@laurahelmuth yes BUT... that doesn't mean you have a free pass to go #maskless everywhere. I got #covid twice while vaccinated and still got #longcovid.

I will clarify: my parents both work from home, test before we (the kids) come to visit, don’t hang out with people maskless, wear #N95 respirators, don’t eat indoors, etc.

For me, doing #maskless community theater would be a nightmare. I would simply…not cave to #PeerPressure and state to my friends that I refuse to be involved unless they seriously improve their #COVID precautions. But my mom doesn’t feel the same way, and it’s confusing & illogical & making me sad.

A subtle form of #gaslighting during the ongoing #pandemic is that #SocialMedia obscures the fact that people who have embraced the #UrgencyOfNormal fallacy are not *actually* having more fun than those of us who know #CovidIsNotOver.

I have to remind myself that their lives are not “better” than mine, especially because they are most likely getting sick after eating out and vacationing and going to parties #maskless.

But it can be hard to remember when all you see are the photos.

@sidereal
Yeah, #RelativeRisk isn't commonly considered.

My government (AU) has decided to "end COVID exceptionalism".

Our federal Health Department's website now a banner warning of, 1. COVID-19 (of which there have been some 2000 deaths associated this year, apparently mainly the "aged" who have not died in hospitals ) and, 2. Japanese Encephalitis virus (7 deaths in the last 6 months).

This has just about everyone at the supermarket walking aroung #Maskless

I hope everyone wears the #HEPA #dogCollar Pure Evolution hack so I feel less weird.

Just kidding🥰

I hope more people find out about it & wear it so they can protect themselves from all the #insensible people who insist on going around #maskless running towards #covid #reinfection like a long lost best friend

Also a scarf does a pretty decent job of covering it should you be around someone who insists you appear normal b/c “everyone already thinks you’re crazy”😉🖤

https://t.co/RKU1aKr3Vr ➡️ Why are people #protesting in China?
➡️ How are the #police responding?
➡️ Is Chinese TV #censoring #maskless #worldcup Cup fans?
#bbc’s #world #affairs #editor #JohnSimpson + #BBC #China #media #analyst #KerryAllen talk to #AdamFleming
#zeroCovid #protests

Hear the latest on #BBCNewscast at #BBCSounds

Newscast - China's Lockdown Protests - BBC Sounds

A wave of protests presents President Xi Jinping with a new challenge.

bbc

Footage of #maskless fans packed into #Qatar’s stadiums for the #WorldCup puts #China—facing rising discontent over its continuing strict #Covid protocols—in a bind.

Footage reviewed by #BloombergNews and shared on #socialmedia appears to show the state #broadcaster #ChinaCentralTelevision (#CCTV) pulling back on footage of the #stadium #crowds compared to other international networks.

https://time.com/6237053/world-cup-maskless-fans-china-broadcast/

#Qatar2022 #zerocovid #pandemic #timemagazine

World Cup Fans Without Masks Pose Dilemma for Broadcasters in China

Reviewed footage appears to show a state broadcaster pulling back on shots of the stadium crowds compared to other international networks.

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@wardepartment Is that an example #maskless #jagoff
#IVoted early by mail in October, so tonight, instead of waiting in line with a bunch of #maskless #jagoffs, I made #cauliflower and leek gratin and #meatloaf.