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To never wear a mask again!

538 replies

MasieMaskless · 28/04/2021 21:58

Now fully vaccinated.

There’s no point to me wearing a mask anymore and I’m seeing more and more people who may or may not be fully vaccinated not wearing them so why should I bother with the discomfort of wearing one?

WIBU to totally abandon them with glee?!

OP posts:
Torvean · 29/04/2021 03:57

Actually that should be I'm certified as of today. I feel I was since last November. I've still worn my mask since then .

Allmyarseandpeggymartin · 29/04/2021 05:10

Op still hasn’t told us how they are going to get round not wearing a mask in Tesco?

Goatinthegarden · 29/04/2021 06:38

I’m still waiting for my first vaccine and I work in a school all day.

Luckily, I’m not particularly concerned for my own safety (I’d be a bloody wreck with all the coughing children if I was), but I do my small bit to keep others safe. That includes wearing a mask for most of the day, even though it’s uncomfortable, I have to shout to be heard, and it gives me a spotty chin.

It really fucks me off when others don’t give a crap as long as they are alright.

Fieldsofstars · 29/04/2021 06:46

Your mask wasn’t ever for your protection , it’s for other people.
You can still catch and transmit covid even when vaccinated, so yes... wear your mask still for those who haven’t been lucky enough to be vaccinated yet.

Fieldsofstars · 29/04/2021 06:47

‘ It really fucks me off when others don’t give a crap as long as they are alright.’

I know right, all locked in to protect the nhs and the vulnerable and now they’re all vaccinated they don’t give a hoot.
Really winds me up.

Soubriquet · 29/04/2021 06:57

@OnlyFoolsnMothers

Since you can still pass it on yes yabu- I’m guessing you maybe of the older generation to have been vaccinated twice - something I am expecting, a lovely attitude, two fingers up to the younger generation who have sacrificed the most and will be vaccinated last.
Wear masks and keep space to protect our elderly

“Fuck the youth. I don’t want to wear a mask so I won’t”

newnortherner111 · 29/04/2021 06:59

A face covering is what is required and it can be a scarf or snook or bandana around the nose and mouth if you feel more comfortable with that, or it is easier to remove once you are back outside.

It's not just about you OP, also it's about those yet to be vaccinated.

RangerOnCall · 29/04/2021 07:05

I've had both injections and still wear a mask when I have to.

I do it to protect others although I don't wear a mask around my mum because we have all had Covid plus x2 injections and it's a choice we made together (I'm her carer).

Brefugee · 29/04/2021 07:08

No solidarity here at all. You wear a mask to protect others, and vaccinated or not you can still contribute to the spread of the virus.

Lindy2 · 29/04/2021 07:09

Why would you be gleeful about doing something that could put others at more risk?

The vaccine should stop you becoming seriously ill with Covid. You can still get it - although now you have some protection it would most likely be mild or asymptomatic. If you have it though you can still spread it to others.

Don't be an inconsiderate idiot. Look after other people as well as yourself.

ServedWithAReg15 · 29/04/2021 07:10

I’m not vaccinated... YABU and very selfish, thanks for that

Chickenlickeninthepot · 29/04/2021 07:12

As a glasses wearer, they're a bloody nightmare but I'll keep on wearing them until I'm told otherwise. It helps protect other people, especially those who haven't or can't be vaccinated yet. There's new mutations occuring all the time as we saw with the Kent variant, and the new Indian variant, so you don't know that the vaccine will work as intended on all of them.

Plus masks are a great disguise when you spot someone you know in Tesco and your basket contains only tampons, wine and a pack of doughnuts.

Mummyoflittledragon · 29/04/2021 07:14

Yes, I know. Only you and yours count op. I get it. Totes.

harknesswitch · 29/04/2021 07:15

Yabu. You wear a mask to protect others, you can still transmit the virus, albeit to a lesser degree.

SoupDragon · 29/04/2021 07:17

@MasieMaskless

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/science/article/yes-vaccines-block-most-transmission-of-covid-19

So I’m probably a lower transmission risk than if I was wearing a mask or wearing a flowery lanyard like the woman who leant around me without any attempt to say excuse me or social distance this afternoon. I was wearing a mask btw.

The whole family have already had Covid. I was actually wearing a mask long before they became mandatory and was one of the few wearing them whilst getting stared at and laughed at from last March! I’m done with it now.

Going maskless won’t stop me going anywhere as they are not enforced anywhere I need to go as evidenced by the many people not wearing them Hmm.

Did you actually read the article? It clearly states it is not 100%.

But less is not zero: People with asymptomatic infections still have replicating viruses in their system that they can transmit to others

One of the figures quoted suggests you still have a 20% chance of transmitting the virus. Why would you not further reduce that percentage by wearing a face covering? Is it because you don't give a shit about others? Would you not be pissed off if someone passed it on to your son because they didn't give a shit?

Chloemol · 29/04/2021 07:20

We are still required to wear masks

It doesn’t matter if you are fully vaccinated or not, lots are not. You can still transmit the virus to others, and indeed catch it, the vaccination does not stop that only reduce the chance, and if you do catch it reduce the requirement of hospitalisation.

There is also the issue of variants, such as the current increase in the Indian variant

Stop being so selfish and do as you are asked it’s a few more weeks to 21st June where hopefully more will be vaccinated and we can all stop

pointythings · 29/04/2021 07:35

Nope, I reckon I'll keep wearing masks in shops. I like the idea of not spreading things other than COVID. The majority of flu cases, for example, are asymptomatic - and flu kills too.

nancywhitehead · 29/04/2021 07:35

YABU you can still carry and pass on the virus and there are also strains which you may not be protected against.

Just wear the damn mask Hmm

Quartz2208 · 29/04/2021 07:41

So I’m probably a lower transmission risk than if I was wearing a mask

How can that be true, your vaccine make you a low transmission risk your mask makes you a lower one.

I would like to ask something though - have you been wearing a mask due to your circumstances with your son @MasieMaskless in situations where you are not required to. For example have you been wearing them at all times when you have left the house because of the risk to your son. If that is what you are asking of course you can stop wearing it outside where it isnt mandatory.

At the moment I only need to wear it at the school playground and whilst going to shops/anywhere indoors. I barely need to on and day to day basis but in those places everyone does - I would be shocked if people arent where you are in supermarkets

Lovemusic33 · 29/04/2021 07:42

I’m vaccinated, I wear a mask in shops, doctors/hospital but that’s it, I have been out with my friend in my car not masked (both vaccinated), at some point the mask thing has to end of become a optional thing.

CookPassBabtridge · 29/04/2021 07:42

About a third have stopped wearing them on the school run and I have joined in, it's outdoors.

MammaSchwifty · 29/04/2021 07:49

Going maskless won’t stop me going anywhere as they are not enforced anywhere I need to go as evidenced by the many people not wearing them

As we can see from your own attitude, when people decide off their own backs to ditch masks, it erodes the culture of mask-wearing.

You have decided "I'm alright, Jack", and are sticking a middle finger up to the society that gave you the gift of the vaccine. You have done some dodgy assessment of your personal risk based on absolutely no science whatsoever.

The outcome will be that you become a possible silent spreader of the virus whilst simultaneously eroding society's perception of the need for mask wearing, the latter evidenced by your own arguments.

Snorkelface · 29/04/2021 07:51

Other half tells me I look younger in a mask (he thought he was saying a good thing). I'm in no hurry to ditch it.

Hemsworthsbicep · 29/04/2021 07:53

@WorkingItOutAsIGo

I wear a mask to protect others. You are wrong and there’s still a point to wearing yours. Don’t be a dick.
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Neonprint · 29/04/2021 07:53

@MasieMaskless

I haven’t seen anything recorded that a fully vaccinated person transmitted the virus. Has anyone else?

You’d have to have enough viral load to transmit it and that’s the whole point of the vaccine, to stop it replicating, isn’t it?

I’m early 40’s OnlyFools but a carer for my disabled son and have suffered massively as well due to lack of services for him thanks.

I don't think we're tracking who transmits covid to people so how could you know there's no cases of a vaccinated person transmitting the virus?

You're going to do what you want anyway. But it seems like a potentially significant risk for a minor inconvenience.

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