I had COVID early on. I donated blood for research (once) and plasma often. It was regularly tested , so I knew I had antibodies. I’ve been waiting for everyone to catch up! It’s so nice to have everyone experiencing this with me. And, yes, I still got my shots (both). Be well.
Just got my second dose on Monday. I am both relieved and wary. I am happy to feel protected but I encounter so many people who are reluctant, for many reasons, to get the vaccine. It is weird. It seems if we all got vaccinated, we could return to life as we once knew it. You would think people would be racing to get a shot. Oh, well. I’ll just keep wearing my mask and remaining socially distant. I urge everyone to join us!
I took the plunge and traveled to UT on an airplane. This, after my second shot a month ago. I volunteered at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, UT for 6 mornings. In the afternoons, we hiked through the majestic landscapes - Bryce Canyon, Lake Powell, and Zion National Park. Nothing like a change a scenery! Thanks for asking.
Two weeks to the day after we got our second shots recently my wife and I went to a favorite Indian restaurant and ordered too much, enjoying the multi-sensory pleasure of sitting inside a restaurant again with delicious heaps of food spread out. It had been over a year so we were excited but it was still weird; we were the only diners inside the whole time, while we watched a steady stream of cars using the never originally intended but functional drive through window, and the waiter had his surgical mask on tightly. It was indulging in an abandoned pleasure again, but it’s been altered, and comes with a side of awareness of how strange and sad things still remain. I expect that to be what is next, for some time.
I'm amazed at how quickly an attitude shifts. I was an ardent mask-wearer, and almost couldn't imagine not wearing one any more. I've been double vaccinated since early March, and the wonderful sense of safety seems to have built from caution to normalcy at a very fast rate. Before, I never forgot the mask because it made me feel safe and protected; now I'm to the point that I keep forgetting to grab my mask and have to go back to the car before going inside somewhere. [I did decide, however, that I will forever mask up on airplanes; pre-Covid, I it seemed I got a cold on about the fourth day after every flight.]
I got my second shot on March 6. It is as you said liberating and at the same time weird. It is a relief to know I might not die if I were to become infected, but there is still the worry for others and about others. Who has been vaccinated and why are there people who don’t want to? My husband will get his second shot on Tuesday. Maybe in two weeks we will try to go to a movie. So where do we go from there?
I work in a hospital so received the first shot in December and was two weeks post second shot by the end of January. At the time the only people I knew who had been vaccinated were friends from work. It took awhile to feel comfortable going to a restaurant. As each one of my friends and family slowly got their vaccines I felt such relief. I traveled to Virginia to see two of my sons that I hadn’t seen or hugged since last year. It was the best feeling!
Wondering now if there will be a post-COVID 19... For the past several weeks I have been a volunteer vaccinator at a COVID 19 Vaccine clinic in IL. It has been wonderful seeing people so excited to get their vaccines -until last week.
On Friday, April 23, over 500 people that had made appointments at this site to get the vaccine did not show up. No cancelations, just no shows.
That is worrisome for a number of reasons. As a world (not just as a community), we MUST reach herd immunity to beat this virus. We are NOWHERE NEAR that in Illinois or in the rest of United States.
If you or anyone you know is vaccine hesitant, please decide whether or not to get the vaccine by discussing your concerns with your health care provider. If you have had COVID 19, you might ask your health care provider for an antibody test to see if you have immunity AND if that immunity extends to any variants of the virus.
If you are planning to get the vaccine, now is the time. Like the clinic I am volunteering at, MANY clinics across the country now welcome walk-ins as well as people with appointments.
The vaccine may be "free" to individuals, but we are all paying for the sites and infrastructure through our taxes. For how long can we, as a country, continue to pay for staffing or continue scheduling volunteer vaccinators if nobody is showing up for vaccines?
How can we hope to beat this virus if we don't reach "herd immunity?" What will the cost be in lives lost, "long haulers" needing disability assistance, variants run amok, economic recovery, etc.? The questions I ask you are not hypothetical. What do you think will happen if we don't stop this virus?
Jeanne - formerly retired RN, now active in the efforts to quell the virus and ponder the questions with others as to "What happens next if we don't?"
I quite enjoyed "The Liar's Dictionary." It is about two people who work at a small obscure London dictionary, 100 years apart. I found the book playful and joyous, more in the telling than the plot. Williams' prose is a delight and appropriately sprinkled with adroit obscure words and neologisms. Rooting through these words is what the characters are doing, and we get to do so as well.
I had COVID early on. I donated blood for research (once) and plasma often. It was regularly tested , so I knew I had antibodies. I’ve been waiting for everyone to catch up! It’s so nice to have everyone experiencing this with me. And, yes, I still got my shots (both). Be well.
Just got my second dose on Monday. I am both relieved and wary. I am happy to feel protected but I encounter so many people who are reluctant, for many reasons, to get the vaccine. It is weird. It seems if we all got vaccinated, we could return to life as we once knew it. You would think people would be racing to get a shot. Oh, well. I’ll just keep wearing my mask and remaining socially distant. I urge everyone to join us!
I took the plunge and traveled to UT on an airplane. This, after my second shot a month ago. I volunteered at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, UT for 6 mornings. In the afternoons, we hiked through the majestic landscapes - Bryce Canyon, Lake Powell, and Zion National Park. Nothing like a change a scenery! Thanks for asking.
Two weeks to the day after we got our second shots recently my wife and I went to a favorite Indian restaurant and ordered too much, enjoying the multi-sensory pleasure of sitting inside a restaurant again with delicious heaps of food spread out. It had been over a year so we were excited but it was still weird; we were the only diners inside the whole time, while we watched a steady stream of cars using the never originally intended but functional drive through window, and the waiter had his surgical mask on tightly. It was indulging in an abandoned pleasure again, but it’s been altered, and comes with a side of awareness of how strange and sad things still remain. I expect that to be what is next, for some time.
I'm amazed at how quickly an attitude shifts. I was an ardent mask-wearer, and almost couldn't imagine not wearing one any more. I've been double vaccinated since early March, and the wonderful sense of safety seems to have built from caution to normalcy at a very fast rate. Before, I never forgot the mask because it made me feel safe and protected; now I'm to the point that I keep forgetting to grab my mask and have to go back to the car before going inside somewhere. [I did decide, however, that I will forever mask up on airplanes; pre-Covid, I it seemed I got a cold on about the fourth day after every flight.]
I got my second shot on March 6. It is as you said liberating and at the same time weird. It is a relief to know I might not die if I were to become infected, but there is still the worry for others and about others. Who has been vaccinated and why are there people who don’t want to? My husband will get his second shot on Tuesday. Maybe in two weeks we will try to go to a movie. So where do we go from there?
I work in a hospital so received the first shot in December and was two weeks post second shot by the end of January. At the time the only people I knew who had been vaccinated were friends from work. It took awhile to feel comfortable going to a restaurant. As each one of my friends and family slowly got their vaccines I felt such relief. I traveled to Virginia to see two of my sons that I hadn’t seen or hugged since last year. It was the best feeling!
I saw both of my God kids and we hugged! I feel whole again! Love reading, but hugging sure beats it.
Wondering now if there will be a post-COVID 19... For the past several weeks I have been a volunteer vaccinator at a COVID 19 Vaccine clinic in IL. It has been wonderful seeing people so excited to get their vaccines -until last week.
On Friday, April 23, over 500 people that had made appointments at this site to get the vaccine did not show up. No cancelations, just no shows.
That is worrisome for a number of reasons. As a world (not just as a community), we MUST reach herd immunity to beat this virus. We are NOWHERE NEAR that in Illinois or in the rest of United States.
If you or anyone you know is vaccine hesitant, please decide whether or not to get the vaccine by discussing your concerns with your health care provider. If you have had COVID 19, you might ask your health care provider for an antibody test to see if you have immunity AND if that immunity extends to any variants of the virus.
If you are planning to get the vaccine, now is the time. Like the clinic I am volunteering at, MANY clinics across the country now welcome walk-ins as well as people with appointments.
The vaccine may be "free" to individuals, but we are all paying for the sites and infrastructure through our taxes. For how long can we, as a country, continue to pay for staffing or continue scheduling volunteer vaccinators if nobody is showing up for vaccines?
How can we hope to beat this virus if we don't reach "herd immunity?" What will the cost be in lives lost, "long haulers" needing disability assistance, variants run amok, economic recovery, etc.? The questions I ask you are not hypothetical. What do you think will happen if we don't stop this virus?
Jeanne - formerly retired RN, now active in the efforts to quell the virus and ponder the questions with others as to "What happens next if we don't?"
I quite enjoyed "The Liar's Dictionary." It is about two people who work at a small obscure London dictionary, 100 years apart. I found the book playful and joyous, more in the telling than the plot. Williams' prose is a delight and appropriately sprinkled with adroit obscure words and neologisms. Rooting through these words is what the characters are doing, and we get to do so as well.