Re: The vaccine
Originally Posted by
AntsyVee
Yes, the airports are packed FM. Some of my fellow country-people don't care. Nothing will impede their "freedom."
Here in California we have public service advertisements saying wear a mask, stay 6 ft apart, limit your holiday gatherings to only people in your immediate household. If you get tested negative for covid, it doesn't mean it's a free pass to party as the incubation period is 2-14 days, etc. But other states are just now adopted mask mandates, and we've had them for months, and we're still having issues. There is a church in Northern CA over the weekend that had a concert/guest speaker event for over 300 people, even though they said they took everyone's temp before going in, but no one was wearing a mask. Their pastor was even telling people to ignore covid warnings, that only God can give/take their freedom, and to not listen to our governor. I haven't always agreed with all the measures our governor has made either, but I feel he's saved a lot of lives willing to put covid restrictions in place and keep them in place.
Unfortunately, we can't stop people from coming into the state from other places. We don't have that kind of manpower. Many other states have no mask mandates or PSAs or any other general education campaigns. And as you said, FM, you're only as strong as your weakest link.
Tbh we're not much better here Vee. Between 23rd Dec and the 27th it looks like a free-for-all. Bubbles of up to 3 households will be able to meet up in each other's homes. And there are no limits on where you travel to. So let's undo everything that this current lockdown has achieved. Its just so frustrating when the vaccines are so close.
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