I started wearing a N95 in public during covid and haven't stopped. Mostly to filter out the body sprays and perfumes so many people wear. Guess I'll order more masks before there is a run on them.
this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2025
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Awww fuck. I caught the flu in January and I've never been so sick in my life. Worst than COVID. I hope I won't catch it or that at least the vaccine will help at least a little.
I just got the vaccine and am hoping it works. If not I've got lots of masks, including a half-face one. Those should hold me through the winter.
Fyi
washing your hands every time you're near a sink works wonders as well.
During covid I got in the habit of washing my hands every time I get home, and using sanitizer whenever I get back into the car after having gone out, and it seems to have really helped too.
Soap and water, not just a quick rinse.
Yes, handwashing
You'd be very surprised how many people consider a little dribble of water on their hands to be "handwashing"
Mask up with a reputable, well-fitting N95 in crowded places. I have survived many bus rides with actively secreting people next to me without getting sick since I learned to do it a few years ago. My fav is Moldex 2600 but there are many others.
A lot of the grocery store cashiers where I live are starting to wear masks again. Their employers took away the plexiglass sneeze barriers, so they aren't taking any chances
Unfortunately good N95 protection isn't trivially cheap so it really sucks that people often on min wage have to supply their own or get coughed on.
They can be washed and reused at least.
I wonder if they are reliant on the US CDC. I remember they just cancelled the meeting that discusses what strains to defend against. I figured ours would be useless this year.
Whichever variant(s) the southern hemisphere deals with is what the northern hemisphere's vaccine is made up of. It reverses for the southern when they head into winter.
Not always. It didn't work that way for 2026.
I’ve got the flu and Covid shots this year but I still caught a mild but frustratingly long-lasting virus. Haven’t had one that caused me to lose my voice in many years.
The 'worst kind' of flu is the kind I catch. Always.