You do know David, we shouldn't even be having this discussion. We should be sliding safely into home with new cases down to nothing and hospitalizations and death a thing of the past. That's how bad this is, because we are headed in the wrong direction and there's no end in sight.
To trump's credit (and i rarely say that) he was the guy that pushed the fast tracking. That alone should have insured we got there. It was never a right/left thing; or at least it never should have been. I'm sorry but every one of the anti-vaxxer's and right wing windbags have helped create the shitshow we are trapped in.
If that's not bad enough, it gets worse. What is the long term impact on those of you that contracted it? Hopefully nothing, but no one knows for sure. Will it take years off your life? Will it crop up and cause issues that smolder and flare? Will it keep you from doing things down the road? That alone is frightening enough to make people take it seriously.
Sadly, we aren't a whole lot better off than we were a year ago. Yes, we're open, but at what cost? I hate, HATE to say this, but for many this is nothing more than a con to keep trump voters close. For others it's the gambit they can attach to Biden and say he failed.
Societally we are all losers. When playing politics becomes more important than saving peoples lives it screams we have become fools and dummies. Yet brother...here we are. How sad?
I think given that the rate of vaccination is not uniform, varying greatly depending on the locality and region one lives in here in the US, that localized mitigations will be a come and go, and based on regions of high spread, for probably for the rest of this year, and maybe part of the upcoming year, based on where our circumstances are currently. The good news we are seeing is that many businesses, corporations, and educational institutions(both private and public), are taking the lead in requiring their employees and students to be vaccinated. At our leadership meeting where I work, we approved a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy on condition of being employed. It was unanimous, and when we brought that matter forth to the rest of our employees, everyone was unanimously on board with it without any reservations. Most everyone was already vaccinated, so that is great news on our part.
I think things will get better as time goes by, but this emergence from the pandemic will be a two steps forward, and one or one and a half steps backwards. It's unfortunate that this pandemic and vaccines had to be politicized, but I think as you mentioned David, cooler and more rational heads will prevail over time, and people will adapt accordingly.
I am amazed you did not see this coming over a year ago. It was pretty obvious. It would not have been very appetizing to imagine this coming without the vaccine (1% mortality) but with the vaccine and with tremendous success vaccinating the populations that is at highest risk, the future of covid is a average flu year. That is why the latest round of government hysteria is so laughable. Life has risks, get over it.
You do know David, we shouldn't even be having this discussion. We should be sliding safely into home with new cases down to nothing and hospitalizations and death a thing of the past. That's how bad this is, because we are headed in the wrong direction and there's no end in sight.
To trump's credit (and i rarely say that) he was the guy that pushed the fast tracking. That alone should have insured we got there. It was never a right/left thing; or at least it never should have been. I'm sorry but every one of the anti-vaxxer's and right wing windbags have helped create the shitshow we are trapped in.
If that's not bad enough, it gets worse. What is the long term impact on those of you that contracted it? Hopefully nothing, but no one knows for sure. Will it take years off your life? Will it crop up and cause issues that smolder and flare? Will it keep you from doing things down the road? That alone is frightening enough to make people take it seriously.
Sadly, we aren't a whole lot better off than we were a year ago. Yes, we're open, but at what cost? I hate, HATE to say this, but for many this is nothing more than a con to keep trump voters close. For others it's the gambit they can attach to Biden and say he failed.
Societally we are all losers. When playing politics becomes more important than saving peoples lives it screams we have become fools and dummies. Yet brother...here we are. How sad?
Also look at influenza: we have to create a new vaccine yearly as it evolves and mutates. If COVID does become endemic, then expect a yearly booster.
Which leads to a good question: will flu shots also become required? Would it make sense to require them if a mRNA version is approved?
I think given that the rate of vaccination is not uniform, varying greatly depending on the locality and region one lives in here in the US, that localized mitigations will be a come and go, and based on regions of high spread, for probably for the rest of this year, and maybe part of the upcoming year, based on where our circumstances are currently. The good news we are seeing is that many businesses, corporations, and educational institutions(both private and public), are taking the lead in requiring their employees and students to be vaccinated. At our leadership meeting where I work, we approved a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy on condition of being employed. It was unanimous, and when we brought that matter forth to the rest of our employees, everyone was unanimously on board with it without any reservations. Most everyone was already vaccinated, so that is great news on our part.
I think things will get better as time goes by, but this emergence from the pandemic will be a two steps forward, and one or one and a half steps backwards. It's unfortunate that this pandemic and vaccines had to be politicized, but I think as you mentioned David, cooler and more rational heads will prevail over time, and people will adapt accordingly.
I am amazed you did not see this coming over a year ago. It was pretty obvious. It would not have been very appetizing to imagine this coming without the vaccine (1% mortality) but with the vaccine and with tremendous success vaccinating the populations that is at highest risk, the future of covid is a average flu year. That is why the latest round of government hysteria is so laughable. Life has risks, get over it.