I wonder if Covid will be similarly forgotten in a haze of debauchery?
I'm very curious what the world will look like post-COVID. We've learned many jobs traditionally done on-site can be done from home, wearing masks during the flu season reduces colds/flus, and as you say many people have been waiting, waiting, waiting to travel unlike me and all my road trips!
Originally Posted by kml
April will be a new month and I’m determined to find a way to squeeze it in.
My trainer would tell me, three more days in March, make the most of your pre-game.
Glad to hear all your kids are at least partially vaccinated! I'm close enough to my date I'm starting to talk to look into the three vaccines and which would be fully or mostly effective by the time of my trip. You know, just in case I happen to want to chat with an ECMO nurse into Harry Potter while I'm up in those mountains, lol.
Really, any of the vaccines are fairly good after two weeks and really good after 4 weeks, even if you haven’t gotten the second yet. I recommend the single shot J and J for people who have already had Covid, or who are high risk for allergic reaction. But I think the two shot mRNA vaccines are a bit more effective at preventing infection. All are great at preventing hospitalization and death though.
Caution Michiganders - a 56% increase in Covid cases last week with a sharp upswing, suggests either a more contagious strain is loose there or people are abandoning their precautions too early. This virus is not done with us yet, keep taking precautions people. Get vaccinated when you can.
BTW you can see the nice Covid graphs at Washington Post or NYT without a subscription, if you give them your email address.
I had my Moderna shot in Dec-Jan. Thankful to live where I do. Most that live here respect the mandates in place. However, being a tourist destination, some visitors fall through the cracks.
It worries me to hear some states opening up and losing masks. Hey, I'm sick of the marks too, but I comply.
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Yes this fourth wave in Europe and many US states looks concerning - we are in a race of the vaccines against the variants. Being in an island state you do have some better control over things there - plus people generally probably have better vitamin D levels - but those tourists are the irresponsible ones you have to worry about.
I'd be happy to wear a mask in public forever if it saved lives. I may well wear one every flu season from here on out even after the Covid pandemic is gone. I certainly will never go out with a cold again in public without wearing one.
