Anyone still masking when not required?

[jgenie]

Just wondering..

[essnce629]

No, I stopped wearing a mask in the fall, except when required at a medical facility. I did wear one when I flew in February though.

As far as I know, I haven't had covid yet.

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[SnuggleBuggles]

No. I haven’t since mandates were lifted (pretty late in my state; is that right? I can’t remember what mandates were set by who). I also have not had Covid, to my knowledge. Knock on wood.
I wear them anytime I'm asked- medical offices, my hair salon, occasional school activities (in the 2 weeks before shows the staff and volunteers all switch to maks and kids are supposed to wear them when not on stage). I've flown a fair number of times and no mask. I always assumed I would wear one when traveling but I find myself not reaching for one.

[gymnbomb]

Sometimes. I will make in crowded parts of airports and on planes for the foreseeable future. The university I teach at has a “mask in classrooms unless instructor waives it” policy. While most professors don’t require them, more do than I had expected. I have required them so far, but may stop after next week (2 weeks after spring break when they all traveled and came back sick).

I had started last fall not requiring masks, but the day I had 3 of my students test positive for Covid on the same day was my tipping point. In some of my classes I have 100-150 students crammed in shoulder to shoulder, and late fall/winter has always been a time when illnesses spread like wildfire through campus, dating back way before Covid. I will likely wear a mask while teaching through the end of the school year which is only a little more than a month from now. But that is only a few hours a week. I don’t wear it outside the classroom.

I send my kids to school with a mask for a day or two when they are recovering from being sick and meet all the requirements to go back to school but aren’t back to 100% yet. DH did the same when he was recovering from illness last fall but needed to go to class.


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[pinkmomagain]

Medical offices (required), public transportation & theatre (not required).

[MSWR0319]

When required in medical offices. I was masking on airplanes, but didn't last week because I got covid about a month ago. I, of course, now have a cold and wish I had masked.

[lizzywednesday]

Yes.

I had my Girl Scout troop continue masking through our March troop meetings because I was delighted not to get colds & other shared germs last year. We got covid anyway in January; I'm gonna say that the masks helped my troop members NOT get it, so I think we'll continue masking during cold & flu season for the foreseeable future.

We also mask inside the grocery store, especially when it's crowded.

[NCGrandma]

Still more cautious here. In addition to places that require masks (primarily medical offices), my friend and I still wear masks when we go to Wegmans and when we go to large events in the auditorium at our CCRC. In both places, there are many others who are masked.

No recent travel (I’m still getting over my Christmas "adventure" on Southwest ) — I’ll probably mask in the airport and on the plane when I go to DGD1's HS graduation in June.


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[wendibird22]

No we haven't been masking. We are flying next week and DH and I are debating if we'll mask (and ask the kids to mask) on the plane. DH, a teacher, is considering masking this week at school just so that he doesn't get sick heading into our vacation...which we all desperately need.

[Kindra178]

No. They may work on the individual level but the benefits don’t translate to population level. I only do it when mandated by an office. My pt’s office requires it and it’s super annoying. Also it is unmitigated environmental disaster.


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