Community Chat

[Grade1Teach]

I'm on Long Island and while things are not exactly "back to normal", they are much better than they were only a few months ago.

We have been noticing that stores and restaurants are packed and there is more traffic than we've seen in over a year.  We are now seeing family again and planning parties/bbqs for well into the summer and fall.  We are even all going to a wedding at the end of this month with a lot of people, which makes me nervous. It's a family member and at least we are all vaccinated.

I am a teacher and I have been back to school full time (all day, every day) since the first day of school in September.  That part of my life has been "normal" for a while now.  We obviously wear masks and have barriers in the classroom, but it's business as usual otherwise.  I'm praying we can get rid of one or the other (or both!) come September though.  That has been hard on everyone.

I have no idea if all of this is right -- What I mean is that we are getting so many mixed messages about what's safe and what's not safe.  It truly changes with each day.  However, my state is opening up fully as of May 19th (I think that's the date), so I have to trust that it must be okay.  We will use common sense, but I do believe life has to resume at some point because we certainly can't go on like this forever.

[tototwo]

Honestly, I don't know.  The national news reports that cases in our central state have leveled off or are rising again - depending on which network we watch.  Our local newspapers state that cases are down considerably.  Somebody is right, I guess.  Our governor makes a rule, and our state legislature revokes or vetoes that rule.  I do what I think is best for me.  I'm fully vaccinated and have shopped inside stores recently with a mask and social distancing.  Not everyone does wear a mask or ever did.  Restaurants are open with limited seating.   Supposedly, our mask mandate will be lifted on May 17, but I will continue to wear my mask indoors.

I really doubt that we will ever be back to what we remember as "normal" again.

[magicmoodz]

I believe there are a whole bunch of people having been vaccinated who now have a false sense of security. 

Anyone watching the news? Do we see what is happening in India? We do not know if our current vaccines even protect us from this variant. And now we are learning that those vaccines (and antibodies produced from having Covid) might not provide protection for as long as once hoped. Some estimates are saying 6 months. If that is true those people who were vaccinated in January/February will soon be in need of a booster that has not yet been developed.

It just seems that some people have lived in total isolation not even willing to go to the grocery store and now it's a free for all.

[Snoopp]

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@magicmoodz wrote:

I believe there are a whole bunch of people having been vaccinated who now have a false sense of security. 

Anyone watching the news? Do we see what is happening in India? We do not know if our current vaccines even protest us from this variant. And now we are learning that those vaccines (and antibodies produced from having Covid) might not provide protection for as long as once hoped. Some estimates are saying 6 months. If that is true those people who were vaccinated in January/February will soon be in need of a booster that has not yet been developed.

It just seems that some people have lived in total isolation not even willing to go to the grocery store and now it's a free for all.

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It seems that many people think the vaccine prevents you from contracting the virus.  The vaccine will not do that, rather, it keeps one from getting a severe case where hospitalization is necessary.  And the virus can be transmitted, although not as easily in these cases.

My grocery is packed early am.  That's something new.

[beckyb1012]

We have been at 100% since March 10th here in Texas.  Not many masks are being worn anywhere except restaurants.  Which is wear you would need to remove them the most.  I feel in my town we are back to the same old same old, thank goodness.

[cactusgal]

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@beckyb1012 wrote:

We have been at 100% since March 10th here in Texas.  Not many masks are being worn anywhere except restaurants.  Which is wear you would need to remove them the most.  I feel in my town we are back to the same old same old, thank goodness.

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@beckyb1012 Oh you can tell it is by all 73,126 who were in the  AT&T Stadium. Watching the Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders fight. And most of them were not wearing mask.

[Porcelain]

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@Snoopp wrote:

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@magicmoodz wrote:

I believe there are a whole bunch of people having been vaccinated who now have a false sense of security. 

Anyone watching the news? Do we see what is happening in India? We do not know if our current vaccines even protest us from this variant. And now we are learning that those vaccines (and antibodies produced from having Covid) might not provide protection for as long as once hoped. Some estimates are saying 6 months. If that is true those people who were vaccinated in January/February will soon be in need of a booster that has not yet been developed.

It just seems that some people have lived in total isolation not even willing to go to the grocery store and now it's a free for all.

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It seems that many people think the vaccine prevents you from contracting the virus.  The vaccine will not do that, rather, it keeps one from getting a severe case where hospitalization is necessary.  And the virus can be transmitted, although not as easily in these cases.

My grocery is packed early am.  That's something new.

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Incorrect. Moderna and Pfizer have been proven 90% effective at preventing the vaccinated person from getting infected by Covid.

That's the whole point of getting the shot. The part about getting just a mild case only applies to the unlikely 10% chance the vaccinated person still got an infection.

[Still Raining]

I was up at the hospital yesterday for a scan.  They are still restricting entry, but for the first time they desk set up for visitors.  Apparently two per patient per stay.  

That is new.  They always have about 30 or so COVID in-house, assume they don't get visitors.

[magicmoodz]

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@Porcelain wrote:

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@Snoopp wrote:

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@magicmoodz wrote:

I believe there are a whole bunch of people having been vaccinated who now have a false sense of security. 

Anyone watching the news? Do we see what is happening in India? We do not know if our current vaccines even protest us from this variant. And now we are learning that those vaccines (and antibodies produced from having Covid) might not provide protection for as long as once hoped. Some estimates are saying 6 months. If that is true those people who were vaccinated in January/February will soon be in need of a booster that has not yet been developed.

It just seems that some people have lived in total isolation not even willing to go to the grocery store and now it's a free for all.

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It seems that many people think the vaccine prevents you from contracting the virus.  The vaccine will not do that, rather, it keeps one from getting a severe case where hospitalization is necessary.  And the virus can be transmitted, although not as easily in these cases.

My grocery is packed early am.  That's something new.

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Incorrect. Moderna and Pfizer have been proven 90% effective at preventing the vaccinated person from getting infected by Covid.

That's the whole point of getting the shot. The part about getting just a mild case only applies to the unlikely 10% chance the vaccinated person still got an infection.

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Science is science and ever-changing. By the time I hit post the facts might have changed.

I have become more and more in tune to the wording changes our healthcare professionals are using. They have backed off from saying vaccines will prevent Covid, but rather are saying a vaccine will prevent hospitalization and/or death.