# Following the second wave (or not) in the US as the States open up

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [May 20, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-the-second-wave-or-not-in-the-us-as-the-states-open-up/854191 "2020-05-20T16:12:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-the-second-wave-or-not-in-the-us-as-the-states-open-up/854191/110 "2020-06-13T00:38:40Z")

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> [@ThelmaLou](#):
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> As I said, I’m using my common sense. You use whatever works for you. But if you’re near me, wear a mask and I will, too.

Out of idle curiosity, I wondered if your common sense had changed since “follow the science” changed its mind. From 3 months ago:

> [@How are you personally affected by the Corona Virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-personally-affected-by-the-corona-virus/849340/630):
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> My completely unscientifical opinion is that you can’t sterilize the breath/droplets exhaled by CV carriers. Nor will a mask protect others unless that mask is sealed to the face of the infected person. What I’m reading is that the longer people are in a space together, the more hazardous it is. So dashing in and out of the grocery store is not so risky. Sitting next to (or even six feet away from) people in church, at a concert, and certainly for hours on an airplane is quite risky. YMMV.

Is your cloth mask “sealed” to your face?

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