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Re:South Africa’s omicron coronavirus outbreak subsides as f... by davidw on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:54PM (#29655896)
> give up another year

IDK, I'm in a fairly 'cautious' state, and things are pretty normal. My kids are in school, stores are open. Restaurants are open. People wear masks. It's not really a big deal.

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Re:South Africa’s omicron coronavirus outbreak subsides as f... by spookthesunset on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @05:21PM (#29656233)
> People wear masks. It's not really a big deal.

Do you wear masks 8 hours a day for work? 'Cause I'm sure all the people who do might beg to differ.

Plus masks interfere with communication. Faces are important.

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Re:South Africa’s omicron coronavirus outbreak subsides as f... by davidw on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @06:14PM (#29656693)
My kids wear masks all day long and school. They do not love it, but they complain way less than some people do about wearing one for 20 minutes in a grocery store.

I wore an N95 on a series of flights to Europe over the summer. It was not the most pleasant thing, but I was ok with it. Doctors and nurses regularly work 8/10/12 hours while masked up.

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