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harllee, I really don't see an end point. It has turned life into a nightmare.
Many of us are already retired, so our circles are a whole lot smaller than those who are still working. Perhaps a handful of former co-workers become people you send a card to, chat once or twice a year, email, and far far less than that this past 18 months.
For folks who are retired without a big network of non-work friends, it's mainly family that would count for "knowing someone" properly. So if you also have a relative small family and can count your close personal friends on one hand - hey even less chance to know someone.
I know "of" many people who got it, but these aren't people I'd consider as people with whom I have a personal connection, or that I'd report as Close To Home. Inside that group, I have only one person: My teenage nephew, last thanksgiving, with a barely symptomatic case that no one else in his family picked up from him. The next nearest person is DH's great aunt (whom I've never met), and a brother-in-law of a sister-in-law of my sister.
I'll go back under that rock now.
All that said, even boosted, we’re far more cautious than most. So it’s not a surprise to me that our exposure is limited. Most of the people I’ve ‘known’ who ended up with covid have been living far more ‘normally’ than we have. Sometimes by choice, sometimes not.
My nine year old granddaughter tested positive on Monday two days after she got her first shot. It was caught in a routine school screening. My fully vaccinated son caught it from her and tested positive Wednesday. Both have very mild symptoms. Unfortunately, they were at our house on Sunday and DW and I have developed coughs. We got PCR tests yesterday and came back negative this morning.
I am getting together with family for Thanksgiving. There will be 12 of us--all are double vaccinated and everybody but one young person has had a booster. It is important to us to see family we have not seen in 18 months so we are taking that risk.
I have known 12 people who have had Covid. Four of them ended up in the hospital and two died. My next door neighbor died 12/26/20 and my ex-sil died this past Saturday. She was around 57 or 58 years old and was not vaccinated. She had several underlying health conditions and did not go anywhere. She lived with her daughter and granddaughter, and think that the granddaughter brought it home from school. I feel sorry for my niece because her father, my brother, died at age 45 in 2001 from lung cancer. My niece has never been married and no longer lives with her daughter's dad. We are having her mother's memorial Dec 4 and I am helping to cook for it. I have been triple vaxed and I plan on double masking. I hope that I am not taking too big of a chance of staying safe.
I have known 12 people who have had Covid. Four of them ended up in the hospital and two died. My next door neighbor died 12/26/20 and my ex-sil died this past Saturday. She was around 57 or 58 years old and was not vaccinated. She had several underlying health conditions and did not go anywhere. She lived with her daughter and granddaughter, and think that the granddaughter brought it home from school. I feel sorry for my niece because her father, my brother, died at age 45 in 2001 from lung cancer. My niece has never been married and no longer lives with her daughter's dad. We are having her mother's memorial Dec 4 and I am helping to cook for it. I have been triple vaxed and I plan on double masking. I hope that I am not taking too big of a chance of staying safe.
From CNN today: 'Michigan sets hospitalization record, leads nation in new coronavirus cases per capita':We're triple vaccinated but avoid public indoor gatherings. Michigan is deep in a third wave, but people are going to restaurants and concerts which is hard for me to understand. The state has recommendations consistent with CDC but venues are mostly not willing to enforce them. I understand the practicality. The local symphony caters to a high-risk group, and I feel sorry for the organization but I'm not willing to go to events with unrestricted attendance.
Michigan continues to struggle amid the pandemic, setting a record this week for Covid-19 hospitalizations and leading the nation in per capita case rates, new data reveal.
The state also recently reported its highest seven-day average of new daily cases, at 10,014, on December 3. The average dipped on Monday to 8,585 a day -- still more than double where it was at the end of October, according to Johns Hopkins University data. ...
Michigan has reported more new cases per capita over the last week than any other state, with Minnesota and Rhode Island not far behind, according to JHU data. The daily case rate is more than double the US case rate. ...
I thought this table from the Times was vivid and worth sharing.
I copied and pasted the Table, I was ready to send it to an antivaxer friend, then I decided I've already sent enough info that didn't change his mind, so I nixed it. He is hunkered out at home only out for groceries. No one in our group has seen him for over a year. Although we have all had our shots and get out and together regularly.
We do get emails containing Youtube videos, that none of us have any interest in and it's rare that anyone watches them.
I thought this table from the Times was vivid and worth sharing.
Best wishes for your smart little ones. It sure seems like we’re in a world where it’s not a two-and-done long-term vaccine, like polio, and is instead more like frequent flu shots as Covid mutates. I’m seeing signs reading “Free Flu and Covid Shots” on the door at CVS. On one hand, it could not be simpler to be vaxxed, at least until there’s an edible vaccine but, on the other, only about 49% of Americans get flu shots, suggesting Covid will be with us forever. That’s the weird, inconvenient society I’m adapting to.
I copied and pasted the Table, I was ready to send it to an antivaxer friend, then I decided I've already sent enough info that didn't change his mind, so I nixed it. He is hunkered out at home only out for groceries. No one in our group has seen him for over a year. Although we have all had our shots and get out and together regularly.
We do get emails containing Youtube videos, that none of us have any interest in and it's rare that anyone watches them.
I agree, we are past worrying about those who refuse to take such easily available and proven precautions. We do not associate with those folks at all and keep our distance where possible. We just make sure we are protected and let natural selection take care of the rest.