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  1. It doesn't exist anymore
  2. It does exist, but it's just another flu-like virus
  3. It's much worse than the flu, but it only affected other people so far, so it won't affect me

ample evidence exists to prove all 3 wrong

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4) covid is fake and never existed

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[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 35 points 1 month ago (8 children)

What about, "it's worse than the flu, but no individual action I take will prevent me from getting reinfected every year, so I've just resigned myself to reinfection for the rest of my life"

[–] NewOldGuard@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Huh masking works and will almost certainly prevent some of those infections. I mask and use iota carrageenan nasal spray any time I’m in a public indoor space and have never gotten covid. Of course also get your vaccines, shockingly few people are boosted and thus have lost the immunity

[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm a teacher.

I'm stuffed in a room with 15 - 25 students who don't mask. When it spreads, it spreads like wildfire through the campus.

I wore a mask every day for 3 years and got every vaccination, but I still get it every year. There's really no avoiding it.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

The mask will still decrease your initial exposure "load," which correlates with the severity of your infection. Fewer starter viruses means a less impactful infection (as far as COVID is concerned).

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