Praise then darkness, and creation unfinished

With my new monoclonal anti-covid antibodies, I went for a walk unmasked, with a mask in my pocket in case I wanted to go into a building or otherwise needed it. It was sunny and unseasonably warm this afternoon, and I also did a bit of exercise on the back stairs.

I called the hair salon I last visited in February 2020, to ask if I could get my hair cut while wearing a face mask. The receptionist said yes, "whatever you're comfortable with." I also asked if, after two years, I should book a new client appointment. She checked with Taylor, the stylist who cut my hair in the past, and came back to say I didn't count as a new client, but should make a longer appointment; I will be getting my hair cut on March 30th.

After that phone call, I went to the Bona Fide Masks website, and ordered some Powecom KN95 masks with ear loops, because behind-the-head straps would interfere with a haircut. My plan is to wear an N95 or KN95 mask with behind-the-head straps on my way to the hair salon, and swap for the one with ear loops when I get there. (If these masks don't arrive in time, I will switch to a medical mask to get my hair cut.)

I also decided I was comfortable with cattitude going to the grocery store this afternoon, properly masked, so he could select his own produce. I suspect there's going to be some back-and-forth of what I, and cattitude and adrian_turtle, are comfortable with, a combination of having some time to think about it, warmer weather, any changes in the local case rate, and at some point declining protection from those store-bought antibodies.

I have had the Evushield monoclonal antibodies, for (some amount of) protection against covid. The factsheet didn't answer my questions -- how soon will I be protected, and for how long -- and the nurse said to ask my doctor. I left a message with his office, and also mentioned those questions on a discord server.

A medical person who hangs out there said that the time to them being effective should be "quick, on the order of hours" and that the answer to the other question is more complicated. Half-life in the bloodstream is probably about for weeks, but to actually answer that question, even approximately,a person would need to know how many antibodies they injected and how many are needed to be significantly protective.