For heaven's sake (& your #brain, #heart, & #nerves), wear a #mask. It's ok to be the only one @ the store donning, let's call it, a white badge of courage! Why?
"Cognitive decline often associated w/long #COVID appears to affect all age groups, but older adults are particularly vulnerable to long-term cognitive impairments due to age-related neurodegenerative changes & immunosenescence (Arbula et al., 2024; Di Benedetto et al., 2017; Serrano Del Pueblo et al., 2024)."
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fncel.2024.1471192/full