2 года назад

Have you seen how many people just don't follow the mandate? The public transit rule is a joke outside of airplanes

@thedirty530 2 года назад

Don't know what else to say about the matter....Protect your own family the best you can, Especially those at most risk!

@NotAFanOfHandles 2 года назад

I get sick pretty darned easily. The four months prior to the first shutdown I was sick for roughly 85% of the time, including a lovely bout of the norovirus right over Christmas. Finally feeling "allowed" to wear masks when I went out the way I had seen in Japanese media growing up felt very freeing, and for the first time since I can remember I finally went more than a full year without getting sick (the occasional migraine aside.) Now in the externship I'm undertaking the people around me are no longer required to wear masks, and often when they do they aren't wearing them correctly, and we are all working sometimes elbow to elbow. Knowing how delicate my health had become, I'm still wearing masks when I go out and plan on doing so for the foreseeable future, though I do plan on seeing a doctor again to see what else is going on that makes me so vulnerable. I feel the tiny bit of discomfort I sometimes have wearing the mask is far preferable than getting sick all the time again. On top of that, I live with my parents, both of whom are over the age of 65 and act as my mother's caretaker. She also has numerous health issues that make her more vulnerable so of course I'm going to be extra careful about letting myself be exposed to possible illness, even if neither of my parents take it seriously anymore. Someone needs to be responsible, and if they won't, I will.

@medicinaemdia4895 2 года назад

I’m a doctor so I wear it on work … but not when working out and with my family that is already triple vaccinated.

@aa898246 2 года назад

who?

@medicinaemdia4895 2 года назад

@@aa898246my mask policy

@wolfferoni 2 года назад

Looks like I'll be wearing masks for the foreseeable future. Gotta think about the people who are immunocompromised who will likely not handle an infection as well as I would. Masks protect others from you. You never know if you have it since you can be asymptomatic.

@Infoseek777 2 года назад

So you’re just going to go on forever worrying about whether or not a stranger is immunocompromised? Isn’t it their responsibility to make sure they’re protected?

@zweij 2 года назад

Lets not be exaggerating.

@lukky6648 2 года назад

That's like being paranoid. Live a little , if you don't really need it then don't wear it

@Braham_the_Terror 2 года назад

@@lukky6648 why are yall acting like wearing a breathable thing on your face is such a big deal and a sacrifice? Let's not be dramatic, shall we?

@lukky6648 2 года назад

@@Braham_the_Terror i am not sayng its a big thing but just that life used to be so much more fun when people didn't have worry about all this , wearing masks ,etc. I am not saying don't wear it , i am saying try not to if there's no point in doing so. Do you really wish to live in a world with masks everywhere ? Doesn't that sound dystopian to you?

@leonardogarcia9019 2 года назад

Even as boosted, I still wear a mask in indoor situations. Plus I like wearing it in public makes me feel more protective

@himothy0325 2 года назад

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@YBY3 2 года назад

I dont think anything needs to be required but encouraged, I am not againt slowing the movment of viruses. When your sick or weak, where a mask, but when your healthy, keep your immune system evolving by living life normal. Just my opinion

@dalazcano 2 года назад

Here in Chile it's still mandatory to wear masks, even in public. It's ridiculous that we don't use different criteria for different situations

@lennydotdotdot5580 2 года назад

wouldn't it only be necessary in public?

@lillyie 2 года назад

i am littered with pimples and masks have been a saving grace for me

@fandroid6491 2 года назад

@LOL CATZ what about the poor? They can't even afford to have such luxuries.

@CrOzZtheBozZ 2 года назад

masks also make it worse since ur breaths moisture and bacteria stick to your face.

@juliahcornell 2 года назад

I had clear skin until Covid and now I get maskne :(

@AnymMusic 2 года назад

@@fandroid6491 depending on where you live this can be very cheap or even free

@fandroid6491 2 года назад

@LOL CATZ so? so? so?

@DCMook 2 года назад

I’ve been done with face masks since last October 😂

@paulanderson7796 Год назад

I've never once worn one and I've outright declined the jabs.

@adamcarmody6487 2 года назад

I’m triple vaxxed I’m done I’m not doing this anymore

@chrish3850 2 года назад

Yep same It either works or it doesn’t, not sacrificing my life cause the vulnerable won’t stay inside

@RCodyWanner 2 года назад

it feels like since at home tests have become more and more widely accessible, case counts have gotten skewed (since people can find out they are positive, but not report it anywhere), are you accounting for that at 1:51 when you talk about 10/100,000? or is not a big enough deal?

@RaqMor13 2 года назад

So basically it’s the same answer they have said this entire time. “Yes, but no”

@maheshsnair1 2 года назад

That's how brainwashing sounds like

@user-tp5yb4hr4w 2 года назад

The whole pandemic was a brainwash.

@sarmadijaz 2 года назад

It was pretty commom for us South Asians, anyway, particularly here in Lahore, Pakistan. I remember when I starting wearing masks in late 2016 due to the outburst of smog: people stared at me as if I were some unique species, lol. Funny, how the entire city, and the world, resorted to that very way 4 years down the line!

@mtk3755 2 года назад

Same situation here on other side of border in Delhi, remember wearing masks when air was worst in 16 and 18. I feel in Delhi we'll mask up every winters to protect ourselves frm pollution.

@b.h.kapadia437 2 года назад

Actually delhites and dhakians will relate

@scoobz4177 2 года назад

What type of mask were you wearing? If you were wearing those surgical masks, I'm sorry to say but they don't help much to stop smog of all things. You'd need a respirator with a filter.

@dcjones6418 2 года назад

Yeah funny how we should start covering our faces because of manmade pollution and manmade viruses.

@louderthangod 2 года назад

After 2 years, wearing a mask is such a minor inconvenience. Mandates have lifted and I’m waiting to see if it lasts but I wear my mask at work and in the gym it’s not a problem. We’ve been here before and that turned out terrible plus for my work, it would be a terrible time to even get a cold so if the numbers are still low in 6 weeks, I’ll reassess.

@earnthis1 2 года назад

Good idea, numbers aren't low, and they are going back up, of course.

@hellohumans9041 2 года назад

At this point I am used to having the mask and I am probably gonna continue even if my country allows us not to wear them. Just helps to save people and I barely even feel it on my face so why not.

@herrrobert5340 2 года назад

Wow, you are such a hero.

@skaterdude99199 2 года назад

Stopped wearing a muzzle long ago, only place I'll wear it is at work until Monday when they are required

@ThePlayerOfGames 2 года назад

Quick answer to the thumbnail; No, in fact in Asia they wear masks whenever they have an illness such as a cold in order to not spread it. We should adopt this globally. But one-way protection only really works if you aren't immunocompromised or the *other* person is wearing the mask

@oxidedelta2239 2 года назад

How about no. All it will do is create more division as there is at least half the population that doesn't want to do that. Forcing people to do stuff they don't want is a bad idea. Regardless of your opinion. Here in Europe, literally barely anyone wears them anymore. Its very strange to see that while the US was so anti vaccination, they are weirdly obsessed with masks.

@ThePlayerOfGames 2 года назад

@@oxidedelta2239 funny how anti mask and anti vax are always complaining about differences and division but never talk about how a society that doesn't wear masks or get vaccinated necessarily causes immunocompromised individuals to have to isolate themselves and live in lockdown forevermore, creating a 2-tier society because some people in 1 tier decided that wearing a mask or receiving a vaccine was too hard

@oxidedelta2239 2 года назад

@@ThePlayerOfGames immunocompromised should be vaccinated, which should provide protection for them. You're kidding yourself if you think that the virus isn't going to spread regardless of mask wearing. Surely you don't expect people to be wearing them forever, that's just weird.

@skytheterrible5087 2 года назад

Yeah so I’m not going to wear one :3

@tupak169 2 года назад

If you want to wear a mask then wear them; however, we shouldn’t force others.

@ahrenortile8909 2 года назад

Right now in the Philippines, we've been doing pretty well. We've been under a thousand cases for over a month now and I have still yet to see a civilian without a mask.

@woodrus 2 года назад

You clearly haven't seen me cycling. And of course that is during 4-5 am.

@fandroid6491 2 года назад

I see a lot of civilians wearing masks incorrectly. Oh my gosh cover your noses with the facemask people, it's not just for the mouth!

@jennyzubiri9312 2 года назад

you clearly don't get out much. Basically no one wears them in any of the normal neighborhoods. Maybe you live in a gated community

@ahrenortile8909 2 года назад

@@jennyzubiri9312 I have school so I go out everyday... Not to mention that my school is pretty far and it's unavoidable to go everywhere and explore. Sorry to break it to you but people have brains here.