[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I haven't changed much. I still wear a mask indoors in public building, ( for the safety of others). I probably don't wash my hands as much. I still use hand sanitizer but I used it quite a bit even before the pandemic.

I go to outside events without a mask, but I did that before I had my shots. My understanding is that the science says that it is nearly impossible to catch the virus when out of doors. That's why all of the warnings about the super spreaders were wrong. There has been no spike after huge outdoor events.

I look at it this way. There have been about 29.6 million cases in this country which means that we have about a 9% chance of getting the virus. From what I understand the chance of getting it outside is reduced considerably. Let's say that it's reduced by 75%. That means you have about a 2.5% chance of getting it outdoors. (My understanding is that it is even lower than that.) If there was only a 2.5% chance of getting the virus there would only be about 6.6 million cases in the US right now. there were 35.5 million seasonal influenza cases in the US in 2019. If there were only 6.6 million cases of Covid-19 we wouldn't be going through all this.

Now it's said that Covid-19 is much more contagious than the flu and it is more deadly, but based on the numbers, 6.6 million cases would result in 132,000 deaths. We would not be wearing masks, social distancing, sanitizing and washing our hands eleven times a day over that.

[camaguey48]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I haven't changed much. I still wear a mask indoors in public building, ( for the safety of others). I probably don't wash my hands as much. I still use hand sanitizer but I used it quite a bit even before the pandemic.

I go to outside events without a mask, but I did that before I had my shots. My understanding is that the science says that it is nearly impossible to catch the virus when out of doors. That's why all of the warnings about the super spreaders were wrong. There has been no spike after huge outdoor events.

I look at it this way. There have been about 29.6 million cases in this country which means that we have about a 9% chance of getting the virus. From what I understand the chance of getting it outside is reduced considerably. Let's say that it's reduced by 75%. That means you have about a 2.5% chance of getting it outdoors. (My understanding is that it is even lower than that.) If there was only a 2.5% chance of getting the virus there would only be about 6.6 million cases in the US right now. there were 35.5 million seasonal influenza cases in the US in 2019. If there were only 6.6 million cases of Covid-19 we wouldn't be going through all this.

Now it's said that Covid-19 is much more contagious than the flu and it is more deadly, but based on the numbers, 6.6 million cases would result in 132,000 deaths. We would not be wearing masks, social distancing, sanitizing and washing our hands eleven times a day over that.

I love to breathe my own carbon dioxide.

[Chi-Town]

That's great that we are getting our shots here. But we need this to be everywhere so we can resume unfettered travel and events.

[blueash]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Watch out. The news just said we might need more shots in the future. They really don't know what is going on....

And you write that as an attack on whom? "The news" does not know what the future holds for Covid. No one knows if the vaccine will provide protection for months or for years. No one knows if the virus may mutate beyond what the present vaccine covers. No one knows if Covid will nearly disappear like SARS did or will it persist as a continuing threat to public health.

If the media said "you will not need a booster" and a year from now the data said the vaccine benefit had waned you'd be back here decrying the bad information you got. If the media said "we don't know what the future holds" here you are saying they don't know what is going on. I like it when my information sources tell me what they know, and what they don't know. Both are important.

[beachgirl]

We just got back from a three-day trip to Naples and the Everglades. We got our second shot over a month ago. We dined both inside and outside. We are still wearing our masks inside stores and in crowded places. We will take our first major trip flying to Montana and taking a tour in August. Time to move on. If we need a booster later, we will get it.

[Tmarkwald]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Watch out. The news just said we might need more shots in the future. They really don't know what is going on....

That's fine. No issues there for sure.

[Topspinmo]

Just cause you get the shot don’t mean you can’t get Covid. Know two people that had shots and got Covid and yes the was tested positive. But, good thing they had mild symptoms for day or two. They did have to quarantine. Where do you think they think the caught it??? Eating out at restaurant. So, yes will still wear mask when close to unknowns. Yes will keep my distance, and no won’t be eating out where people are touching everything, air conditioning blowing everyone’s breath throughout building. No change and not for while. Yes, I finely got first shot, and my wife got both.

[camaguey48]

Originally Posted by billethkid

We still wear masks to grocery stores and other indoor venues that require them.
We remain mindful of social distancing where things get too close.
We stopped disinfecting everything that comes into the house from outside sources.
We have scheduled a cruise for the week after Thanksgiving....assuming they are back by then.
We are going to our grandson's wedding in McKane, PA in late May.
In September/October we are planning an RV trip out West to visit family members we have not seen in over a year (longest time apart ever).

We we started the hunkering down in March 2020 we missed a lot however there was a sort of calming and reassuring feeling of being safe(r).

We now feel similarly with our shots that we are safe(r) but remain cautious about crowds.

We are looking forward to going out for dinner soon (which we have not done since March 2020).

Both of us being in our mid 80's chose to play it safe. We have paid our dues so to speak.

Just curious how some others are changing/adjusting.....if at all?

Since you have your shots, you are safe, right? If so, why wear a mask, right?