The corona virus cases have been pretty minimal this summer around here. There have been a handful of new daily cases, but it has been relatively comfortable to start doing some more things in our community and feel pretty safe. However, because there was a huge percentage of people who have yet to get vaccinated due to misinformation about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine (and political reasons), the virus has not been stamped out as we had hoped. Instead, it is mutating. The latest variant is called Delta and it is seeming to be more contagious and more serious than the original strain. I saw this quote the other day and it really summed up my feelings on this:
I'm really having a hard time accepting that kids sacrificed 16+months of their childhood, 2 school years of normalcy, mostly to protect adults from a virus that they're now choosing NOT to get vaccinated against, making kids who can't vax more vulnerable and holding everyone hostage.
I'm sure Delta will be hitting our area soon. And then who knows...do we continue our plan of sending our kids back to school? When will the kids' vaccines be available? There is just so much that is unknown. It is so scary and fatiguing and frustrating to still be dealing with this. Nolan made this sign when he heard about Delta and hung it up in his front window. I mean, if my nine year old gets it, why don't adults? Get your shot and mask up, or there is no end of covid in sight.
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