The Boston Globe received mixed reactions on Monday for publishing a piece that fretted over the "downside of ditching masks," with many social media users fuming that some media seem determined to keep normal life at bay now that nearly 145 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and states have begun to lift prior lockdown and mask mandates.

"But the return of facial freedom might come with a resurgence in cases of the common cold and the flu.".

The Globe quotes a few infectious disease doctors who have warned of "a resurgence in cases of the common cold and the flu.".

Helen Chu, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Washington, suggested that a solution is for schoolchildren to continue to mask up this fall, saying that she was "holding" her breath to see how children handle the upcoming flu season.

CBS ANCHOR ‘SO CONFUSED’ BY BECERRA'S INSISTENCE VACCINATED PEOPLE STILL WEAR MASKS.

Some who shared the article agreed with the premise of the piece and said they'd continue to wear their masks even as more Americans become vaccinated in order to protect themselves from the cold and flu.

"It's crazy to ask children to wear masks next fall to reduce transmission of the flu and common cold viruses," another user noted