Ten things that will not protect you from an airborne virus that moves through the air like smoke.
1
Sanitiser
Sanitiser
2
Perspex screens
Perspex screens
3
Denial
Denial
4
Bravery
Bravery
5
The World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation
6
Washing your hands
Washing your hands
7
Your government
Your government
8
2m distancing
2m distancing
9
Optimism
Optimism
10
Ignorance
Ignorance
11
Cloth masks
Cloth masks
12
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
(sorry Joe)
13
A mask under your chin
A mask under your chin
14
Wishful thinking
Wishful thinking
15
Optional isolation
Optional isolation
16
You do you
You do you
17
A surgical mask
A surgical mask
18
Surrender
Surrender
19
The infection control team
The infection control team
20
Closed windows
Closed windows
21
Mass delusion
Mass delusion
22
Pretending it's a cold
Pretending it's a cold
23
Newspapers owned by billionaires
Newspapers owned by billionaires
24
Cleaning surfaces
Cleaning surfaces
25
Slogans
Slogans
26
Nutjobs
Nutjobs
27
Indecision
Indecision
28
A mask that's in your pocket
A mask that's in your pocket
29
Vaccines on their own
Vaccines on their own
30
Snake oil
Snake oil
31
Luck
Luck
32
Holding your breath
Holding your breath
33
Being a child
Being a child
34
Having had Covid already
Having had Covid already
35
Being outdoors
Being outdoors
36
A test kit
A test kit
37
Being sporty
Being sporty
38
Wealth
Wealth
39
Blaming something else
Blaming something else
40
Knowing/not knowing the person who is ill
Knowing/not knowing the person who is ill
41
The economy
The economy
42
The decision to live with Covid
The decision to live with Covid
43
Minimisers
Minimisers
44
Someone telling you it's safe to take your mask off
Someone telling you it's safe to take your mask off
45
The room being empty
The room being empty
46
Calling it endemic
Calling it endemic
47
Being in a classroom
Being in a classroom
48
A strong constitution
A strong constitution
49
Horse de-wormer
Horse de-wormer
50
Being newly born
Being newly born
51
Swagger
Swagger
52
Your qualifications
Your qualifications
53
Perspex face shields
Perspex face shields
54
Corners
Corners
55
Unused mitigations
Unused mitigations
56
Gloves
Gloves
57
Misconceptions
Misconceptions
58
Magical thinking
Magical thinking
59
Positive thinking
Positive thinking
60
A conference invitation
A conference invitation
61
Scorn
Scorn
62
Your track record at avoiding catching it
Your track record at avoiding catching it
63
Antiviral treatments
Antiviral treatments
64
Group twos*
Group twos*
65
Group threes*
Group threes*
66
Not touching your face
Not touching your face
67
Being totally over it
Being totally over it
68
Hopium
Hopium
69
The macarena
The macarena
(it's a thing)
70
Other people
Other people
71
Procrastination
Procrastination
72
Hindsight
Hindsight
73
Delay
Delay
74
Apathy
Apathy
75
Incompetence
Incompetence
76
Facing away from someone
Facing away from someone
77
Avoiding eye contact
Avoiding eye contact
78
Hepa filters that are switched off (eg in an aeroplane flying)
Hepa filters that are switched off (eg in an aeroplane flying)
79
A mask that you have taken off for a photo
A mask that you have taken off for a photo
80
Marketing
Marketing
81
Consultants*
Consultants*
*except clean air consultants
82
Not believing in covid
Not believing in covid
83
Chief Medical Officers/Provincial Health Officers/Your Regional Variation Of The Above
Chief Medical Officers/Provincial Health Officers/Your Regional Variation Of The Above
84
Religious belief
Religious belief
85
Good intentions
Good intentions
86
Nicotine patches
Nicotine patches
87
Coughing into your elbow
Coughing into your elbow
88
Sneezing into your elbow
Sneezing into your elbow
89
Throwing away your tissues carefully
Throwing away your tissues carefully
90
Vitamins
Vitamins
91
Clean living
Clean living
92
Blaming allergies
Blaming allergies
93
Being with family
Being with family
94
Seasons
Seasons
95
Herd immunity
Herd immunity
96
Hot weather
Hot weather
97
Holidays
Holidays
98
A mask over your mouth but not your nose
A mask over your mouth but not your nose
99
Misinformation
Misinformation
100
Right Said Fred
Right Said Fred
Oh okay then, for the Canadians:
101 Bonnie Henry
I'm taking requests now.
102
Privilege
Privilege
103
Ending mandated mitigations
Ending mandated mitigations
104
Thoughts and prayers
Thoughts and prayers
105
A mask that you have taken off so you can eat or drink
A mask that you have taken off so you can eat or drink
106
A poor understanding of physics
A poor understanding of physics
107
(against BQ.1.1, XBB and their friends)
Evusheld
(against BQ.1.1, XBB and their friends)
Evusheld
108
Butthole sunning
Butthole sunning
(yes, that really was a thing)
109
Pulling your mask down to talk to someone
Pulling your mask down to talk to someone
110
A perky attitude
A perky attitude
(sorry Prof @DoencaProf)
111
A cruise booking
A cruise booking
112
Indoor dining
Indoor dining
113
Thinking you're being careful when you're not being careful
Thinking you're being careful when you're not being careful
114
Being with people you know
Being with people you know
115
Special final mentions for cow dung, horse urine, perfume, your race, your blood type, father christmas, and rupert murdoch.
Special final mentions for cow dung, horse urine, perfume, your race, your blood type, father christmas, and rupert murdoch.
And then if you want to know what *can* protect you, read on here:
https://twitter.com/1goodtern/status/1583012376432979968?s=20&t=e4Zi0Q-OaOiGqrXzniK7nA
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