COVID is still raging in South America. One cause is the influence of Brazil, where Jair Bolsonaro continues to disregard the risk (just like Modi).
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/world/americas/covid-latin-america.html
My mom and I got our second Moderna dose. Most of the people at the senior center were also taking the second dose.
I am traveling right now. I just had my 7th stay in a hotel since the pandemic began.
What a huge difference this trip has been compared to all the others. The most noticeable part for me is not feeling intense fear when needing to use the restroom as we drive through different states and the same for or hotel stay. Covid is still in my mind but not front and center with every move I make. I don’t feel like any move I make while traveling could have a death consequence while out of my safe home zone.
Tge hotel breakfast and cleaning procedures are the same but life feels lighter everywhere.
Now that the CDC is saying no masks needed in or outdoors for vaccinated people I expect a new normal feeling in going about life. It will be new but a welcome change.
@lovendures I've been hired to come out of state to teach for a week in June and I was a little worried about the travel (but the contracted amount they want to pay me more than made up for it) - it's good to hear that the "I'll be okay" sentiment might kick in when I head to my airport to fly out. I was really going to spend my summer doing nothing but - free travel with a bonus paycheck attached...
@dannyboy This last weekend I took a flight from Houston to Los Angeles the flight was packed. IAH and LAX was packed to and from, but everyone wore a mask. I was at a wedding for my cousin's daughter my dad was there everyone was vaccinated and it was mostly outdoors. My dad loved the beach and the ocean in an area called Dana pointe in Orange county. On the way to LA I think I had a little bit of a panic attack on the plane because it was so crowded. On the way back I was normal though I guess the beach and hiking trails and the general party atmosphere healed my anxiety. So I think you'll be okay, in my opinion.
flying aside I’ll be away from my wife and kids for a week for the first time since last March! Hello evening quiet!
Did anyone happen to watch last night's Covid vaccine town hall hosted by Lawrence O’Donnell? It was quite informative. The attached is broken up into segments, including a separate interview with Joe Biden. I especially liked the segment that featured Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the scientific lead for the NIH coronavirus team and creator of the Moderna vaccine.
So now the CDC says vaccinated people do not have to wear masks indoors or outdoors, except on public transportation or in hospitals.
I'm curious what the vaxxed folks here plan to do. Will you completely unmask? Or will you wait? I think I will wait and continue to wear a mask in places like the grocery store, where there are a lot of people whose vax status I do not know. I think after a couple of weeks we'll have a better idea of whether this will start a resurgence of the virus, or not.
To wear a mask In Ikea or to not wear a mask? That is the question.
If they still have mask request signs up I will wear one for sure, but am I ready yet?
I am feeling like @ana. I mean Ikea is large...but.
Ack!
We are all fully vaccinated and will continue to mask and social distance. This pandemic is not over and it's not worth it.