I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU AND your favorite vaccinated spring bluebird of happiness, but I’m going to be keeping my mask on when out in crowds for a while to come, no matter what the CDC says.
After these past 14 months, I think I’d feel naked without mine. Also, as a Type 1 diabetic, I just have to continue to be a bit wary — call me a worrywart, but it comes through experience.
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