Are you going to mask up again if a mandate comes back?

Immunity debt is one theory. But I don’t think it’s the best way to explain what’s happening. I think mostly it’s just a way demonise masks and mandates. Here is a good article with a bunch of doctors explaining why this theory doesn’t make sense. My favourite quote is:

More importantly, you don’t have to keep exposing your immune system repeatedly to different pathogens to keep your immune system strong. If this were indeed the case, medical doctors would be telling patients, “make sure that you get sick as much as possible, so that you don’t get sick.” That would be kind of paradoxical. And you don’t want to be walking up to strangers and saying, “you look like you have runny nose. Can I lick your face?”

But whatever. I’ll wear a mask. You might not. But I don’t want you to get sick. Bye!

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