Here’s the thing—
Putting on a well-fitted respirator mask gives you a barrier that helps prevent you from straight up inhaling raw germs and pollutants in the air and exhaling whatever germs you’re carrying directly into the air.
Washing hands helps removes whatever grody junk you might’ve touched and whatever grossness has landed on your skin.
Getting vaccinated potentially eases the impact of the infectious dose of the virus on your body.
Everyone keeps getting the order of these wrong.


