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Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 03:37 PM Apr 2021

One year into pandemic, have you maintained high level hygenic habits to avoid c19? [View all]

I am not.talking about just wearing masks. I am referring to all the hand washing, wiping.cabinet, leaving stuff outside, squirting bleach, avoiding door handles, wiping steering wheel, etc..

If you slacked off.
Why?
Bored with it all...
Never caught c19?
Caught c19 and it wasnt.so.bad for me
Been vaxxed


48 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Still vigilent at same high level for past year
30 (63%)
Slacked off a bit
13 (27%)
Slacked off a lot
2 (4%)
Was never very vigilent
3 (6%)
Other
0 (0%)
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I've always been a near-compulsive hand washer happybird Apr 2021 #1
I recall, leaving store, getting in.car and slathering on the purell Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #2
I almost ruined my debit card with sanitizer, lol! happybird Apr 2021 #29
Mostly conscientious hand washer rather than near compulsive, Hortensis Apr 2021 #33
I mask and sanitize my hands MissB Apr 2021 #3
Still masking and hand washing bottomofthehill Apr 2021 #4
Agree Freddie Apr 2021 #20
Have eaten in (actually outside ) at a restaurant one time bottomofthehill Apr 2021 #31
Still going strong. Iggo Apr 2021 #5
The biggest threat is airborne so JT45242 Apr 2021 #6
So its not "slacking off" but eliminating habits that are useless Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #7
Yeah, the same for me. meadowlander Apr 2021 #10
Same here. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #17
We go out for dinner every Friday that the weather permits... brooklynite Apr 2021 #22
Wearing a mask, washing my hands and social distancing have been pretty much all I have done... demmiblue Apr 2021 #8
I've now had both shots and "Still vigilant at same high level for past year." I'm really not RKP5637 Apr 2021 #9
Still wear the mask indoors in public places cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #11
At first I thought I have slacked off a lot intrepidity Apr 2021 #12
Is no longer doing things that have been determined ineffective considered slacking? Kaleva Apr 2021 #13
maybe I should have worded the poll directly.. not used the phrase "slack off" Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #34
I was already well stocked before anyone heard of COVID19 Kaleva Apr 2021 #37
Definitely slacked off Amishman Apr 2021 #14
No - I totally slacked off because studies show no need to womanofthehills Apr 2021 #15
Nearly all protocols are based on the old (original) variant, so we haven't really changed. Pobeka Apr 2021 #16
I've slacked off some-- but... dawg day Apr 2021 #18
I no longer worry much about surfaces as it is not evidence-based and Maru Kitteh Apr 2021 #19
I reduced my vigilance for a short time regarding fomites. littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #21
Off A Bit ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #23
Still make a big effort to just MissMillie Apr 2021 #24
that sounds like me. I have a house cleaner every other week and she is masked and gloved. CTyankee Apr 2021 #28
I hand wash and use hand sanitizer as strictly as before. tavernier Apr 2021 #25
All we ever did was.. luvs2sing Apr 2021 #26
I never adopted those habits either..leaving stuff outside Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #32
I'm not as OCD anymore spinbaby Apr 2021 #27
I never was too obsessive about the wiping, bleach, etc. Mad_Machine76 Apr 2021 #30
I've always been a vigilant hand washer, but I've become a more thorough surface cleaner. marmar Apr 2021 #35
Apparently, it's not easily transmitted through surfaces. LisaL Apr 2021 #36
I am vaccinated now dsc Apr 2021 #38
I don't use santizing wipes on my groceries anymore. Not needed they say. SYFROYH Apr 2021 #39
I haven't been sick with anything for more than a year. hunter Apr 2021 #40
Still vigilent here.... OhioChick Apr 2021 #41
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