Do You Still Wear a Mask?

[Moonface]

We still are required to wear a mask to enter any medical facility, and throughout the visit unless otherwise requested. Other than that, not since our 'mandate' has been lifted.

To me wearing a mask in medical facilities makes sense, Covid or not. Who knows what everyone in the waiting room is carrying and I'd rather not catch a cold or anything from them while waiting to see a doctor, especially when you get that one person who coughs without covering their mouth.

 

[passenger]

To me wearing a mask in medical facilities makes sense, Covid or not. Who knows what everyone in the waiting room is carrying and I'd rather not catch a cold or anything from them while waiting to see a doctor, especially when you get that one person who coughs without covering their mouth.

We always used to call doctors' waiting rooms "Disease Central".

 

[Cory]

Only when I'm required to, like at hospitals. I never and have yet to have COVID.

 

[Nebulous]

To me wearing a mask in medical facilities makes sense, Covid or not. Who knows what everyone in the waiting room is carrying and I'd rather not catch a cold or anything from them while waiting to see a doctor, especially when you get that one person who coughs without covering their mouth.

I know right, people should have been doing that since they invented doctors and hospitals.

 

[MrDawn]

We always used to call doctors' waiting rooms "Disease Central".

All the media and the CDC did was put healthy people next to sick people. That wasn't very smart.

 

[Nebulous]

I haven't worn one in months actually. Covid numbers are going up so I hope they don't make us start wearing them again.

Several months later, still mask free

 

[Gizmo]

Not anymore. I had a medical excemption anyway but whenever the numbers went up too high I would wear a mask even if I couldn't breath in it.

 

[Dee]

Yes. Working in healthcare makes it real easy to see just how many people are getting sick. It's not even covid I'm worried about, but the flu, RSV, and other Viral URI's, etc. Part of my concern, too, is that I don't get sick pay at work. I have to use my PTO and the last thing I want to do is use that up for an illness. So yeah, I'm still wearing masks. I wear them mostly around people or in tight quarters. If I'm alone or in an outdoor setting spread far enough from other people, I won't wear one.

 

[Dollhouse]

Yep...

 

[Nebulous]

Yes. Working in healthcare makes it real easy to see just how many people are getting sick. It's not even covid I'm worried about, but the flu, RSV, and other Viral URI's, etc. Part of my concern, too, is that I don't get sick pay at work. I have to use my PTO and the last thing I want to do is use that up for an illness. So yeah, I'm still wearing masks. I wear them mostly around people or in tight quarters. If I'm alone or in an outdoor setting spread far enough from other people, I won't wear one.

I can see that for healthcare workers, you probably were wearing them before the pandemic too?

 

[Dee]

I can see that for healthcare workers, you probably were wearing them before the pandemic too?

I've only worked in healthcare for 1 year and 8 months. Before that, I was in retail management, so no we weren't masking.

 

[Nebulous]

I've only worked in healthcare for 1 year and 8 months. Before that, I was in retail management, so no we weren't masking.

Oh okay, congrats on the new job then!

 

[Dee]

Oh okay, congrats on the new job then!

Why thank you!

 

[Nebulous]

Why thank you!

Is it better than the last one?

 

[Dee]

Is it better than the last one?

Much better, but equally if not more stressful at times.

 

[Nebulous]

Much better, but equally if not more stressful at times.

All jobs can be stressful.

 

[Nebulous]

I wore a mask when around people last week because I didn't want to get sick before my vacation.

 

[passenger]

I wore a mask when around people last week because I didn't want to get sick before my vacation.

Hard to do when we've been so relaxed, but very SMART imo.
.....btw, so far so good with reaction to that Covid booster shot I got almost a month ago.

 

[Nebulous]

Hard to do when we've been so relaxed, but very SMART imo.
.....btw, so far so good with reaction to that Covid booster shot I got almost a month ago.

I am not sick so yeah it was a good idea.

Glad your booster didn't give you a bad reaction!