As a Healthcare worker, I felt the initial mandates were necessary. They were never political for me. I felt it was imperative to try and reduce the strain on our Healthcare system. Our's was not prepared for what was about to come in Spring of 2020 and quite frankly still hasn't recovered to this day. Staffing shortages, especially RN's, plague hospitals and clinics nationwide and in some areas severely limit their ability to care for all patients.
Thankfully, I don't see us going down that road again with covid, although it will continue to hang around. Thanks to vaccines and natural immunity, the rate of new cases, severe illness and death have dropped significantly from their peaks in 2020 and 2021.
If something new came along that we weren't ready for, then yes, I would do the whole mask thing again, especially at work. Hopefully, it won't be anytime soon, but regardless, I would still do what I felt was necessary to protect others.