Why some vaccinated people will keep wearing masks

“[With the pandemic], you’re thinking more about others and protecting others. A lot of my peers feel that way and I hope that that’s a lesson that we [all] get out of this pandemic,” said Ella Knibb, 20, who is a student... Zhiyeng Zhu, 26, a PhD student, doesn’t plan on wearing a mask outside, but has noted that he will continue wearing them in hospitals, around the elderly and around other masked people. “If there’s social pressure, where you’re entering into a space with lots of people wearing masks, you might want to avoid conflict and then you have to wear [a] mask,” said Zhu... “Normally, in a year, I get three or four colds. This year I’ve had none, so I think even if a mask isn’t necessary [for] Covid any more, I wouldn’t be surprised if people start to wear one when they have a cold because, the fact that a lot of people have gotten less colds shows how effective it is,” said Odeya Rosenband, 20, who is a student.