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Jul 30, 2021Liked by David Thornton

It's coming. The idiots will force the governments hand and then bitch about it. The longer we allow this to go on the greater to likelihood of a variant that gets around the vaccine. And then things will get so much worse.

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Really good perspectives from you and Steve regarding where the pandemic is at. Very thought provoking as always.

This stinks to have to be quarantined likely because of someone who made the decision not to get vaxxed, and you and your family have to pay the consequences for it. As you mentioned in this column, we really need enact some common sense policies to ensure that responsible people like you and your family, and everyone else here at the Racket, aren’t unduly forced to suffer for the bad choices of others.

In the meantime David, I wish a full and speedy recovery for your wife from Covid-19. I’ll be keeping you and your family in my prayers.

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CA had setup a site where you can access your vax record (with a QR code for health app scanning), and recently added support for a GPay card. Instant access whenever needed!

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I live in a bubble. My life is easy compared to most with kids and jobs and lives that force them to be exposed to all of what is going on in the real world. I don't want to be judgmental, especially based on how i live. Masks, vaccines, your choice.

When i read the articles written by both you and Steve regarding Covid19 this week, it was heart-breaking. Both of you have been proponents of caution and care from nearly the beginning. If you guys and your families have gotten it, is there any hope?

Of course the answer is yes, but the challenges for all of you living in the real world and especially in the red states where the push back on vaccinations is so strong has to be frustrating. As much as i want to ignore it all, everyone has been forced to adjust. Some have sacrificed way more than others.

I used to work out six days a week; i haven't been in a gym in a year and half. I won't go back any time soon. Living in a senior community with lots of old people who are avid trump lovers i won't/don't trust them to do the right thing. It's a tiny price to pay compared to most.

All of which leads me to the bottom line, get vaccinated. You guys are living proof, while the vaccines are infallible they can keep you from the ugliest of outcomes. We'll never vaccinate everyone; there is no reason on God's green earth why we can't reach herd immunity and slow the spread.

While i'm not a religious guy, i will pray you and your families get through this safely and your lives someday can get back to normal.

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