10-19-2021, 03:14 AM
Here's the deal. I may never know where coronavirus originated. A lab? Sure. A wet market? Sure. It doesn't really matter to me personally. Eventually someone will come up with proof strong enough for us to take action at a national level, and hopefully prevent another pandemic some day.
What matters is doing my part to stop the virus so good people don't suffer and die. First, I will do everything I can to keep me and my family safe, which means getting us all vaccinated (those who qualify), and avoiding dangerous indoor situations. Second, I will wear a mask and avoid doing anything that might inadvertently spread Covid to others.
We still do fun social stuff with our vaccinated friends, but I do miss parties with our unvaccinated friends. We still go out to eat, just not indoors. We still shop, but keep our distance. We still do all sorts of outdoor activities and swimming. I don't feel like we're being asked too much to malama our neighbors. If everyone did just the little bit we are doing, probably there'd be a few hundred thousand less deaths. Maybe business and life would be back to normal if the Delta surge had never taken hold due to better vaccination rates.
I feel like we're doing our part, but anti-vaxxers are extending the pandemic over some personal identity/political grudge. It's completely illogical to me that someone would be afraid of a vaccine but not a virus with proven long-term health consequences and a high death-rate among middle aged and older folks.
What matters is doing my part to stop the virus so good people don't suffer and die. First, I will do everything I can to keep me and my family safe, which means getting us all vaccinated (those who qualify), and avoiding dangerous indoor situations. Second, I will wear a mask and avoid doing anything that might inadvertently spread Covid to others.
We still do fun social stuff with our vaccinated friends, but I do miss parties with our unvaccinated friends. We still go out to eat, just not indoors. We still shop, but keep our distance. We still do all sorts of outdoor activities and swimming. I don't feel like we're being asked too much to malama our neighbors. If everyone did just the little bit we are doing, probably there'd be a few hundred thousand less deaths. Maybe business and life would be back to normal if the Delta surge had never taken hold due to better vaccination rates.
I feel like we're doing our part, but anti-vaxxers are extending the pandemic over some personal identity/political grudge. It's completely illogical to me that someone would be afraid of a vaccine but not a virus with proven long-term health consequences and a high death-rate among middle aged and older folks.