Exactly. Well said.
Everyone has a right to make their own decisions, whether based on fact or fiction or based on nothing more than a whim. I don’t pretend to be an authority on truth or science, but like most here I also have strong convictions. I just choose not to share them on this forum, and I expect everyone else to do the same.
No, not at all. They have had this up for a few years now. Basically, all disaster preparedness is the same; by giving this a rediculous premise, people are more likely to read it and therefore become educated.
Please note that the topic of this thread has been changed to:
Coronavirus **personal experiences** thread
Back when this thread got started over a year ago, there was very little reliable information about COVID, and most of us didn't quite know what to think. So this thread served its purpose with many helpful comments and links. But at this point, there is no shortage of news and/or disinformation and/or opinions and/or predictions and/or facts from any number of outlets that align with one's personal views and preferences. By now, almost everyone has drawn their own conclusions regarding COVID and nothing will change their mind. So it's no longer necessary or permitted on BLF to post links, quotes, opinions, facts, theories, or anything else apart from your own personal experiences relating to COVID.
Thanks in advance to everyone here for helping to keep the peace.
Good idea 
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Yup, I agree. 
My personal experience is that I know 4 people that have had covid. They all recovered.
I am vaccinated, as are my adult children. This is making me want to travel to see them. I have not seen my youngest in 19 months since I moved 1000 miles away, just before corona happened.
One person I know that had corona in March 2020, tested positive for antibodies for 2 months after they recovered. By the 3rd month (June) the antibodies were gone.
I was vaccinated in March 2021. I am concerned that if I wait longer than June, that my antibodies will have disappeared.
One guy from this vaccination center where I got my shot told me that we’d likely need a third shot this year (Biontech/Pfizer).
I read somewhere that Moderna is working on a booster shot.
Hope it doesn’t make me feel as puny as the others.
Small price to pay though.
Without achieving herd immunity, boosters will be required. World wide herd immunity.
You think we could eliminate this virus?
If global herd immunity is reached it should die out or be so small we no longer need boosters. It’s been done before.
With these mRNA vaccins the world has entered a new era in fighting viruses. Who knows we can eliminate COVID-19. It will be expensive (but will be payed back many times if it works) and it needs more worldwide coordination than ever before but maybe it can be done.
This is the crux of the matter, and why each “side” cherrypicks info to bolster its own opinion:
Erring on the side of protection — by exaggerating the risks of outdoor transmission — may seem to have few downsides. But it has contributed to widespread public confusion about what really matters. Some Americans are ignoring the C.D.C.’s elaborate guidelines and ditching their masks, even indoors, while others continue to harass people who walk around outdoors without a mask.
As for personal experience, I had to walk into “town” yesterday, and on my way back, this guy who was dressed like a construction worker (unno, despite the hardhat, nothing around was being constructed) asked the (masked) guy in front of me if he got his vaccination (ignored), then when I was passing, he asked me that (answered “oh yeah, 8 times already!”… wonder what he made of that).
So I’m wondering what his point was.
Indoors, yeah, everyone’s masked up, but outdoors, I’d guess half’n’half.
Nice thing about the warmer weather is that the chickies are back to wearing tights and belly-shirts again, woohoo!
He sounds like trouble to me.
The J&J vaccine I personally received, does not use mRNA, it uses adenovirus.
I cant tell the difference. I expect to be offered a booster, after we get through the initial vaccinations
Im very encouraged by the large percentage of the population around me, that is vaccinated.
More and more, when I ask a friend if they have been vaccinated yet, they say yes.
I feel more comfortable unmasked for eating, with those people now. Still preferrably outdoors when unmasked. I still social distance, and wear a mask indoors.
You know what`s ironic?
Most of the outdoor dining areas I see not only in my own neighborhood but in the city in the areas where I work is there is NO difference than eating inside the restaurant. No difference.
Most of the outdoor dining spots that are taking up parking spots on the curb still put people in an enclosed space sitting in close proximity within each other. Even within the structure there is no physical separation between the tables to keep people isolated from each other. It`s like why even bother?
I was gonna say “rain on your wedding day”, but yeah, that’s ironic, too.
Just passed one yesterday, too. Enclosed with vinyl windows, still breathing everyone else’s stank, so yeah, no diff vs being inside.
sounds like your personal experience of outdoor dining is enclosed, something like this:
my personal experience of outdoor dining is open air flow, something like this:
Yeah, enclosed is what I saw, too.
Yesterday and before, we ate in a restaurant, and we were the only ones in the eatin’ area. The bar section had a few sots on stools, but that was only when you walked in. Need to navigate the ‘J’ shape to get to the sit-down area.