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maskochondria 

The fear or idea that wearing a mask in public for long periods of time will cause grave illness or death. This is common within the Karen and Chad communities and quite often reflected in Twitter or Facebook rants. The individual is often seen healthy and fine in public wearing a mask though.
Karen loves to make videos in her car after shopping at HomeGoods saying how she feels nauseous, weak and is having heart palpitations from wearing her mask. She is suffering from an extreme case of maskochondria.
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Maskochism 

Deriving gratification, sexual or otherwise, from flirting with death by refusing to wear a mask in public, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Knowing he might get infected, he strode barefaced into the crowd, enjoying his maskochism.
Maskochism by Monkey's Dad June 11, 2020

maskochist 

One who practices or adheres to “Maskochism”.
Practitioners of this cult are commonly referred to as “Karens”.
“I tell ya, dat Karen is always wearin’ her mask on-top of another mask, while she’s driving around with the windows up, all alone in her car! Karen’s either fahkin stupid or definitely a maskochist!”
maskochist by Doc Harry April 9, 2021