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   Steve Thompson PhD (stevethompson@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jan-2024 19:29:55 JST Steve Thompson PhD

   Wonder why a pandemic spreads as wildly as it does? Wear a mask.

   "People Likely to Conceal Contagious Sickness for Social Commitments"

   https://neurosciencenews.com/social-behavior-contagious-sickness-25540/

   "A significant number of people, including healthcare workers, conceal infectious illnesses to maintain their work and social commitments. The study, involving over 4,100 participants, found that 75% had hidden or might hide their illness in the future, often due to social plans or institutional pressures."

   #contagion #covid #disease

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     Steve Thompson PhD (stevethompson@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 18-Feb-2024 18:09:50 JST Steve Thompson PhD

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     • Bec

     @beccanalia I wear a mask in public and don't need to explain why to anyone. Usually someone else is wearing one in whatever space I'm in: restaurant, bank, supermarket, etc. I forget I'm ever wearing it.
     . #wearamask

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     Bec (beccanalia@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 18-Feb-2024 18:09:51 JST Bec

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     @SteveThompson

     I wear an N95 mask with a PM 2.5 mask inside to work because I've not yet had a chance to get my COVID-19 booster shot.

     As I've no social life, I'm not going out much.

     I worry about my family, who do have busy lives and are constantly around a lot of people.

     Tokyo Outsider (337ppm) repeated this.