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In reply to the discussion: Covid-19 cases are rising. States are opening up anyway. [View all]ChromeFoundry
(3,270 posts)45. I am too..
It is important to be hopeful, and staying vigilant at the same time. This is why we need to remain in masks post vaccination until the vast majority of the population is inoculated. The vaccine may have decent coverage for future variants, and it may not. The double mutations are the ones that keep me up at night, as three have already been discovered. Efficacy in future mutations is exactly a 50/50 guess at this point.
And yes, I am happy the current administration is now setting the course for this ship. We would be well over 1M deaths today under the former leadership.
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One thing to consider is the elderly are getting vaccinated so hopefully there will be less
mucifer
Mar 2021
#7
Perhaps you should read why Epidemiologists such as Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding are sounding alarms....
OhioChick
Mar 2021
#10
I was just posting that things would be worse if nothing there wasn't a vaccine and meds
mucifer
Mar 2021
#20
I agree...things are looking better. I will get my second shot on April 6th. Our family has been
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#32
The OP never said she had little confidence in vaccines with the current variants.....
OhioChick
Mar 2021
#37
will we pay for people to stay home and businesses to close until "herd immunity"?
pstokely
Mar 2021
#52