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I also carry a mask pretty much all the time and probably will from here on out. So simple to help keep me safe and others safe.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
'Nough said?
I hugged my parents for the first time in over a year. So glad they are both vaccinated since my mom fell and broke her back and it would not be easy for her to come outdoors to visit with me.
My brother and I stayed six feet away from each other since neither of us is vaccinated.
Glad you got to hug your parents, but you realize the vaccine won't necessarily PREVENT them from getting sick, just hopefully keep them from dying - (edited to add) should they get some strain of COVID-19 after being vaccinated. So you not being vaccinated still means you can definitely be a carrier and make them sick.
Edited to add again - Them being vaccinated made it safer for YOU.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
I'll probably carry a mask for the foreseeable future, especially as the threats from variants develops. If nothing else, it will be handy for flu season, even if I haven't contracted a case of the flu literally for decades now.
Being vaccinated also means that the chance of getting sick from the virus is slim although possible. Before my kids were vaccinated or my friends I was comfortable being around them because I was vaccinated. Nothing is 100% so I think Yppej is fine to be around her parents. I am happy to have my life back. I still wear masks going into stores, etc.
I am so sorry to hear that your poor mom broke her back! That is terrible, and it is so difficult dealing with health issues now. I am glad you got to hug her. When I got to hug my dad after a year, we both cried for about five minutes. I am really glad you can be there for and with your mom and that she has been vaccinated. Thank God for small mercies.
My point was that since YOU are vaccinated, YOU are comfortable, but you - however slim - could still carry a variant and pass it along to someone who is NOT vaccinated, and someone who is NOT vaccinated can still potentially carry and give you a variant that you are not vaccinated against. Granted these scenarios may be very slim, but when it comes to the health and safety of my family, I will still practice safety until even more is learned about the vaccines, the variant strains and the various rates of spreading between vaccinated and non-vaccinated people.
I think of it like the flu shot. I get the shot and I'm protected against SOME flu strains - not all. Someone who doesn't get the flu shot can still give me a variety of the flu and/or I have the potential of carrying a variety and passing it on to them.
Again, it seems to all come down to the level of risk a person is willing to expose themselves and others to - personal choice. For me personally, the information is still not definitive enough with regards to these scenarios for me to feel "back to normal" after I get my 2nd vaccine.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
Yes, we will all take a different path of risk.
For me, stepping out into the world of normalcy is a step, or two, or three, masked up and conscious of space between me and others.
I can’t envision the time when I will willingly go into an enclosed interior space shoulder to shoulder with a bunch of people again! But I suppose that time will return.
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