Yes, hence essential. Some hit both age and status at the same time lol
Which is why those who were able to get it like VP Pence and elect at the time Harris and Pres Elect Biden got them. When the job or age allows, then yes. Otherwise using money or power privileges is looked down on by me. I look better on a CEO who doesn't jump a line unfairly.
Fantastic news! I had friends in the trial near Cincy and so far they are waiting to hear. A few had zero side effects so hearing this may or may not help them figure out if they had real or placebo. Hope you both remain side effect (or mostly side effect) free!
More generally, the federal government is using its own allotment to vaccinate its workers; my husband, best friend, and several neighbors here in Northern Virginia have all gotten the shots through their respective federal workplaces.
And the studies out of the UK and Israel have shown that the vaccine is at least 86% effective at preventing transmission of the virus so even if you aren’t scared of a virus or don’t think the virus is a big deal for you, getting vaccinated provides a very high level of protection that prevents you from spreading the virus to others as well. I think of it as a more effective tool than distancing and/or a masks at preventing spread and outside of a day or 2 of some minor discomfort it‘s much less disruptive to “normal life”. That’s not to say people should abandon the safety protocols today if they get vaccinated but that day will come soon enough if we all get vaccinated.
And this more than anything is how we get our lives back. These vaccines are amazing. The government and Fauci have been terrible in messaging the benefits. I’ll tell you for myself after getting vaccinated I’m literally not worried at all for me or my family.
I'm still concerned for my family but not all have been vaccinated yet. I did feel safe hanging out with my dad (fully vaccinated) inside no masks though. I feel safe going anywhere and knowing my chances of spreading it are super slim
I can’t wait to get to that point. All of my elderly family members have gotten at least their first shots. I have an appointment for Thursday that hopefully won’t get cancelled again and I just need to get my wife in and my brother and mostly all of my adult family members will be done, I have a few cousins yet to go as well. I am hoping kids 12+ get approved soon too and my oldest son can go. That just leaves my 11 year old. I won’t be able to feel fully at ease until he gets his shot too. I really hope that’s before Sept so they can go back to “normal” school in the Fall.
I didn’t skip visiting relatives completely. We did it less frequently but didn’t skip it. We did outdoor get togethers and wore masks. We did skip Thanksgiving and Christmas with the extended family that we would have normally done since cases were particularly high at that time. We did a lot of zoom get togethers and even a Zoom NYE party. It wasn’t ideal but we made do.
It is predicted in the land of reality (not epidemiological fantasy where we masks until there is no spread) that mask usage will reduce dramatically over the summer as mask mandates end. Largely ”normal” by fall unless the unthinkable happens.
We skipped, but our extended family is spread out geographically, so getting together would have meant travel, hotels, and other risks we collectively decided not to take. Plenty of Zoom calls here, too.
Nah. Just make multiple predictions. Best case, cases are extremely low in 6 weeks. Worst case, more like 3 months.
True. We haven’t seen my FIL who lives in FL since this started and we usually see him a few times a year. My MIL is in NY so is a day trip from PA and can be done without overnight stays but we still only saw that family a few times, probably half as often as we would have pre-pandemic. Moat of my family is semi-local so we could do short, outdoor visits and then go back home.
60% of the US population will be fully vaccinated in 3 months.
We shall see. I live in a very liberal state. In 3 weeks, the only restriction we will still have is masks. If 60% of Americans are vaccinated by 7/1, there will be zero political wherewithal to maintain restrictions. Not even the President is suggesting that we demand masks by summer.
