So in BC there's either a SARS-CoV-2 variant in circulation that causes a productive cough (mucus, not just a dry cough)

or there's quite a few people [edit: out of those who have COVID-19, who are few relative to the last 2 years] getting co-infected

anyways, in short right now it's not prudent to assume if someone has a productive cough that they don't have COVID-19.

And with the amount of coughing - it might be wise to mask!

If masking all the time is too much, why not keep a flat-fold N95+ in a pocket or purse, and pop it on when someone's coughing or sneezing, until you leave the room?

#SARSCoV2 #COVID #COVID19 #COVIDIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #CovidCompetent #CovidAware #CovidCautious

My friends should be glad that we mask!

I was too sick to eat much yesterday (a bad flare that's lasted over a week now) and this morning I realised how strong our breath must smell of garlic! Steven did eat our usual, so I got a good chance to smell his unmasked breath.

So not only are we protecting ourselves from airborne diseases, we are also protecting everyone else from our garlic breath! Ha ha.

We're really loving our new Flow Mask Pros we got this week, especially with the halo strap. We got ours through @donatemask . It is super comfortable.

I'm looking forward to being well enough to go out and wear it!

@zeroes

#stillMasking #yallmasking #EllieKPosts #CovidIsNotOver #CovidAware #flowMaskPro

Friday 9 January 2026

New group putting on covid-aware events in Leeds. This is their first one!

(I'm not organising it, just spreading the word)

Access info and booking info here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDZzi4FJb68JNOvWAlf3hFY0pceZQMl6Ck1yRtmzX60DaYVw/viewform

#Leeds #UK #AirQuality #CovidCareful #CovidAware