DU Poll: Is it time we accept Covid is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives

[haele]

37. Accept how?

Like accepting there's going to be fools driving about on the streets so you ensure you drive safely with seat belts and a well made, well maintained vehicle yourself and watch for those other idiot drivers (or pedestrians) so your risk of being in an accident is reduced?
Or do you just pretend nothing is wrong and party like it's 2018?
Me, I'm going about any business like I'm driving the 805 northbound from San Ysidro to Mira Mesa every day at morning rush hour and avoiding the idiot lane splitting motorcyclists and truckers from TJ (or the Lexus, Audi, or Tesla drivers who think trucks need to yield to them).
Or for those familiar with DC traffic, getting through the Beltway loop at any hour.

Masked, vaxxed, and social distancing. Delivery, take-out, outdoor dining, and curbside services. Regular doctor's appointments. Keeping an eye on any viral spikes in the area.
Sucks, but too many people depend on me for at least the next ten years of my life for me to get disabled due to Long COVID or hospitalized/killed by a COVID breakthrough because I ignore the risks.

It's official, Laz and I caught initial COVID 19 back in early January 2020 before it was made public. And he's still neurologically disabled from long COVID. We can't both survive If I get it again and something happens.

COVID is like being hit by a drunk or distracted driver. Most people survive, but it's never without some cost.


Haele