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Jeanne Marrazzo, new leader of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, everyone:

Can I make a quick digression? We recently had a long Covid [research] meeting where we had about 200 people, in person. And we can’t mandate mask-wearing, because it’s federal property. But there was a fair amount of disturbance that we couldn’t, and people weren’t wearing masks, and one person accused us of committing a microaggression by not wearing masks.

And I take that very seriously. But I thought to myself, it’s more that people just want to live a normal life. We really don’t want to go back. It was so painful. We’re still all traumatized. Let’s be honest about that. None of us are over it.

So there’s not a lot of appetite for raising an alarm, especially if it could be perceived subsequently as a false alarm.

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[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 0 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Wearing a mask? TRAUMATIZING

Watching as millions upon millions die from something that is completely preventable? No big deal, I sleep well at night.

[–] NoLeftLeftWhereILive@hexbear.net 1 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I am not entirely sure what is going on with people, but I spent this morning yet again in a mandatory in person meeting. At least three people were visibly sick or saying like they are "coming down with something". This has been going on since August now.

But the real kicker is the way a young person pipes up with "It's the weirdest thing, I have been having such intense migranes in the past weeks after I had the "summer flu". I had migraines as a kid, but never as an adult. It's the weirdest." Then several other people piped up to voice their new such weird and mystical health issues.

And there I sit, listening to this same stuff in some form week in and week out. And keep thinking to myself that maybe it's my autism or maybe it's something else, but how do these people not put two and two together, even now. Or ever. I get that they are underinformed, but still.

And I suppose the mask is like this for most, not trauma but just gone entirely as an option. Covid literally does not exist for most people anymore. Or something. I don't know anymore.

[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Unironically my partner has had persistent migraines for like 2-3 weeks in a row now and I wasn't sure what the problem was. Them getting covid at least 6 times hasn't even crossed my mind as an option

[–] NoLeftLeftWhereILive@hexbear.net 1 points 9 months ago

Well damn, so sorry. heart-sickle

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