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xmunk@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Masks are suggested not for your own safety but for the safety of others… as you mentioned the eyes are quite sensitive to infection so masks on public transit aren’t an effort to keep germs in the air from getting to you - they’re an effort to prevent germs from getting in the air.

You didn’t hear that talked about much during the pandemic because, if we’re honest, most people are assholes… they’ll bear a minor inconvenience to keep themselves safe but couldn’t be assed to keep anyone else safe.

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atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
No offense but this was explained many a time during the pandemic, especially in relation to immunocompromised people. If op can’t mask I doubt there are any breathing techniques they can use to prevent them from getting sick. But cleaning anything they touch and washing their hands is as good a solution as any.

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