I wouldn't expect much to change, people tend to get set in their ways. If you were his priority, he'd have done something about it. On the other hand, maybe he wants to be in a better position in order to be a provider, but bearing in mind where you are, he's not going to be poor, so money is the likely priority.
RE: Is Covid making a comeback?
It's a proven fact masks do nothing. All I got from wearing a mask was bacterial pneumonia which took me three years to recover from.