100% same POV here. I get my shots, still wear mask outside (still mandatory here), but i’m not as freaked out on getting covid as i was before. People are getting used to living with the virus nowadays and sooner or later it’s gonna be just like the regular flu. I think.
Anyone else still on a "Lockdown"?
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100% same POV here. I get my shots, still wear mask outside (still mandatory here), but i’m not as freaked out on getting covid as i was before. People are getting used to living with the virus nowadays and sooner or later it’s gonna be just like the regular flu. I think.
Flu shot is 60% accurate/effective. I stopped getting that more than a decade ago.
Everyone here basically split into different camps
Camp A: vaxx, boosted, mask up, social distancing etc
Camp B: Vax and mask when have to
Camp C: convinced this is one big hoax, no Vax and mask when forced
I only get the flu vaccine every couple of years myself since I hate needles. It's just a calculated risk, though when I do get the flu unvaxxed it is so much worse than when I'm vaxxed. If we were to "require" the COVID vaccine every year long-term like the flu, I might do the same with that. It's just COVID-19 is relatively new and there isn't yet a high enough level of immunity... it's almost like we're getting immunity started up for this generation, whether it's by getting it or getting vaxxed. I imagine it was the same with any illness what we have vaccinations for now.
Here in Ontario we are pretty much unable to dine in restaurants. Malls are at 50% capacity and Gyms are closed.
I was due for a doctor's visit yesterday but they canceled due to being swamped with COVID-19 issues (not sure if it's staffing issues or patients)... she recommended I wait a month until it "dies down a bit" before putting myself at risk since I have a newborn at home. I hope it does die down a bit in a month!
Still in semi-lockdown and life is far from pre-2019. Doing my best to just get through and enjoy each day, and leave the worrying to the government!
Me too I’m happier inside while the idiots are out and about
Covid? What Covid? I live in Florida, we get vaccinated or treated if we get sick and keep on keeping on. The last wave affected most of my family in the form of a very mild cold lasting a couple of days. Hoping that is the beginning of the end for the horrible pandemic.
I’m in upstate NYS and my family is in Florida. I fly to Florida every couple months and love the freedom!! I’m a teacher and see how all the mandates are impacting the mental/social health of kids in NYS. I’m not ok with it. I’m happy that my nephews go to school in Florida and are living a normal life.
I’m tired of all the extreme attitudes. It is not 2020 all over again because we have effective vaccines, treatments and understand how the virus spreads. Nor is the pandemic over. Its unrealistic (not to say unnecessary and harmful) to expect people to stay home all the time, and braggadocio is no substitute for a jab.
Despite the bad press, we have a pretty good vaccination rate and that seems to work along with treatments. Also, I think the sunshine helps. Hope the rest of the world can be as free as we are in Florida. We all just have to decide what works for each one of us. Glad you can make it down here often!!
I’m very cautious of where I go out now, only if it’s necessary. It’s like COVID soup out there