Seasonal Allergies during Covid-19: An Observation

 I have noticed throughout the last couple of months that if you are sick with something besides covid and you go out in public and sneeze or cough, people feel the need to say "don't worry I don't have covid!". I personally always get really bad seasonal allergies and this year more than ever I have noticed that my allergies have been so much worse. I believe it is because I have moved states being from Illinois and now coming to Kentucky for school, but it has caused me to cough and sneeze a lot more than I normally would. I know that when I do cough or sneeze that it is only my allergies because I have had allergies my whole life, but to others in public who may be around me, they do not always know that it is just my allergies. This has caused me to always say out loud "it is just my allergies, not covid" because I do not want people thinking I am sick with covid and that I am going to spread it to others. One of the most common places that I notice I get starred at if I cough or sneeze is in the grocery store. While I do understand why people may be alerted when they hear someone who seems sick, it has almost put a pressure on me to hold in my sneeze or cough if I feel it coming in public so that I do not get judged. Although I do not have a picture of me personally coughing in public since covid, this picture is an accurate representation.