Anybody still wearing face masks?

I still see them occasionally at the grocery store and at large public gatherings, I assume the folks wearing them are immunocompromised(I live in Vermont, USA...)

i haven't since last year.

No.

I'm not scared of some silly flu that was overblown in the news. I only wore masks because I couldn't go grocery shopping or interact with any business/medical facility without one during 2021 and 2022. I'd wear them so long as I was in the building in question, but took them off the moment I got outside and away from the building.

If it makes you feel better, having type O blood makes you more resistant to the virus (well, if you know you have type O). There was a Chinese study done during the pandemic that revealed people with Type O had the lowest number of infections, whereas type A & AB had the highest rate of infection. Not sure what they have to say about Type B blood.

I still wear my mask in medical facilities. I don't know who in there might be immunocompromised, and I don't know what I might be carrying.

Edit to say that we have had some days here recently with really bad air quality. Like over 10 on the AQHI, and I have worn an N95 outside on those days.

I still see a few people at my gym working out and actually wearing mask while doing so. It's all I can do not to tell them how bad that is for them.. but it's their choice. Most abandoned them a long time ago.

I remember some guy on a message boasting about how he always wore a mask when running outside. He felt like he was a real hero saving the world. Some people really get stuck with the ideology they chose to follow.

I never wore one unless required to..At work, thank goodness, it only lasted about a week and after that was voluntary. Other businesses took many, many months to loosen the grip. I think it was only late last year for hospitals and Drs offices.

surgeons

From early on, the real expert like the one from South Korea has explained that COVID virus can enter our body through various routes, including the mouth, nose, and eyes. Wearing face mask only covered mouth and nose and they are not filtering 100% virus. That's why wearing face mask is just part of the protection measure, avoiding crowed places as much as we could and everyone wear N95 masks in such high risk setting are more essential during pandemics.

laboratory experiments with mice have shown that reducing the amount of virus that enters the body can increase the chances of avoiding severe illness. This is because the severity of COVID-19 is often related to the amount of virus that infects the body. Good quality face masks such as N95 respirator masks can help protect against viruses like COVID-19 to some degree, otherwise scientists in bio labs and doctors in hospital won't have to wear them.

During a pandemic, public places like shopping malls are generally considered to be higher risk areas for virus transmission compared to bio-labs and hospitals. This is because bio-labs and hospitals have strict protocols and safety measures in place to prevent the spread of viruses, whereas public places are often crowded and lack the same level of control over environmental factors.

Wearing an N95 mask in public places can still be a good idea, especially in high-risk settings such as crowded indoor spaces, public transportation, and healthcare facilities, regardless of whether or not you have been vaccinated. This is because the vaccines are less and less effective over the time as the virus continues to evolve.

Protection doesn't work for some people because they don't know how to use it properly. The same goes with face mask.