As COVID mask mandates lift, many people who are immunocompromised are still fighting for their lives.
) you should wear a mask based on your personal preference and personal risk, the agency says. If you are in an area with medium levels, you should mask up if you’re immunocompromised or live with someone at high risk of severe illness. And if you’re in an area with high community levels,But if you’re in an area with low levels of COVID and you see someone masking, you should not assume they’re doing so because they’re making a statement or virtue signaling.
“Many of the patients I’ve interacted with question: Are we rushing this too quickly? Will there be another surge as all of these mandates and protections are put aside?” Lyman said. “All of this fear and sense of abandonment among those who are the most vulnerable is very real.”, a clinical health psychologist with Stanford University and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, urged people who are not immunocompromised to try and remember how uncertain everything felt early on in 2020.
Also, remember that children under 5 are not eligible for vaccines yet — and some people who are immunocompromised are unable to get vaccinated because of their health status. “Instead of celebrating it and flaunting it and posting pictures, or saying things like, ‘At least we don’t have to worry about it anymore,’ remember that that’s not true for everyone,” said
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