the best way to protect your health and well-being in 2025 and on into 2026, amidst a pandemic that is severe but now ignored (not to mention a bird flu pandemic is brewing with an estimated 50% mortality rate if it mutates toward human to human transmission), is to wear a kn94, or even better, an n95 mask in your day to day life, as often as possible. sometimes is better than never. it's truly my top health tip.
i followed the research from the beginning, as i watched what happened to me happen to people en masse (the chance of postviral illness from each covid infection is somewhere between 10 and 30%. every time you get sick you're rolling the dice on lifelong disability).
because of learning this early, i never took my mask off. i have not had as much as a cold since 2019. cannot recommend it enough. it's wonderful to not get sick and it's wonderful to not pass it on to others. i will gladly wear a mask in shared spaces as long as I need to. it helps prevent organ damage, brain damage, increased likelihood of heart attack and stroke, and also helps prevent damage to my immune system that covid can cause.
wearing a mask should not be a badge of shame. wearing a mask is an affirmation that our lives, all our lives, are precious and we all deserve to be protected from harm. please consider a mask. your life matters and the damage covid causes is so severe people are making comparisons to HIV/AIDS. i know the messaging isn't telling you this, but the research is, I can assure you. covid causes what is called t8 cell apoptosis. your t cells are a vital part of your immune system, and covid has been shown to cause the death of these cells.
your life is so precious. my life is so precious. please consider masking up.
Like the N95, the FDA Authorized KN95 face masks sold by Bona Fide Masks™ are rated to provide 95% ore greater filtration of particles large
