Originally Posted by David Cotterell
The virus, along with its current and subsequent variants and mutations, has become endemic. We will have lockdowns, shutdowns, travel bans on and off for the foreseeable decades as Covid progresses through its inevitable evolution. I harbour no delusions that our society can return to 2019's norms - those days are gone "like tears in rain".... As a 70-year-old I realize that the rest of my days will occur in a new world of masks, social distancing, annual or semi-annual booster shots, contact tracing and questionnaires just to enter a restaurant or a store.
Dave
Made the claim it had moved past pandemic to endemic months ago and was met with derision by several here.....particularly our resident idiot, Rod LOL
I do find it interesting that the medical community and news in S Africa is reporting this new strain is milder than its predecessors yet the same establishments here are claiming it is more virulent than its predecessors. Further feeding the fact our government is politicizing it for power.
And yes I caught the movie line as well.....good one lol
That said, around here it is life pretty much pre-covid without all those dramatic flairs you described. Masks still seen occasionally but certainly not the norm.