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Below is a link to something that is being noticed anecdotally...vaccines are helping long haulers feel better. Dr Iwasaki has some hypotheses and knowing the types of research they have been pursuing — hopefully starting a study. https://twitter.com/virusesimmunity/status/1366067849480048643?s=21
I don't know if it is a coincidence or causality, but I got round 1 on February 17 and my sense of smell is slowly returning. After no real improvement for 3 months.
Yep. The politics is getting old. Even when you make a comment about empathy, people try to turn it into politics. Crazy place…
Ya and you have no role in the political bickering right?!? Crazy place indeed
I feel ya. Big odorless pile of suck.
Can't smell the old lady's farts though.
Thought this was worth a read- https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/how-public-health-messaging-backfired/618147/In relation to the discussion here, these passages stood out:And the public behavior of the vaccinated cannot change overnight—even if they are at much lower risk, it’s not reasonable to expect a grocery store to try to verify who’s vaccinated, or to have two classes of people with different rules. For now, it’s courteous and prudent for everyone to obey the same guidelines in many public places... But it is time to imagine a better future, not just because it’s drawing nearer but because that’s how we get through what remains and keep our guard up as necessary. It’s also realistic—reflecting the genuine increased safety for the vaccinated.We should encourage people to dream about the end of this pandemic by talking about it more, and more concretely: the numbers, hows, and whys. Offering clear guidance on how this will end can help strengthen people’s resolve to endure whatever is necessary for the moment—even if they are still unvaccinated—by building warranted and realistic anticipation of the pandemic’s end.
That’s a great perspective. For me a vaccine would mean going out and about more, but I would still happily oblige masks and distancing requirements as more get vaccinated. We’ve done minimal shopping and limited in person gatherings quite a bit. Being able to expand our circle and activities would do a lot, even if it is still masked. I never really thought about the difficulty of enforcing the vaccinated versus non-vaccinated.
I've had it, I've had my first vaccine. Still wearing a mask in public buildings. Two reasons. 1. Common courtesy. 2. I'm better looking with the mask.
I keep seeing people post about getting vaccinated and I *know* they are not eligible yet. Are the vaccinators checking at all?Am I a sucker for not hunting for a shot and jumping the line?Asking for a friend.