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I believe above all things, in The LORD JESUS Christ as my Savior! I feel very safe! I wear mask. I am fully vaccinated since before my 70th Birthday in FEBRUARY!

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Since the pandemic started, I have not had a cold, sinus infection, flu, or any of the other virus-caused snuffles & "crud" that usually goes around. My allergies are mostly gone. And I didn't get COVID. I'm now fully vaccinated. I'll continue to wear a mask because I really, really like not being sick!

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I am fully vaccinated and I still wear a mask in public. I only gather with friends in small groups outside. I hope the world continues to keep things clean and follow some of the cleanliness and handwashing that was more enthusiastic with the beginning of the virus. Some lessons learned should be continued forever (cleanliness) and some should be continued until the whole world is safe (mask wearing). It is not political it is respectful and caring to wear a mask.

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to answer your question late but here it is. i plan to wear my mask until january 2022. i will be flying on a need to basis to check business. i will be going to fb games in the fall all with a mask. i woo not cruise until 2032 late summer to be safer i hope. i got my pfizer two shots in february. did not get sick at all. and i plan to get my yearly flu shot in september like last many years. i go out infrequently and avoid crowds right now. eat at a restaurant once a week as a treat masked to and from and when not eating and try and sit out side.

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I still wear my mask in public. I have received both my vaccinations but I don't have faith in the general population. I still see people doing unsanitary things, like sneezing into their hands. My husband and I both had Covid19 at the end of October and it was scary. We had made a pact to not go to the hospital. We did not want to die alone. We have been together for 33 years. I can't imagine my life without him in it. I have almost lost him twice in the past 10 years, I was by his side when he was on life support. I talked to him and read to him, I know that brought him back. If we were to go to the hospital and end up alone on a ventilator fighting to survive, I don't think we would. We had some scary times when we were sick, but we were together and I know that is what helped me get better.

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From 🇫🇷. Just had Pfizer#2 a few days back. The parting comments from the MO have stuck with me. “You will have the best immunity the vaccine can provide in 15 days. Until then, stay masked,distanced, and wash hands. You will probably need to continue these measures until we reach herd immunity.” Why get the vaccine, I inquired. “It will prevent you ending up in a pine box in a land fill”. Then I read of the Covid-19 deniers and ant-vaxxers 😱

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There are a lot of unknowns. Does the ventilation system has high enough levels of fresh air exchange? Is the maskless person next to me in a meeting or the bathroom a symptomless carrier of COVID? How many new variants are now circulating in my community? Will my vaccine and mask still protect me? And if I contract the virus, what problems will it cause for my already poor health?

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At 70 years old, and in pretty good health, minor HBP problem under control, I too am fully vaccinated, six weeks now since second shot of Moderna, and I'll continue to wear a mask indoors and outdoors when necessary, (and I'll make that decision) until I am 100% sure it is safe to not wear one. I'm a retired medical first responder/firefighter, I have family members who are in the medical field, many friends who are EMT's, paramedics, and when COVID19 first hit us last year, the advice from all of them was, "Tony, don't play with this, it will kill you," by March 2020 we had our first death in the family from COVID19. May you all be safe out there!

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My area is 78% vaccinated. I've been vaccinated for months and I still wear a mask as a courtesy. I've been feeling safe for a long time and I'm looking forward to talking off the mask soon.

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I don't understand objections to wearing the mask. When we were told to wear it, I did and will continue to do so. Prior to Covid-19, would often see people out and about wearing mask. Assumed there was a medical issue, and continued on my way. October 2020, I was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Am receiving treatment, and diligently wear mask and practice social distancing. I am fully vaccinated, but I continue to wear a mask when in my yard, and when around strangers. Planning to visit my 91 year old mother, but will be wearing a mask.

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I am fully vaccinated. Still wear a mask and will continue to wear one. Did not get the flu or have a cold all winter. It protects you against more then just covid.

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I'm fully vaccinated, but I live in a city with a lot of antimaskers and a low vaccination rate (30% have had at least one dose, 23% of those are fully vaccinated). Between the low vaccination rate and the utter rudeness and distain, lack of consideration for others that I have seen demonstrated, I am very reluctant to go out and do things. Not because I think I will get covid necessarily, but because I've learned the extent to which my neighbors do not have my back. So, so sad and scary to know how little people care.

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I feel safe because I have had both doses of vaccine but I still wear my mask in the grocery store etc.

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I’m fully vaccinated and still wear a mask. In my head the mask tells others I respect and care about them. Before I was vaccinated the unmasked would give me anxiety and I wouldn’t want to do that to anyone else.

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I am fully vaccinated and I still prefer to wear a mask every where I go. I wear one when I walk outside if anyone is near me, but I do lower it when not near anyone. I am going now out to dinner and I have flown to visit my parents.

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I'm not gonna lie, I was, and still am, afraid. But that's a normal reaction. Fear is a valid response to an existential threat, especially one that you can't see without the aid of an electron microscope. Throughout 2020, my mode of thinking for getting through the pandemic with everyone's lungs intact was "Err on the side of caution". Now that I am fully vaccinated, I've amended this to "Err on the side of caution, but with less anxiety" I can relax a little, but the specter of this particular disease won't be banished from my mind until infection rates start dropping to record lows.

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