Folks who live with or have a pod that extends beyond your romantic partner: how do you think about wearing masks and distancing with other folks indoors? My understanding is that most people with a pod that goes beyond a romantic partner hang out with their pod indoors, without distancing or wearing masks.
Is that true? If so, is it because you have reason to believe masks and distancing are ineffective indoors? Or do you think masks / distancing would help, but not enough to be worth it?
From a quick search, I was only able to find one study on the impact of masks and distancing within a household (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7264640/). It shows that both make a significant impact, but this is surprising to me given I’d expect aerosols to concentrate indoors such that with prolonged exposure, you’d breathe in the virus anyway unless you are wearing a highly protective mask.
[Question] How to think about wearing masks / distancing within the household?
Folks who live with or have a pod that extends beyond your romantic partner: how do you think about wearing masks and distancing with other folks indoors? My understanding is that most people with a pod that goes beyond a romantic partner hang out with their pod indoors, without distancing or wearing masks.
Is that true? If so, is it because you have reason to believe masks and distancing are ineffective indoors? Or do you think masks / distancing would help, but not enough to be worth it?
From a quick search, I was only able to find one study on the impact of masks and distancing within a household (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7264640/). It shows that both make a significant impact, but this is surprising to me given I’d expect aerosols to concentrate indoors such that with prolonged exposure, you’d breathe in the virus anyway unless you are wearing a highly protective mask.