One thing I'll miss with the loss of widespread mask-wearing is the massive reduction in spitting. You can tell youngsters that TB is one of the few diseases that can spread by airborne spread of dried spittle, but they carry on spitting not just in open spaces but in bus shelters etc. and then people are surprised that we have such high TB rates in our area. To people in parts of the country with no clusters of TB problems, this probably seems weird to be even thinking about.
I also think in some places we'll see resurgence of the wearing of niqab, Anonymous-type masks, buffs & scarves pulled up over lower face etc., particularly on the more highly polluted roads. You can feel the rawness in your airways along some of our busy roads with stop-start traffic, particularly near local schools and also where there are illegal road races with quad bikes and souped-up cars. I've been barely touching my asthma inhaler during masking, but now we're opening up, I'm ordering more and may get some extras online or by word of mouth.
