“A year in, we’ve been conditioned to say the safe thing to do is to put your mask on and not be close to other people, and now we’re having to readjust and adapt to what will end up being a new normal in the coming months,” she said. “There’s a level of conditioning that happens when we are changing our behavior, when you continue to engage in that particular behavior for a specific time, your body adjusts to that behavior.”
Fully vaccinated but scared to remove your mask? Experts say getting back to a mask-free norm may take time for some.
