2. Wearing it under their nose. I still see a young man masking w that mask inexplicably under his nose. Does he think that COVID just hurts the lungs? Maybe but leaving the nose open to infection means that you'll just be inhaling virus into your lungs internally. This doesn't protect you.
3. Wearing cloth masks. I've seen this on occasion still & it's mind boggling. A cloth mask is not going to have the features or fit of a KN95 or N95 mask. It's not even equivalent. If you like your pretty cloth mask, wear it over a N95 or KN95. Don't use it solely.
4. Removing their mask in crowded public spaces to talk to someone or eat. Believe it or not, talking and eating do not offer any protective effect against getting infected by an airborne virus. Even removing it briefly can just capture virus w/in the mask when you put it back on. Leave it on.
5. Removing their mask in a public restroom because "nobody else was in there". Bad news--airborne means that virus will linger in the air for a while & public restrooms often aren't well ventilated. They're small, cramped & damp--environments that allow an airborne virus to linger in the air.
A lot of people took what the CDC & other health institutions had to say about COVID being something that you could catch at only 3 ft or 6 ft bc it "spread by droplets". That was proven to be untrue. COVID is, in fact, airborne. Think "Outbreak" instead. youtu.be/Wy-w1-g7OvY?...
Now obviously, that's just a Hollywood movie but there's some truth to how an airborne virus will spread in that way but we don't need Hollywood. @ukhadds.bsky.social recently made this great video to help people understand airborne virus transmission. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?si=pRK...
Good luck, be safe, learn to mask appropriately, & stay healthy. ❤️