I smoke daily and actively participate in protests against covid restrictions. I've been in direct contact with thousands of people up and down the east coast. My MIL works at a nursing home and I have been hugging her without a mask without fail since the beginning of the pandemic. No deaths, massive outbreaks, or anything even remotely concerning. My son visited his mom in South Carolina last summer and was exposed to a whole new set of germs he hadn't experienced in a year. He was completely fine.