I’m trying to stay optimistic, but sometimes I worry that we are going to be living in constant pandemic state for several years, what with all the mutations, slowness of vaccine delivery, and continued asshattery.
Not meaning to be a downer. Inauguration yesterday had me giddy, and now the COVID stuff is bumming me out already. 
The human body is tougher than that. The 1918 pandemic passed without vaccine or even really understanding what was happening. Now, it took a couple-three years to do so, but it did. This will also, but with better medicine and science (and now, leadership) we should be much better at dealing with it.
Thanks. That counts as a hug in my book.
Best of the worst, yay?
Biden’s COVID Response Plan:
It’ll be in the execution that this will be judged, but it’s a good outline of a plan.
I am sure that some Red states will work hard to resist any implementation.
Florida for example.
Some people say it is possible ro reuse it.
https://www.thestate.com/news/coronavirus/article242106266.html
It is and we do. Not ideal, and with degradation over time. Keep in mind that these things are designed as single use items. Durability was not a factor at inception, that’s just become a thing due to this current shit show.
A 108-year-old woman gives up the vaccine against Covid-19 and gives it to another person, She isn´t an anti-vaxxer neither she was afraid of the needle or thought the vaccine could harm her. The reason for the gesture was altruism, as she believes that a younger person would deserve the vaccine more than her, who has lived a long time.
Mrs. Hilda lives in the small community of Três Ilhas, almost 30 km from the center of Rio das Flores, a small town in the south of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
She had been selected to be one of the first immunized, but took a generous step.
Doesn´t it sound a little like black mirror for you?
I live in a big city in a corner of a corner of Europe, and I’d say this is borderline idiotic.
We have a very high level of mask wearing here (it is mandatory), but a lot of people seem not to know that their noses are part of their respiratory systems.
We could do far better at what we’re already doing, and people who can’t or won’t wear a cloth mask properly are going to hugely fuck up wearing an N95 mask anyway.
I’ll keep treating updates like a version of Groundhog Day*, and save the real celebration for spring (or summer).
If I poke my head up and see the shadow of bad coronavirus news, I’m going back inside!
Some of the better masks I’ve seen aren’t flexible. So, it’s not easy to leave the nose exposed. Hopefully, there will be more emphasis on producing that type, so more people can stop using the cloth kind.
On the other hand, the disposable masks are becoming an environmental problem. I honestly don’t know what to do about it. I believe that the authorities do not know either. This article was written last year, today the situation must be much worse.
And our dog is guaranteed to grab them when we are out walking.
Other problem with N95s is that if they are not fitted and worn properly, they are actually less effective than good cloth face coverings, and the nonvented kind are uncomfortable if the are properly fitted and worn. We get fitted in an odor hood. I suspect that will not be done for the general public.
