And thanks to Trump and everyone else who fought against preventative measures, immunocompromised people have to live like that for the rest of time. It’s no longer safe for them to go to a restaurant or a bar or go shopping because every season is COVID season, and the newer strains are even more infectious and deadlier than the original. My mom, a cancer survivor, has to think about that every time she leaves the house. And she’s lucky, because she can get vaccinated and therefore actually can go out and do things, while so many others don’t have that option because their immune system is just that weak. The fact of the matter is that we should still be masking in public. Not just for COVID, but for the flu as well.
We could have literally killed off COVID in about 6 weeks with a total lockdown of society. It never would’ve happened, or even truly been feasible, but we could have been back to normal so much faster if society at large had gotten their shit together instead of whining about having to take responsibility for not killing those around them at the expense of their own comfort. The reason it lasted as long as it did and killed so many people is because Republicans fought tooth and nail against doing what stopped the Black Plague and the Spanish Flu in their tracks: putting on a mask and isolating to prevent spreading it to others.
And thanks to Trump and everyone else who fought against preventative measures, immunocompromised people have to live like that for the rest of time. It’s no longer safe for them to go to a restaurant or a bar or go shopping because every season is COVID season, and the newer strains are even more infectious and deadlier than the original. My mom, a cancer survivor, has to think about that every time she leaves the house. And she’s lucky, because she can get vaccinated and therefore actually can go out and do things, while so many others don’t have that option because their immune system is just that weak. The fact of the matter is that we should still be masking in public. Not just for COVID, but for the flu as well.
We could have literally killed off COVID in about 6 weeks with a total lockdown of society. It never would’ve happened, or even truly been feasible, but we could have been back to normal so much faster if society at large had gotten their shit together instead of whining about having to take responsibility for not killing those around them at the expense of their own comfort. The reason it lasted as long as it did and killed so many people is because Republicans fought tooth and nail against doing what stopped the Black Plague and the Spanish Flu in their tracks: putting on a mask and isolating to prevent spreading it to others.
Your whole thing comes off a lot like this: