For my whole life I have gotten sick every 2-4 months. It turns out I have selective IgA deficiency, which can be found out in simple blood test but no one tested me till last year.

As a result, I have autoimmune conditions that can be quite severe and pre-Covid ME/CFS and now Long Covid… but I’ve had exactly ONE cold in the last five years. One case of RSV from my kid’s school - despite her vigilant masking. That’s it.

Ironically I am so much more healthy as far as NOT getting acute infections — because of masking and everyone in my household and polycule masking. I don’t want that to change. When I get acutely ill, it’s a real setback for my chronic woes.

So why would I stop masking????