How long do you think COVID-19 restrictions will last?

StarSong

StarSong

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Was Zooming with a group of friends when this subject came up. Everyone believed that life is going to look much like it does today through the holidays. (We all live in areas that are mostly closed down.)

Some believe that with masks and social distancing, the virus numbers will slow down so society will open up in January. Others were more pessimistic, epecting we'll be cycling through openings and closures of schools, restaurants, bars, gyms, etc., until next summer, perhaps beyond.

It's hard to know what to think. Another year of this would be dreadful. Any thoughts?
 

With no cure in sight, and people refusing to follow the mask and distancing rules, the numbers of cases/deaths are certain to increase. Even if a vaccine is found by the end of the year, it will still take months for enough to be manufactured and disseminated in quantities large enough to protect the vast majority of people. I think we will be lucky to see this problem solved by this time next year....and that may be optimistic.
 
It isn't going away.... just like the flu, it is probably here to stay...

For those who don't wear masks because you feel it is invading your rights.... I only have one question. Why do you wear a seat belt? Oh, it is the law and saves lives. :unsure:

I plan on staying home the next few weeks.... stocked up the pantry so I don't need to make small trips to the store anytime soon..... Picked up my prescription, so I don't need to be out for that reason.... I can bank online, pay bills online... socialize online....

But I still gotta swim..... at least until Labor Day!!!!!
 

Ellen Marie said:
It isn't going away.... just like the flu, it is probably here to stay...

For those who don't wear masks because you feel it is invading your rights.... I only have one question. Why do you wear a seat belt? Oh, it is the law and saves lives. :unsure:

I plan on staying home the next few weeks.... stocked up the pantry so I don't need to make small trips to the store anytime soon..... Picked up my prescription, so I don't need to be out for that reason.... I can bank online, pay bills online... socialize online....

But I still gotta swim..... at least until Labor Day!!!!!
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I don't wear a seat belt because it's the law. That's a stupid reason to wear it. I wear mine because it's common sense & I know what happens when people don't wear one. I've never started my car in 50 years of driving without putting it on.
I wear a mask when shopping because it's required & I'm not interested in arguing with employees & making their jobs more difficult. I don't wear a mask because I think it protects me from a virus.
 
The mask isn't to protect YOU, it is to prevent spreading your germs to other people so it is a consideration thing. As for the virus, it seems that there is still a LOT they don't know and the speed-up and slow-down areas of the country just seem to be making it worse. I think it will be at least the end of next year before we get an comfortable handle on it. It takes time to study something like this and perhaps the vaccines will be hit or miss with some people. Its all very surreal.
 
Myquest55 said:
The mask isn't to protect YOU, it is to prevent spreading your germs to other people so it is a consideration thing. As for the virus, it seems that there is still a LOT they don't know and the speed-up and slow-down areas of the country just seem to be making it worse. I think it will be at least the end of next year before we get an comfortable handle on it. It takes time to study something like this and perhaps the vaccines will be hit or miss with some people. Its all very surreal.
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I find it hard to believe that the mask doesn't also confer some level of protection on the wearer.
 
StarSong said:
I find it hard to believe that the mask doesn't also confer some level of protection on the wearer.
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It would help somewhat but I have seen so many people in photos and on TV with the masks pulled down under their noses. Of course, if you wear it properly, it would help protect you but you could still bring it home on your hands or other flat surfaces. I am just sharing what we've been told, that it is mostly to keep your breath and moisture from going into the air around you.
 
Myquest55 said:
It would help somewhat but I have seen so many people in photos and on TV with the masks pulled down under their noses. Of course, if you wear it properly, it would help protect you but you could still bring it home on your hands or other flat surfaces. I am just sharing what we've been told, that it is mostly to keep your breath and moisture from going into the air around you.
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Yes, I've heard that, too. Just find it hard to believe that properly worn masks offer zero protection to the wearer. Obviously handwashing and other care must also be taken.
 
In to town to pick up some supplies, noticing that almost everyone coming in wore a mask. All but one lady that worked at the store wore face shields. I can't wear a mask, since the operation I have to be careful even in a strong wind. There were no problems , everyone waited in line, all within 2 feet of each other. Yup...2 feet. No masks on, when told they could enter they put them on.
Is it just me or is there something with that??
I have to put peanuts out where Zeus can't get at them.....:D:devilish::devilish:
 
Myquest55 said:
It would help somewhat but I have seen so many people in photos and on TV with the masks pulled down under their noses. Of course, if you wear it properly, it would help protect you but you could still bring it home on your hands or other flat surfaces. I am just sharing what we've been told, that it is mostly to keep your breath and moisture from going into the air around you.
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A mask might keep breath & moisture from others, but it does not keep viruses from others. Viruses are microscopic & go through the mask. And a virus enters through any mucosa - any place that's warm & moist, including eyes. Unless you're dressed up like medical personnel with full head gear, plus breathing apparatus, you are not protected. That's why at the beginning of this, the experts told us a mask is useless.
 
We wear a mask into any store now. If the numbers (cases) keep falling then we will open up more (restaurants, fitness clubs, etc. etc.) but I think that will be a mistake. I don't hold much hope for a vaccine anytime soon.
 
I think that we all need to accept the virus and find ways to adapt our lives to it as we try to safely head back to work, school, etc...

The basic restrictions of social distancing, wearing a mask, using hand-sanitizer, seem to be our best defense. IMO these basic measures will become a permanent part of life in America and around the world.

The restrictions may ease as various diseases come and go or are tamed with vaccines but I think that we will be watching some sort of public health index and will be asked to take these basic precautions periodically.

For the current virus, I think that it will be late spring or early summer 2021 before we can safely ease off on the basic restrictions.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I think that we all need to accept the virus and find ways to adapt our lives to it as we try to safely head back to work, school, etc...

The basic restrictions of social distancing, wearing a mask, using hand-sanitizer, seem to be our best defense. IMO these basic measures will become a permanent part of life in America and around the world.

The restrictions may ease as various diseases come and go or are tamed with vaccines but I think that we will be watching some sort of public health index and will be asked to take these basic precautions periodically.

For the current virus, I think that it will be late spring or early summer 2021 before we can safely ease off on the basic restrictions.
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Well maybe if we get to a point where the vaccine creates this so called herd immunity & we get through several seasons of some sort of protection & can get through the ebb & flow of this thing maybe it will settle down & die out like the Spanish Flu eventually did. Do you think?
 
Well as expected, the easing of restrictions has caused the virus to be on the rise again. This will cause a new round of restrictions. Could be a vicious cycle with an end time that's impossible to predict.
 
Every night in bars everywhere...family get togethers...churches across America...restaurants...factories...anywhere there's large amounts of people unmasked & not distancing is creating clusters because these people take it to the family. This continues then God only knows...
 
Until there's a vaccine or a treatment that works quickly and effectively. Saw some cholesterol drug has been shown to reduce covid to a common cold in 5 days. That's a game changer if true.
 
BBC news this morning states Coronavirus will not be over by Christmas (who believed that it would)? 'Experts' warn that the UK will be living with the virus for years to come and even a vaccine is unlikely to eliminate it for good.
 

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