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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I work in a healthcare setting, and we never dropped masks. All care givers, and all patients are masked. The boss actually studied microbiology. Turns out influenza, RSV, and corona virus are all active, still.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In hidnsight, how healthcare professionals weren't masked all the time before covid is bonkers to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

IMHO, we were ‘flying by the seat of our pants’, laboring under a mis-interpretation of research done back in the 30s during Typhus epidemic. With SARS-CoV-2 all of our understanding of airborn transmission was reviewed, and mistakes were corrected. Science progresses, but sometimes it takes a while, alas.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

That's great to hear. Knowing there are still pockets of resistance is very heartening.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Sincerely, thank you for keeping up with it.