We hear of covid cases rising again. Some are alarmed, hoping that we're not getting ready for a shutdown. Well, I've been reading and listening to as much as I can find about the future of covid (It's hard to come by these days) so that I can be confident about the decisions I am making.
I no longer wear a mask, unless it's required. Doctor offices and hospitals are the only place masks seem to be necessary right now. Airports, concerts and supermarkets will find some amount of people in masks. Are they really necessary?
The scientists are saying that covid will exist for the rest of our lives, in some form or another. One question people are asking is, "What are the chances of another variant? " Science says, 100%. The good news is that we now have vaccines that minimize affects of the virus, and therapeutics to control the virus if we get it.
It's not like the flu, but it is like the flu in the sense that it is here to stay, variants may be different each year, and over time we will figure out how often we need to be vaccinated. It's too early to know that yet, but do know that one's chances of death or hospitalization from covid, if you've been vaccinated and act immediately if you do contract the virus, are slim.
Covid numbers are way up right now, but hospitalizations and deaths are not. Take precautions and respect the virus, but don't let it control your life. It's here to stay and we must learn to live with it.
By the way, the extreme shut down that took place in China reduced the amount of covid, but did not eliminate it, as the Chinese government thought it would.
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