as we live in Red Hell where there are way too many anti-vaxer idiots.

some do not understand it is not just the person, but everyone who she comes in contact with on a regular basis.

I remember when my husband had his first stem cell transplant and they wanted anyone in the family, or those visiting to have their flu shots, this was pre-covid. He had to get various vaccinations again, as if he were a child, we were told. They had destroyed his immune twice for the transplant.

People need to think about how their decisions might affect others around them, a virus they might be able to fight off could be a death sentence for someone else.

Hoping that everyone who wants a vaccine can get one and not be constrained by a law or the need to pay out of of pocket. We're headed for a rocky time.

Be well and watch out for others.

I am so outraged over this; the fallout is immeasurable.

It always bothered us that so few people here would wear masks when out in public. If they don't care enough about their neighbors to actively try to slow disease spread, they are pretty awful, whiny brats. We are going back into 'hermit mode' but still going to local protests, outside of course.

Read that one of the things that can get you the okay to get the jab (when it’s finally here—September?) is to say you’re a smoker, past or present. That raises your comorbidities to “prove” you require protection—and there’s no way they can disprove it, even if you’ve never smoked.