For the first Covid that came out absolutely I think that these efforts would be really good but we don’t know the extent of Delta or even Alpha in regards to transmission. It just worries me because the warehouse he works in is not well ventilated so it’s just possible for him to run into someone else’s sneeze or something but that’s what his protective gear is for so I think that you’re right that he’s doing everything to keep us as safe as possible.
On the vaccine front, we have reached 67% of adults with one shot. We will not reach 70% today so we will come up short of Biden’s target for 70% by July 4th. It looks like it will be about 3-4 additional weeks to hit 70%. Based on the most recent poll 24% of the unvaccinated are still saying they will get the vaccine eventually. Based on 33% of adults unvaccinated that puts us at a max of 75% of adults vaccinated. It’s not likely we get much higher than that. On the delta variant, the coverage of the threat has not moved the needle on the vaccine hesitant. The vast majority of the unvaccinated feel the government is exaggerating the situation.
I have no idea if 67% or 70% or 75% of adults vaccinated is enough, but that’s the hand we have been dealt so let’s all hope so. Sadly if there are more large scale outbreaks going forward that will increase the number immune….just doing it the hard way.
Vaccine-hesitant Americans reject delta variant risk, posing questions for pandemic recovery: POLL
Vaccine-hesitant Americans overwhelmingly reject the reported risks of the coronavirus delta variant, posing questions for the nation's pandemic recovery on a Fourth of July the Biden administration has marked as a turning point in the nation's long public health ordeal. Three in 10 adults in...www.yahoo.com
I don’t think that is a phenomenon unique to America.
Last numbers I saw, a low flu year would be less deadly. So far this is about the same as an average flu year. I wouldn't say kids are much more likely to die of the flu. That's an argument people use I think to justify not masking. I do flu shots for my kid and family to help protect. I did the same with covid.
Our vet just started seeing in person a couple weeks ago. With a cat it is rough. I can get day of and even remote appointments if needed. Not all can do this though. Mine never had wait same day but did have drop off which they did still (I used a couple times unfortunately due to a weird vaccine reaction by one cat, and an injury for another). Good luck finding a good vet. I know it's been hard on many! Our emergency vet at Ohio State had to suspend overnight hours due to lack of work force. Quite sad, as they are 2 miles away. Our one cat with allergies cannot get in yet to the specialists there either. With hours cut and precautions they take, it's hard to find a place to take new non emergent appointments.Our vet of 30 years isn't even letting humans in with their pets yet. I'm very close to calling it a day and going elsewhere.
I called this week to get our cat looked (seems to have been drinking a lot and want to check blood sugar and kidney function) but they can't see her for 12 days. They used to be all walk in all day. If something came up, you could show up and wait to see the doctor same day quite easily. No more. Can't even enter the building.
I'm so sad but think it's time to break ties. The pandemic just keeps giving.
As much as I do not judge what people do with masks, we do know what Alpha does with vaccines. It's the original variant discovered. We also know that vaccines do protect well when fully vaccinated against Delta. I get worries, but unless a high risk person, 2 masks and a face shield while distancing would not be necessary and is kinda overkill. Have faith in the vaccine. Very few breakthrough cases occur and most are not worse than a bad cold with most being asymptomatic or mild. Now if one person is high risk and unable to be vaccinated in the home I understand, but even then a shield and mask is more than enough. I know it's hard to trust vaccines, but they are way more effective than what he's doing now. Of course do what's comfortable. Best wishes to you!
But they're highly unlikely to become a statistic.
Yes! This is exactly it. What a perfect way of summing it up.
You're not wrong! We also have a lot of people who claim they cannot force kids to wear masks when they (adults) don't have to so they just choose nothing for kids. I'm actually glad we had mask mandates/rules for all until more or less my kid was vaccinated.
We've had zero issues with our kids wearing masks while we didn't need to. Our youngest knows he still needs to mask up (he's 10, so not able to be vaccinated yet) and asked why I was wearing one even though I didn't "have" to.
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I had zero issues myself. Granted I knew I was fully vaccinated in January, so mentally I had longer to adjust, but you can better believe this spring that my kid wore when I did not during a small gathering after a friend died (he was the only one not vaccinated and some were waiting on full 2 weeks to pass). Granted there are some with certain inabilities to grasp differences on a mental level, but your nueotupocal kid over a certain age can absolutely get the differences. Like my kid was in the back and boostered long after I was. Even when he was my size but 10, he was still in the back of the car. My rules aren't always kid's rules.
The son I mentioned is 10 and has moderate autism...if he can grasp it, anyone can. The number of parents of children I've seen making excuses throughout this whole thing is really sad and pathetic. Parents need to stop worrying about being liked and do their dang job.
Interesting survey about vaccine hesitancy. 30% of the people surveyed said that they would definitly or probably not get the vaccine. Of these 73% said that the risk of the delta-variant was being exaggerated.
73% of Americans Not Getting Vaccinated Say Delta Variant Is Exaggerated
The survey results come amid warnings from President Joe Biden and the nation's top health experts that the Delta variant is more contagious than other strains of COVID-19 and therefore poses a greater risk to unvaccinated people.
We have a family friend who has down syndrome and they do not. However safety reasons suggest not to mask even though they are higher risk (it stinks really). I'm not sure all 2 or 3yos understand either but real preschool age kids who do not have issues should get it.
