[Game] Last one to post wins!

[CM]

I think they're still only giving out vaccines to the elderly and people in risk groups here. I'm gonna have to wait a while before I can get it.

[Breloomancer]

I've not gotten vaccinated yet, but my age group is eligible now where I am

[TB]

Oh thanks.

 

And I think I might have been eligible for a while because asthma, but I'm not sure

[Reisen]

We're close to the light at the end of the tunnel for coronavirus, although I'm unsure on the longevity of these vaccines, at least we're soon to be past people constantly dying and being afraid to visit or interact with each other! I feel like worst case scenario we just need to get vaccines every once in a while for however long, but perhaps the quarantine may end soon.

[Glaurung26]

Yea I was just going to say it seems they're staging vaccines. High risk, govt, frontline workers, etc. I imagine it will be open to just about everyone this summer.

[Breloomancer]

well the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight at least, but it seems like some people are determined to steer the bus of humanity into a big loop. since people aren't willing to give the vaccine to poorer countries for free, covid won't get eradicated from those areas and eventually it will mutate into something that won't be protected by the vaccine and we will be back at square 1, and eventually it might become the flu 2.0 and be impossible to get rid of entirely. of course, by the time it becomes the flu 2.0 it will likely be a lot less deadly, but still, I would much rather get this over quickly and not have more minor diseases to worry about

[TB]

I hope that doesn't happen. I wish people weren't greedy

[Glaurung26]

It's been roundly mishandled. I was hoping this would be a valuable practice for handling pandemics. Instead I'm sure we'll ignore every potential lesson. 🙄

[Reisen]

At the very least, it taught people in the US that face masks help you not get other people sick through coughing, hopefully. We found it really weird when we first saw people in Japan would often wear face masks when just out and about, just because they had a cold or something. Then we realized the US is just awful and would rather spread sickness than wear a mask because it "makes you look weird".

 

That was uh, before the pandemic, where we learned to just what extent Americans would go to not wear masks...

[Cat_ShadowGriffin]

I'm eligible for the vaccine now in my state, I need to set it up.

 

I remember seeing people with masks before the pandemic. One of my calculus professors wore a mask when he had laryngitis, and I saw at least one other person with a mask. I assumed they either were sick or afraid of catching something. At one point I wondered where people got those and assumed they were probably hard to get and not worth it. After everything reopens, I not only have several masks I can use when I'm not feeling great, I know it can help reduce the spread of whatever I have. I think other people will appreciate it (and probably stay away from me).

 

Ranger got the early work shift for a second time and he's exhausted now. Even though both of us are tired a lot, it seems weird to me Ranger is extra tired. Maybe the extra switching time is wearing on him?

 

Speaking of switching, I should make that thread idea (it has nothing to do with parallel processing, I promise!)