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The Campaign for Permanent Masking

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The Campaign for Permanent Masking Who's behind the campaign to make masks permanent? Michael P Senger On Monday, the CDC’s mask mandate for US airlines was struck down. This made for some comical takes captured in my  previous article . But some takes weren’t so funny. In this tweet, which has 137,000 likes and counting, an anonymous doctor makes the case for permanent masking in the most explicit possible terms. Amy G Dala MD @AmyGDalaMD People: aRe yoU goInG to mAsK fOreVeR Me: well I still wear seatbelts & helmets, use sunscreen, get vaccinated, wash my hands, drink pasteurized milk, cook chicken before eating it, & don't drink water straight from the lake so 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ April 19th 2022 24,821 Retweets 137,810 Likes Below are some examples of quote tweets of this doctor’s tweet. Many sought to normalize the concept of permanent masking, emphasizing that wearing a mask forever is no big deal, and anyway is “cool.” plummysims | elfathiera 🇮🇩 @plummysims I fee...