She’s been fully vaccinated for three weeks, but Francesca, a 46-year-old professor, does not plan to abandon the face mask that she’s come to view as a kind of “invisibility cloak” just yet. US officials in recent weeks have said that fully vaccinated Americans can go outdoors without a face mask, except in big crowds. If wearing a mask in the park separates me from them, I’m cool with that.”A woman wears a face mask as she walks in Manhattan, New York. “I don’t want to feel the pressure of smiling at people to make sure everyone knows I’m ‘friendly’ and ‘likable’,” she said. “I’m short and fat and if I don’t moisturize compulsively, my face is constantly flaking,” she said.

Source: The Guardian May 10, 2021 10:01 UTC