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Absolutely not. I work in the public sector and masking is socially definitely not ok. So to be able to earn a living, I have given up my safety and the safety of my partner and replaced it with avoidance of all I can avoid and a nasal spray. I mask whenever I get to do things in my own way.
This is a country where I have not seen a single mask in years now and not heard a single person irl voice concern about covid. Meanwhile me and my partner have had a rough time with the virus every time, although I suppose less than the people doing "normal" as I for example opted out from in person studies fully last winter due to the wave and everyone being sick.
Non-masking as a hegemonic position literally shuts people out of society. I would have loved to be present for my own bacherol seminars, but it didn't feel safe. It erodes the very participation libs always love to bang on about. And it's very much a class issue. It's workers like me that die from it, care workers, immigrants, women, the poors, the disabled, elderly. It's also a whiteness issue. White people, even leftists, stopped caring the moment they understood that their privileged asses are safer.
I'm curious what you mean by a nasal spray.
Do you carry around a saline spray or similar and use it regularly to help mucus clearance from your nose to prevent infection? I've never heard of people using a nasal spray as a precaution against infection.
It's this iota-carrageenan spray that might be a total grift, but I suppose it allows me to think I am at least trying to do something. Can't say I've heard much updates about it, but it's something I can easily get and afford.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8493111/
I am also going to buy a good air purifier for my personal office where I see clients now that the summer wave looks to be starting. Would have had it there from day one, but those are expensive. I absolutely hate that this is what this neoliberal hell is making us do to protect ourselves even a bit, even this is down to privilege and purchase power. Commodified covid protection.
Iota carrageenan nasal sprays can reduce viral binding and thus viral load. This can be used to prevent infection or reduce the severity of an infection. The study I saw about it recommended using it three times a day for this effect