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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This comic is another in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
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{{incomplete|Created by a FACE MASK. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
  
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There is no hidden humor in this comic, it simply states an opinion. [[Randall]] is saying that he is looking forward to not having to wear a mask everywhere after the pandemic is over.  Mask mandates were a common way various organizations reduced the spread of Covid-19.  Now that the vaccines exist, people are assuming that these mask mandates will soon end, and in many jurisdictions they have already.
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This is another in a series of comics about the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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However, Randall hopes that people will continue to wear a mask when they are sick, as is common in many East Asian countries.  This lets other people know the person may be sick, or trying to avoid becoming sick, so they can give the person extra distance.  Wearing a mask reduces the spread of infectious droplets when one exhales or coughs, and reduces exposure to droplets from others.  Both features help reduce the spread of communicable diseases.  Also, Randall thinks other people coughing on him is gross, as do most people.
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In this comic Randall is saying that he is looking forward to not having to wear a mask everywhere after the pandemic is over. Mandatory mask mandates were a common means by which various governments attempted to minimize the spread of Covid-19, prior to the development of vaccines.  Now that the vaccines exist, people are assuming that these mask mandates will soon end, and in many jurisdictions they have already.
  
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Masking when ill would help reduce influenza, [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517162020.htm tuberculosis] and colds.  The flu is a deadly disease that usually kills tens of thousands of people each year.
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However, Randall hopes that people will continue the practice of wearing a mask when they are sick, as is common in many East Asian countries.  This lets other people know the person is sick so they can give the sick person distance, and also prevents the sick person's coughs, which contain particles of the virus causing the sickness, from getting into the air.  Both features would help reduce the spread of communicable diseases.  Also, Randall thinks other people coughing on him is gross, as do most people.
  
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People with less common diseases, like tuberculosis, may be more likely to wear a mask if mask wearing becomes more common, so they don't feel as conspicuous. For less severe illnesses and less vulnerable populations xkcd's wish may not be such a good idea, as every cold - albeit unpleasant - constantly trains the immune system and keeps it alert.[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/common-cold-infection-may-train-the-body-to-recognise-and-fight-coronavirus/articleshow/77366133.cms?from=mdr]
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The title text continues this line of reasoning by saying Randall wants to worry less about Covid-19, but hopes people would worry more about colds. However, the main benefit from continued mask wearing by sick people would be to help reduce the spread of the flu. Colds are generally mild and might cause someone to spend a few days home sick from work or school, however the flu is a deadly disease that usually kills tens of thousands of people each year.
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The title text continues this line of reasoning by saying Randall wants to worry less about COVID-19, but hopes people would worry more about colds. Colds are generally mild and might cause someone to spend a few days home sick from work or school. However, colds cost [https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20030224/cost-of-common-cold-40-billion tens of billions of dollars annually] in the US.  Costs include the value of lost productivity at work or school, time spent caring for the sick, cost of doctor visits and medications.  Inappropriate treatment of colds with antibiotics is common, and contributes to the rise of {{W|antimicrobial resistance|antibiotic resistant bacteria}}, and {{W|clostridium difficile infection|clostridium difficile infections}}.[https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/community/for-patients/common-illnesses/colds.html].
 
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Randall has made a specific corona comic targeted at colds before: [[2306: Common Cold]]. And in 2015 he probably had a severe cold (or more than one) as he published these two comics [[1612: Colds]] and [[1618: Cold Medicine]] in December 2015.
 
  
 
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Title Text: I'm looking forward to having to worry a lot less about covid, but wouldn't mind if we worried a little more about giving each other colds. Colds are bad!
  
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
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