re: vaccination
I live on an island with a population of around 2500. All arrivals from outside are tested on arrival and quarantined for two weeks.
In 11 months, there have been about fifty positive tests, about half of which were visitors. About half of the visitors left before test results came back. The rest did not show symptoms while here.
Of the roughly two dozen locals who tested positive, six reported symptoms ranging from sniffles to moderate flu-like coughing, congestion and sneezing.
No one has been admitted to the clinic or evacuated for treatment for COVID19.
No one has died or been seriously ill due to the virus.
There are no current COVID cases or individuals in quarantine.
Yet the local mask mandate was just renewed indefinitely by the borough assembly. The mandate is not enforced anywhere except the borough office building, not even the Post Office. Still, a lot of people go around wearing a mask all the time and there are a couple of local businesses that won’t let you in without one. Nevertheless, I went grocery shopping today and stopped in the hardware store and post office mask free.
There is functionally zero risk here. Still an awful lot of people go around masked at all times and there is way too much excitement about the vaccine. Some of us are just dumfounded that our friends and neighbors are so frightened.
many are dumfounded b/c Many more just Dumb!! 🥴