And many outbreaks last winter were due to family gatherings for holidays. Just saying �wah, wah, wah I�m missing out on things� is not an appropriate response to a pandemic that is deadly . Yes, pandemics are terrible and disruptive. We all need to be doing everything we can to stop the spread. I�m shocked at the lack of concern for the health of others being expressed.
This delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox, and more contagious that SARS, Ebola, Spanish flu and smallpox. Only measles (the most contagious virus known to man) is more contagious. This means we must return to universal mask wearing and social distancing to get it back under control. And that means we need a higher percentage of the population vaccinated in order to reach herd immunity.
Someone else said it better than I can: (From Steven Charleston) To mask or not to mask: there is the question. Whether it is nobler in the mind to protect others from an unseen fate that will steal the lives of their loved ones away, or cast off the covering to show a defiance that we imagine makes us seem stronger, stronger even than death. To sleep, to dream, waking up each day in an unreal world where science is suspect and mercy is inconvenient, the exhaustion of uncertainty numbs the heart and shadows the path of reason. Future generations will one day wonder how we lost our way. To mask or not to mask: it is such a simple question with such a clear answer. If I knew I could save even a single life, I would gladly wear a mask every single day. What else would love have me do?
