I'm still amazed that in 2026, 6 years into a novel pandemic, that the press still can't bother to mention masking as a preventive step to keep you safe from the Flu or Covid.

[jeffluszcz@mastodon.social]

I'm still amazed that in 2026, 6 years into a novel pandemic, that the press still can't bother to mention masking as a preventive step to keep you safe from the Flu or Covid. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/flu-strain-bay-area-21343720.php

[vathpela@infosec.exchange]

@jeffluszcz Worse than that, there are articles questioning (without much actual curiosity) why Olympians have been masking before their events.

[malte@radikal.social]

@jeffluszcz I've seen several references to COVID-19 here on Mastodon as a pandemic that is still going on. WHO declared the global health emergency around COVID-19 as over in 2023. I get that the virus is still here, still mutating, as all other flus do. And it makes sense to use masks to protect others from flu. Is that what ia meant by the word pandemic in your toot?

[nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social]

@jeffluszcz It's because everyone is being required to pretend it away. Our *entire* societies are being required to pretend it away. It's quite possibly the stupidest thing the human race has ever done, and we used to sacrifice people to volcanoes because we assumed it would somehow make some deity less unhappy. (Even if there was a volcano god, why would throwing someone in there make it less unhappy?)

I'm beginning to wonder if humanity had a good run but is just going to stupid out now.

[laukidh@infosec.exchange]

@malte @jeffluszcz the “emergency” was declared over so people would fill empty office buildings.

The pandemic never ended, especially not for those of us who are immune compromised.