Unfortunately, COVID f-s up immune systems.

At least.

Erica Payne: "If you're running a business, and you're not paying somebody something they can afford to live on, you don't have a business. You have a human exploitation scheme. And we need to all get that straight."

Because the only good choices are false choices, of course.

You might be surprised by whether your area truly has good air quality. You can’t always tell by looking around. The WHO PM2.5 annual avg limit is 5ug/m3, but really it’s as close to zero as possible. If you’re in the low single digits most of the time, lucky you.

The billionaires have been wildly successful in convincing the other 99% that money at all costs is the only way to live, and that our lives have no value if that is threatened.

There are other reasons to wear one outside, mainly poor air quality. Most of the world has poor air quality if not almost all the time, at least some of the time. PM2.5 over very low single digits is likely very bad for long term health. And a source of microplastics.

And they blocked me for my comment. Something going on deep down here. Hope they’re ok.

This is such a strange exchange… OP expressed concern about continuing to consume eggs… you provided a healthy and inexpensive alternative, and got scolded. Love the internet

What more should we be doing for those of us who thought we had decently prepared?

Evidence is mounting and has been consistent across countries globally. Both in terms of self-reported data (yes, limitations, but it’s consistent), and disability levels. You can find this data without much effort, and notice how it happens to trend differently post 2020.