It has been almost a year since my last update and really nothing much has change. Yes we have the vaccine and everyone who wants a shot has had at least the first shot and most already have the two shot series required.
However there is a large block of idiots that do not want the vaccine. Some due to the fact that they think it was developed too fast and don’t trust it, other because they are Anti-Vax and of course the third group who say it won’t happen to me.
Sorry, I have a very good friend who caught it in November and still has not recovered fully. MY parents have lost two of their friends and another good friend of mine lost his mother as well.
We still have restrictions, the boarder still is not open and new versions of the virus are being discovered weekly. Herd immunity is the only way of getting this thing under control. Which means an 80% vaccination rate. Now when you consider that almost 20% of the population is under the age of twelve and they do not have a vaccine for them it means everyone else needs to get the shot. Until they do we will not be out of this mess.
However right now there is no good reason not to have the shot and I do not think that the government should pay for the treatment of anyone who catches the virus who is not vaccinated.
Unfortunately I work in a business where some people have to be in the office all the time, there are shipments to receive, mail to process, hardware to configure and ship out. The rest of the staff can usually work from home or the occasional onsite however I have been in the office every day.
Now that is not bad unless you consider how weird it feels to be in a 10,000 square foot building by yourself. But now I am used to it and it feels a little strange when more than two or three of my co-workers are in the office at the same time.
All in all I am coping, I miss the social contact with friends, I was bowling in a league before this all started, whether or not it continues after I do not know. It is the little things, not being able to go out for a coffee.
Or just wandering a shopping mall. Right now if I have to go into a store. It is in and out as fast as possible and I already know what I am looking for. In a way this is good I am spending far less money and my only impulse buys are on Amazon.
Hope everybody is staying safe.