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Rise in COVID, flu and RSV prompts SF Bay Area health recommendations — including masking

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Rise in COVID, flu and RSV prompts Bay Area health recommendations — including masking

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Never stopped masking, thanks. I would say I'm glad to be vindicated, but no, this is terrible actually.
- Same here. I just got it for the first time few weeks ago due to one unmasked exposure in a car which was supposed to be safe. It was bad, really bad. Didn't get into the hospital but it was easily the worst sickness in recent memory. Still have some runny nose weeks later.
- Masking is completely gone where i live. I got the flu last month sland unfortunately had to go to the pharmacy and do some groceries, so i put on a mask. Holy shit the looks i got and people being so nice to tell me that i don't need a mask was insane.
  
  I always like to pull my mask down and cough, and say "phew thanks, this mask is hard to breathe in with COVID"
Every time I start getting lazy about masking, I get sick, so I'm just going to keep masking.
Have been masking since early 2020, haven't been sick with any contagious illness in 4 years. Infection is preventable, not inevitable, and I'll never willingly expose myself to it again. Sucks people were convinced otherwise, would be nice to not have overwhelmed health systems (not that it's new, definitely worse now though).
I live in South Bay, masks are quite rare. Most of the time it’s just me. I wonder if healthcare professionals feel like they’re just saying “here’s the smart thing to do, go ahead and ignore it”
There are effective vaccines for all three. Apparently not enough people are getting them.
- The RSV one is not easy to get still. The other two are though.
- https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/covid-vaccine-manufacturers-set-list-price-between-120-130-per-dose-2023-09-12/
  My post got deleted.
  
  yeah that's weird. Anyway, the vaccine 'list price' only matters if you don't have private health insurance, medicare, or medicaid. For most of the population these vaccines are at no cost to the individual.
- Yes RSV access is limited. Everyone with ACA compliant health insurance can get flu and covid vaccines at no cost.
  
  for people without insurance the covid vaccine is $120
  Bullshit, get the fuck out of here with your misinformation.
  https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/p0914-uninsured-vaccination.html
  https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/bridge/

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