I've heard a vaccine is supposed to be available by Dec. for health care workers and the vulnerable. By spring, it's supposed to be available to the general population. So, does this mean once you're vaccinated you no longer have to wear a mask or social distance? And, how will anybody know for certain that another person has been vaccinated? Just thinking out loud.
Vaccine how will they know?
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You have to wear a mask and social distance almost a month after recieving the second dose of the vaccine the vaccine. I forget if I read 21 days or 28 days after.
There is no way of us knowing who has or hasn't had the vaccine.
CarolfromTX
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Doesn’t matter to me. I’ll get the vaccine. i wonder, did anyone in the fifties worry about who had the polio vaccine and who did not? Of course, they didn’t have the internet.
I'm confused, what does your reply have to do with chick's questions?
" So, does this mean once you're vaccinated you no longer have to wear a mask or social distance? And, how will anybody know for certain that another person has been vaccinated? Just thinking out loud."
Don M.
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I suspect that the mask and distancing recommendations will be in effect until next year....late Summer or Fall. Until the majority of people are vaccinated, and the daily/weekly numbers are a small fraction of what they currently are, the risk will remain. Besides, even if vaccinated, there may be questions of how long the immune system can fight this virus, and if a person can be re-infected. There are just too many unanswered questions, at this point, for people to think this thing will soon go away.
MarciKS
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It's my understanding from our employee health dept that you will still need to mask after the first dose for sure because you get that one then another dose in 28 days. I'm not sure after that. Frankly I'd be concerned about going without a mask the first year. But that's just me.
MarciKS
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At work if we can't get our flu shot for medical reasons or something...they have a plastic card behind our badges that hangs down lower that displays a colored sticker to let people know. I imagine they'll do the same with Covid for us.
StarSong
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Last night I saw an interview with Dr. Fauci. He suggested that things will loosen up considerably by Easter, though we won't yet be back to normal, and that masks will be part of our lives for a while.
It's going to take some time to vaccinate everyone.
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StarSong
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I'll follow the science to see how the virus, vaccines, and avoidance recommendations spin out.
Most of the talk of early and effective vaccines is disinformation and an effort to quiet the natives - to calm the nervous folks. Think of it as a verbal tranquilizer.
This early in the testing stage, effectiveness and durability is still just somebody's best guess. And whether it is ready for distribution or not, it is still in the testing stage. It's too new to be otherwise.
This early in the testing stage, effectiveness and durability is still just somebody's best guess. And whether it is ready for distribution or not, it is still in the testing stage. It's too new to be otherwise.
Yes, I agree with you.
I don't know. I was just born back then. But my family told me they never shut down the economy, closed churches or schools, or caused people to lose their livelihood or forced them to wear masks or else be banned from stores, public buildings, life itself. That much I am certain of.
Not a good comparison. Covid is far, far more contagious.
Butterfly
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I got the early vaccines in the 50s. The only thing people worried about was whether their own kids got the vaccine. My parents never thought about who else had gotten it, they just made damn sure WE got it. And we did -- both the Salk vaccine and the later Sabin one.
I think they are recommending that everyone, vaccinated or not, post COVID-19 or not, should continue to wear a mask.
However, I sure am tired of wearing a mask. I am also especially tired of being made to stay home. I am really tired of being told what to do. I feel like I am being cheated out of probably at least a year of my life. I had big plans for traveling this past summer and then fall. I think that if it’s proven that this virus came from China, they owe us something.
Here in PA, the Governor wants us to wear a mask in the house if an outsider should enter. Really? Gee, I’m glad he told me. I would never thought of doing that.
However, I sure am tired of wearing a mask. I am also especially tired of being made to stay home. I am really tired of being told what to do. I feel like I am being cheated out of probably at least a year of my life. I had big plans for traveling this past summer and then fall. I think that if it’s proven that this virus came from China, they owe us something.
Here in PA, the Governor wants us to wear a mask in the house if an outsider should enter. Really? Gee, I’m glad he told me. I would never thought of doing that.
Geez Louise. Would you like some cheese with that whine?
Sure. What do you have?
If you’re good with the lockdown, you are hopefully in the minority.
I thought we were allowed to vent here, if not, my bad.
fmdog44
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I think a forehead tattoo is preferred. A giant V right between the eyes. It will fade after a year.
Aneeda72
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You are allowed to vent and whine, I do both. But I don’t drink wine and my name is not Louise.
. @oldman. We are all getting a little snippy at times. The holidays are always so stressful.We must display some compassion and understanding. Last year when everybody bought those huge turkeys on sale for this year’s thanksgiving, and now there is only one person to eat it. OMGosh, some people will be eating turkey till next Tday.
. No wonder some of us are snippy. I hate turkey, too gamie.
Aneeda72
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Whatever are you talking about? Tattoos don’t fade.I think a forehead tattoo is preferred. A giant V right between the eyes. It will fade after a year.
I get it. My seasonal depression has started. My wife wishes that I would go away somewhere until the end of January. I always tell her I’m going to Africa. She tells me to send her a card.You are allowed to vent and whine, I do both. But I don’t drink wine and my name is not Louise.
We must display some compassion and understanding. Last year when everybody bought those huge turkeys on sale for this year’s thanksgiving, and now there is only one person to eat it. OMGosh, some people will be eating turkey till next Tday.
You are entitled to your point of view and the opportunity to express it. As am I.
Being unable to travel extensively for leisure is a minor inconvenience to endure, compared to the many extensive and life-altering inconveniences and adjustments so many people are required to undergo. To say nothing of the illness itself, the horrible deaths and the pain and suffering of families and friends. The dire economic woes so many people are experiencing are wrenching.
You're being "told what to do" for your own safety and that of your community. When left to their own devices, foolish or ignorant folks act irresponsibly and we all suffer. There is no vaccine for stupidity.
No country is to blame for this pandemic. Virulent diseases spread like wildfire and especially so when there is insufficient, incompetent and corrupt leadership from the top.
I apologize for being rude.
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