It's 2023. If we have learned anything in the last three years, it must be that “personal choice” should not encompass making someone else sick. Stay home if you are unwell and wear a mask in public. It’s not complicated.

Personal responsibility is not doing whatever you want in the face of severe illness, disability, and death. To me, personal responsibility is acknowledging the current surge of respiratory viruses and doing something to help control the spread of these infections.

Let’s get this hashtag trending. #maskthekraken

If you're mad when you see people wearing masks, consider why. If it's because you believe they have Covid, be thankful, as many sick people don’t wear masks around you. If you're upset because masks remind you the pandemic isn't over, then direct your anger at the government.

It’s 2023, not 2019. It's no longer acceptable to give other people your respiratory infection, Covid or not. Keep your virus to yourself by wearing a good N95-style mask and minimizing contact with others when sick with any symptoms. This behaviour is simple, common decency.

You could live your life in 2023 as if the health of everyone around you matters. You could #MaskUp to prevent a colleague, or child, or senior, or PWD from getting seriously ill. You could support employees to stay home when sick. You could improve ventilation. Do it. #WeNotMe

Want to keep getting sick? Then carry on like it’s 2019. Want to avoid an endless combination of cough, congestion, sore throat, fever, or worse? Wear a respirator-style (N95) mask in public and limit your contacts to those who are symptom-free AND have a negative rapid test.

After my 🫀 tweet this AM, I've received NONSTOP DM's/ mockery of 'pronouns in the bio.' Guess what? It's gonna stay, and I have worn my HE/HIM pronoun pin from day 1 of #medschool and if it makes even ONE person feel validated, it's worth it. Tuning out the noise 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊

Governments quietly recommending public indoor masking is having the predicted effect on behaviour. No one knows anything about this advice and is carrying on, oblivious to the surging triple threat of respiratory viruses.