What is everyone opinion in wearing mask even after fully vaccinated? I prefer myself and cuddle partner to wear mask.
I do want to wear mask too for safety
I know that getting vaccinated, wearing a mask, sanitizing my hands, staying out of enclosed spaces full of coughing people, etc are all different ways I can reduce my chances of catching Covid. So after I'm vaccinated, I'll still be doing everything else! Hopefully I'm not still unlucky enough to catch it
I just can’t with masks they are suffocating. I don’t mind them for a short trip in the store but that’s about all I can handle.
It all helps. Nothing is 100% effective.
Decisions like these are extremely individual. You have to know somebody very well to be familiar with all the aspects of their covid risk profile.
I have cuddled with a mask on quite a number of occasions. I really don't like it, but it doesn't ruin the cuddle.
I can't wait to burn my mask.
Definitely waiting for occasion to burn my bunch of masks 🔥
I may wear masks forever. I'm the Kakashi type, I guess—sick or well, I see no reason to breathe on people when my masks are so comfortable and stylish.
B-nut Dr. Fauci said we have to wear 3-6 masks!
Never once wore a mask while cuddling, and neither did the person I cuddled with.
You can still spread the virus even with the vaccine, but it's not a bad idea. But if both cuddlers are vaccinated and haven't been sick lately, the chances of spreading covid are mitigated. And ifBut, what if someone is an asymptomatic carrier? I'm not sure.
Are hazmat suits comfty for cuddling? alternatively, I have been talking about the idea and options for potential cuddle sessions... sanitzer the area, change bed sheets and linens, bringing extra change of clothes to change into, both need to be fully vaccinated, sanitizer hands and yes with masks on. i have a some that are soft fabric feels nice on the skin, breathable and has a pocket for extra filter liners. .... what else can we do for added safety but yet keeping some comfortability?
Look, ultimately you do you. If that's what it takes to be comfortable and you find a kindred spirit, great. That said, do you drive? Fly? Life has inherent risk and the likelihood of having any serious issues due to Covid are pretty slim if there are not other factors so I'd encourage you to just live life brother. Rent The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
@xxRCubedxx If you drive, yes, there are risks. Does your car have seat belts? Air bags? Headlights? In decent likelihood, they do have these safety features in addition to others (especially if you have a newer vehicle) that help reduce the risk in driving. If you fly, yes, there are risks. However, all aircraft have seatbelts in addition to numerous other design features in the fuselage and the cockpit in addition to numerous ground based safety features to help enable you to get from point A to point B safely and reduce many of the risks involved in flying. That being said, one can go and get their life back to normal, but it's not unreasonable to take precautions, such as vaccinations, to help keep yourself and the people around you safe from things you're likely to encounter in resuming your everyday activities, such as viruses.
@parkwayvisual: You said it. Life is full of risk—disability and early death lie in wait as long as you live. Sure, you could be lucky enough to avoid the lot. But you could also be smart enough to make it harder for them to get you.
That's what safety features and recommended procedures are all about: keeping everybody alive and well as long as possible, even in a world full of risk.
Fully vaccinated here. I wouldn’t be physically comfortable wearing a mask during a cuddle, but if it makes my partner emotionally comfortable, I’d at least try to see how long I could do it. 🤷♂️
@DarrenWalker Do you also wear a headband over your one eye 😜
@ZacRedBear: Only on the weekends. Gotta keep a close eye on some of the alleged people who come into the place I work, if you know what I mean.
@ZacRedBear once you were well into the cuddle, for much of the time you would forget it was there.
I've tested positive last year and am fully vaccinated. Cases in WI have been pretty under control for the past 3 months (300 positives/day vs. >6,000 in Nov). Many places are relaxing the polices about wearing masks, based on the Dept. of Health guidelines. I think I've been wearing more often than I personally need, but my concern was with other people. For cuddling, as long as the other person is vaccinated, I'm comfortable not wearing it.
Wearing a mask when both people are vaccinated? Whoever does that must not trust the vaccines. I'm with the ones here who said they can't stand wearing the things. I'll still follow the rules in public indoor places but other than that no more masks for me.
There are probably as many points of view on this as there are cuddlers. I'm comfortable with wearing a mask and will continue to wear one in large or small groups, wash my hands incessantly etc., etc. In essence, I got vaccinated so I could safely return to cuddling without one.
personally, i would not want to wear a mask.... i wear one at work sometimes for long periods; its not nice. currently i do not have a cuddle partner but if that changes i would respect their wishes if they did and at least "try out" in a session/occasion. but if distracting then I would just have to be patient until a time its not an issue.
@snugbuddy, actually no, it's because they understand what vaccines do.
Full vaccination reduces risk of asymptomatic infection by 60%-90% (mean 75% let's say)
Full vaccination reduces risk of transmission by about 50%
So risk of asymptomatic infection and transmission = (1 - 0.75) * 0.5 = 0.125 = 12.5% = 1/8
So the risk if you are both vaccinated is reduced to about 1/8 of the risk if neither of you is vaccinated. That's a pretty considerable residual risk. It's like taking something that happens every week and reducing to something that happens every couple of months. Great, but not exactly zero.
I've been vaccinated for months and almost always I'm double-masked when working on my massage clients, and they are masked, too. I'm not wearing masks for cuddling. I'm saying that it's worth the risk to cuddle without masks because now I'm vaccinated, but the masks are still required at the spa for now.
@CuddleDuncan I understand there is still a risk of infection and transmission after vaccination. I was talking about risk for serious illness after being vaccinated. The vaccinations are supposed to protect against that right? Even before the coronavirus people could have caught all sorts of cold viruses cuddling and nobody, at least as far as I know, wore masks then.
Also are masks really going to work if people are that close together indoors for a long period of time? I've heard of and know people who barely left their homes, had no visitors, went food shopping at off hours, always wore a mask, social distanced, and washed their hands and food boxes and cans, yet still somehow caught the virus. Since the science now says transmission is through the air primarily it's logical to conclude that the virus went through their masks.
If both are fully vaccinated, I'd take the mask off for sure.
Personally, I am fully vaccinated and wouldn't wear a mask even if the other isn't vaccinated... from what I've read, the odds are really good that I won't catch and won't spread it.
Casese are going down most places too, which is something to keep in mind. I wouldn't hesitate to ask your partner if they're being safe or going to BBQs and stuff like that - that could help you inform your decision.
I’m all for doing whatever makes my fellow cuddler feel comfortable. By the way I’m fully vaxed.
I will have the option to free up the mask requirement after being vaccinated, but personally speaking, I will likely keep my mask on.
@snugbuddy your logic is correct. Last I heard there were thought to be three transmission methods: surface; droplet; and aerosol. It is likely that the unfortunate people you mention were affected by aerosol transmission. It might have come through their mask while they were out, or frankly through the air conditioning from the neighbours.
Surface transmission isn't a big deal for cuddling per se, but obviously could be relevant for things like door handles. Which is why washing your hands the moment you arrive anywhere is so important.
Droplet (or large droplet) transmission is the one which is most inhibited by wearing a mask. Any decent mask is very effective and would have a big impact on the liklihood of transmission during a cuddle. Social distancing is also very effective - the droplets don't usually travel more than about six feet. When we in lockdown here and I was cuddling, we usually socially distanced while not actually cuddling.
Aerosol transmission is the tricky one. It's sort of the same as droplet, except the droplets are really, really tiny. They will go through any mask like it isn't there. Social distancing doesn't help - these tiny droplets float around the room. What does help is ventilation, which is why there is so little transmission outside. For cuddling, this means open some windows.
I wrote about the Pfizer protection rates against illness and death in this post. Other vaccines (fifteen have been approved in various places) are mostly lower. However, there are lots of us who don't really care about becoming ill ourselves - we care far more about transmission.
Before the pandemic masks were a fairly common sight in London, predominantly worn by Asian people living here. Mask wearing is very common in, say, Japan.
Does anyone here watch The Highwire or UK Column News? You might have a different opinion on all these matters if you did.
I'm fully vaccinated and comfortable not wearing a mask if the other person is vaccinated. The mask really doesn't bother me either, so I feel comfortable wearing it if my cuddle buddy wants me to.
However, if I wasn't vaccinated I would for sure wear a mask (if we met at all). I'm healthy and unlikely to die, but I want to make sure I don't get anyone else sick. Also want to be sure I don't lose my sense of smell or taste.