@BlackAzizAnansi So, unpopular opinion, but, no? Don't get me wrong, I'm no antivaxxer and took it seriously as soon as the first reports started popping up in Jan 2020. I never got it myself, and at this point, with 5 vaccinations in me, and a fatality rate that is right now roughly comparable to the flu (which, unlike COVID, I never wore a mask to avoid), and mortality risk highly skewed towards the elderly, I have no qualms at all about getting on a plane, going to a concert, etc. Sure, there are some lessons I'll carry forward - self-isolate or mask up before seeing the elderly, don't come into work if you're feeling sick - but I think for now, barring any new, more deadly variant emerging, I can get an annual shot, let science chalk up the W, and return to life as normal.
@TJ @BlackAzizAnansi This is kind of where i'm at too- and I am elderly. I think it's a combination of having taken every precaution I can, short of not living my life, and the fact that virtually everyone I know who has had it post vaccine (and this includes many elders and several folks with serious co morbidities) has done just fine. That and the fact that Paxlovid seems to work and is readily available- I'm kind of back to normal. So far no Covid- I keep an eye on the wastewater reports, take reasonable precautions, and hope for the best. I haven't been sick in three years.
@TJ @BlackAzizAnansi This is kind of where i'm at too- and I am elderly. I think it's a combination of having taken every precaution I can, short of not living my life, and the fact that virtually everyone I know who has had it post vaccine (and this includes many elders and several folks with serious co morbidities) has done just fine. That and the fact that Paxlovid seems to work and is readily available- I'm kind of back to normal. So far no Covid- I keep an eye on the wastewater reports, take...