OK, peeps. I have to speak up at this point. Things are BAD out there with this Covid surge. This is not political...this is a public health crisis. Our hospitals are overwhelmed, stores are closing because entire staffs have been hit with it (see below my local pharmacy notice), store shelves can't be stocked because of people out with it, treatments can't be done for non-Covid patients because of the overload and safety issues within the hospital systems, and the Red Cross has less than a day's worth of blood on hand. Local food banks have had to close down service due to safety issues and illness.
What I'm ticked about is somehow people think this is "over". IT IS NOT. Yes, it's endemic. Yes, we will have to live with it. However, and this is a BIG however, there are some things that can be done to help mitigate this and keep us up and running.
Wear the damn mask! It hurts nothing. If I'm wrong, no one is hurt. If I'm right, less people are infected which in turn helps the hospital load. We have hospitals on overload and I see people running around mask free acting like there is no problem out there. KN95 is best. No cloth masks. You may wish to double mask with the surgical masks, which is what my son is currently doing. If you go in a building, put one on. If you are in a crowd, put one on.
Stop thinking it won't get you because you are "young". I personally know a 37 yr. old male, very outdoorsy type with no comorbidities, who's been on a vent for over a month fighting for his life. And another local has a 17 year old who has spent 156 days in hospital with it...much of that on a vent as well. Omicron may be less lethal, but it has still taken lives. Delta is still around! In Indiana, only 20% of current cases have been ID'd as Omicron at this time. I expect that number to increase but for the moment there is no way of telling at first cough which variant you may be spreading around.
Consider the vax. No, it will not guarantee you won't get infected. But it's proven that it can keep you alive. Ask your doctor. Some people can't take it, I get that. There is a risk in any vax, even the flu vax. Weigh your risk and make a decision with your doctor.
Give blood if you can. We are at crisis level, and there are many people who need platelets and whole blood for treatments non-Covid related.
Stop with the "ageism" thing. Yes, more older people die from it and I hear the "well, they were old anyway." OK folks...I'm one of those old ones with comorbidities, and I have a lot of giving and life left in me. I'd prefer to keep on living until God calls me home, not until you cough on me.
OK, once again, this is not a political post. I don't want to see politics in this. I want to see us recover from this virus surge. Do what you can to protect yourself and your family. Stay well, my friends.
Entire store staff down with Covid or have been exposed. This store will reopen with a mask policy in place, I'm told.
What I'm ticked about is somehow people think this is "over". IT IS NOT. Yes, it's endemic. Yes, we will have to live with it. However, and this is a BIG however, there are some things that can be done to help mitigate this and keep us up and running.
Wear the damn mask! It hurts nothing. If I'm wrong, no one is hurt. If I'm right, less people are infected which in turn helps the hospital load. We have hospitals on overload and I see people running around mask free acting like there is no problem out there. KN95 is best. No cloth masks. You may wish to double mask with the surgical masks, which is what my son is currently doing. If you go in a building, put one on. If you are in a crowd, put one on.
Stop thinking it won't get you because you are "young". I personally know a 37 yr. old male, very outdoorsy type with no comorbidities, who's been on a vent for over a month fighting for his life. And another local has a 17 year old who has spent 156 days in hospital with it...much of that on a vent as well. Omicron may be less lethal, but it has still taken lives. Delta is still around! In Indiana, only 20% of current cases have been ID'd as Omicron at this time. I expect that number to increase but for the moment there is no way of telling at first cough which variant you may be spreading around.
Consider the vax. No, it will not guarantee you won't get infected. But it's proven that it can keep you alive. Ask your doctor. Some people can't take it, I get that. There is a risk in any vax, even the flu vax. Weigh your risk and make a decision with your doctor.
Give blood if you can. We are at crisis level, and there are many people who need platelets and whole blood for treatments non-Covid related.
Stop with the "ageism" thing. Yes, more older people die from it and I hear the "well, they were old anyway." OK folks...I'm one of those old ones with comorbidities, and I have a lot of giving and life left in me. I'd prefer to keep on living until God calls me home, not until you cough on me.
OK, once again, this is not a political post. I don't want to see politics in this. I want to see us recover from this virus surge. Do what you can to protect yourself and your family. Stay well, my friends.
Entire store staff down with Covid or have been exposed. This store will reopen with a mask policy in place, I'm told.
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