How long will you continue to wear a mask when you’re fully vaccinated and immunized?

[LSLGuy]

@Leaper

It seems that the more interesting question I should’ve asked was who would continue to socially distance even after immunity, and for how long. That seems to be the more complex question.

@Procrustus

I’m not going to worry about 6 feet vs. 3 feet after I get my shots. Heck, I don’t really pay attention to that now. Coworkers stand a bit farther away from me when we talk, and there are less of them around these days (most are working from home), but that’s about it.

Reading these threads, it’s fascinating to see how everyone is handling the pandemic differently. Some don’t leave their homes, get groceries delivered or curbside pick up, and are truly very isolated Others go to the store whenever they want to pick up something, are living more normally. We’re in the latter category. We’ll certainly comply with all guidelines from the state (in Washington, so not one of those states) but that allows us to eat in restaurants, shop for groceries and continue our kitchen remodel. Personally, I don’t worry about getting COVID at all (I’m not a denier, I’m just not a worrier). To the question in the OP, like others, I’ll wear a mask without complaint as long as the State and/or CDC recommends. I’ll stop immediately thereafter. I won’t be one who says “I’ll probably always wear one on an airplane, etc.”

This.

There’s a lot more to social distancing than standing 6ft apart. IMO It’s mostly about minimizing any extended contact with other humans except a very small pod who all only interact with each other and with nobody else.

I’m about like you. I wasn’t big on loud crowded places before COVID and I won’t be after COVID’s become just another background risk of life.

Yesterday I was a patient at my dentist then wife & I had dinner at an outdoor restaurant with about half the tables occupied. During the day I met face to face outdoors & masked with about 6 sets of people; neighbors or contractors. Today I was at 3 retail stores. I ate lunch at an indoor restaurant, but there was just one other occupied table besides mine out of 40-ish tables in the place. Eating out at off-peak times is key.

As with most every Friday, tonight my SIL is coming over for dinner; she works both remotely and face to face with teens. Tomorrow for Easter I’m meeting/eating with 4 households of family: us, SIL, elderly MIL, & kindergarten teacher niece & her toddlers. Then I’m working / flying to Las Vegas for Sunday & home back to Miami on Mon.

Other than the easter feaster, that’s a pretty typical random 5-day span in my life. In Mar I spent 10 nights in hotels and visited 4 countries, sleeping in 3.

Lots of masking & hand washing, distancing as possible from strangers, but certainly not locked inside my house all alone for a year.