After I got vaccinated and stopped wearing a mask my fitness level dropped. I was doing interval training with a KN95 mask in the gym and I could really feel it when I'd go for a run outside, without the mask obviously. I had an extra kick. Wearing the mask was like training at altitude.
SecretE, don't worry, surgeons who wear masks every day haven't been dropping dead. You should wear a mask as long as you see fit.
Originally Posted by Tiny
Surgeons also work in a very sterile environment, wear them only during surgery, and those masks they wear are only meant for bacteria not virii.
I feel like I'm one of the few in that middle ground. Fauci was right when he privately said "masks don't work"...because people, in general, aren't using face coverings with enough of a barrier, in or out...but I'm not going to deny that wearing my N95 level masks this past year plus has kept me less sick (or, at least, less symptomatic) than previous years...even before I was vaccinated.
Like I said, I'm waiting to see if we are out of this for the long haul. Too soon to tell, IMHO.