Comic: Reasons to wear a mask in 2026 - The Sick Times

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Comic: Reasons to wear a mask in 2026

Artist Gillian Levine recently wrote and illustrated a comic sharing reasons to continue masking in 2026. It highlights reducing the risk of Long COVID and protecting your community as key motivations for preventing infections as the virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread. The comic includes extensive citations to scientific papers and other resources about COVID-19 and Long COVID.

Levine kindly gave The Sick Times permission to republish the comic. Check it out below or at her website, and find Levine on Instagram at @professional.baby.

It feels more like a zine than a comic. Good information for those who wonder why some people are still wearing masks (usually this means some type of respirator, not a surgical mask).