Anyone changing behavior due to the latest uptick in Covid?

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely masking and staying home more. Plus lots of hand sanitizer, and back to wiping down groceries (picked up curbside).

Wow. I never wiped groceries even in the middle of pandemic. Never had food delivered to my house. Never masked (unless it was absolutely mandated, like on airplanes or doctor's office). Still have not had covid. Oh, and no one in my family is vaccinated. We live in NoVa and all worked from the office even during pandemic.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely masking and staying home more. Plus lots of hand sanitizer, and back to wiping down groceries (picked up curbside).

Wiping down groceries does nothing.

I never stopped wiping mine down or wearing masks. If you saw what crawls around at both the warehouses and the store before you even get your hands on them you would too. Rats, roaches, vermin...nasty.

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No, but I will wash hands better than I've been doing them! Maybe will start wearing mask inside the public bathroom stalls?

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Anonymous wrote:N-95 in public places like grocery store, metro, flights and medical setting.

Flu shot for the entire family, asap (at least 2 weeks before school opens.)

Covid is very smart. It only strikes at doctors offices, grocery stores and on the metro! This virus is so smart! What CAN'T it do?

Most Covid is spread in the home, but you do you. Keep masking, at least us normal people know who to avoid in public!

NP- you’re obviously not very smart if you don’t get it. No one said they can only get it in those places. The difference is that if some of us are going to get a virus that could potentially take us out for weeks or longer, we would rather get it from someone we know and care about as opposed to some @sshat stranger on the metro. Also it’s called risk REDUCTION, not taking out risk altogether. Serious idiots on this forum.

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Anonymous wrote:DCUM is not a good barometer for even the DC area. No one wearing a mask in the grocery store today. People have moved on

Funny. About 50% of the grocery store I was at was masked today.

I doubt that. You're hilarious. When is your next stand up show?

That’s also funny because I actually am a comedian in real life. You should come to one of my shows. Early Sunday morning at the grocery- 50% masked.

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Anonymous wrote:People really need to stay home. I’m debating whether the kids should go to school virtual or maybe home schooling them.

Please be kidding.

Umm. Do you recall how many dead there were? How sick people were getting? I’m not taking that chance with my littles or fam.

That was all before vaccines. Not many people dying anymore, and you and your “littles” are probably at low risk to begin with. Are you really going to pull them out if school each time you read about an “uptick?”

Vaccines aren’t stopping transmission. How hard is that to get?

They are reducing the serious illness and death. It is making Covid just another disease. Are there still risks? Sure. Bu please remember the whole “masking is for other people” thing was before there were good masks available to the public. There is no need for most people to stay home or mask. If you feel you need to socially isolate from others - and risk all the negative things that go with that- go ahead. But stop trying to drag the rest of us with you. Schools need to stay in-person, because virtual schooling was a joke. Our kids have been harmed enough by it.

The 'public' never wore good masks. I sure didn't. I wore a buff most of the time because I wasn't going to spend money on stupid face masks just because a rando politician told me to and I knew they did nothing. Eventually, stopped wearing the buff and used the surgical masks provided by the stores. If they wanted me to wear a mask, then they can give me it.

Again, masks do nothing. Why wasn't anyone masking prior to 2020 when they were sick? If they work so well, we would've prevented so much sickness and disease.

All logic goes out the window when it comes to COVID karens!

I hate to break it to you but masks weren’t widely talked about as a prevention strategy pre Covid. Not sure if you’re aware, but Covid is the first pandemic the vast majority of people have faced in their lifetime. Once I learned how to reduce my risk of getting airborne viruses through various strategies, then that’s something I plan to continue- Covid or no Covid. I don’t like being sick.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely masking and staying home more. Plus lots of hand sanitizer, and back to wiping down groceries (picked up curbside).

Wow. I never wiped groceries even in the middle of pandemic. Never had food delivered to my house. Never masked (unless it was absolutely mandated, like on airplanes or doctor's office). Still have not had covid. Oh, and no one in my family is vaccinated. We live in NoVa and all worked from the office even during pandemic.

DP Congratulations on having such an amazing immune system I guess. Some of us are less fortunate and nearly died when we caught Covid last time.

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Anonymous wrote:N-95 in public places like grocery store, metro, flights and medical setting.

Flu shot for the entire family, asap (at least 2 weeks before school opens.)

Covid is very smart. It only strikes at doctors offices, grocery stores and on the metro! This virus is so smart! What CAN'T it do?

Most Covid is spread in the home, but you do you. Keep masking, at least us normal people know who to avoid in public!

NP- you’re obviously not very smart if you don’t get it. No one said they can only get it in those places. The difference is that if some of us are going to get a virus that could potentially take us out for weeks or longer, we would rather get it from someone we know and care about as opposed to some @sshat stranger on the metro. Also it’s called risk REDUCTION, not taking out risk altogether. Serious idiots on this forum.

Omg these words came out of your mouth and you’re the one calling people idiots?!?

Oh wait. You’re right. The Covid from the people you know and care about is much less severe that the @asshat stranger variant. My bad.

[Anonymous]

Not going out much these days...

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Hands up, who didn't leave their panic room knowing this upturn was always going to happen?

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I saw quite a number of masks at the Potomac Yard shopping center. It made me wonder were the people trying to prevent getting Covid or had Covid and didn’t want to spread it.

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Anonymous wrote:N-95 in public places like grocery stores, metro, flights and medical setting.

Flu shot for the entire family, asap (at least 2 weeks before school opens.)

Covid is very smart. It only strikes at doctors offices, grocery stores and on the metro! This virus is so smart! What CAN'T it do?

Most Covid is spread in the home, but you do you. Keep masking, at least us normal people know who to avoid in public!

NP- you’re obviously not very smart if you don’t get it. No one said they can only get it in those places. The difference is that if some of us are going to get a virus that could potentially take us out for weeks or longer, we would rather get it from someone we know and care about as opposed to some @sshat stranger on the metro. Also it’s called risk REDUCTION, not taking out risk altogether. Serious idiots on this forum.

Omg these words came out of your mouth and you’re the one calling people idiots?!?

Oh wait. You’re right. The Covid from the people you know and care about is much less severe that the @asshat stranger variant. My bad.

NP. You might want to take a walk to manage your anger and hostility. What the PP said was entirely reasonable. No one can be "safe" from COVID; we can only try to reduce the risk of contracting the virus. Some people don't care how many times they get it; others would like to avoid it if they can due to health conditions or other factors, including the body of research suggesting that COVID is more likely to cause longer-term problems than the common cold or the flu. Living with COVID can involve minimizing risk in indoor or crowded settings, like the Metro or in stores, while accepting more risk while engaging in activities that are most important and meaningful. There are also people who actually care about others and want to avoid spreading the virus to others who are more vulnerable. If they get COVID, they get it. Some people would rather avoid catching COVID while commuting to work but are willing to risk getting it while on the trip of a lifetime. Why does this bother you so much?

[Anonymous]

Not doing anything radically different (have not been taking precautions and have never had Covid), but I'm thinking I'll probably test a few days before flying to combine households with elderly family members who are still taking precautions. I'll mask on the flights.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s scary out there these days. I thought it was all behind us. We’ve stopped going to the stores if we don’t need to - all Insta art/door dash/Amazon. We aren’t meeting friends unless outside.

Hahahhaa. You sound like a lot of fun. Glad people like you are staying home, don't have to deal with COVID KARENS in public.

People like you is the reason why Covid will always be around. If you would just stay home and mask up in the limited instances where you need to leave the home, it would be better.

I love this argument. All about moral superiority. Lady, even China with their massive lockdowns where they welded people into their homes could not stop the spread. Humans cannot stop nature. Virus is going to virus and no amount of hand sanitzer, masks, and weird covid rituals work.

Please girl. All the preventative measures work - that’s how things got better and will continue to do so. People should stay home and try not to socialize or go out to public places, especially those indoors, and schools should go virtual to minimize the spread. Doing so is best for the community as a whole. It’s not that hard to doordash and instacart everything! Spend more quality time with your immediate family!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, too many friends testing positive.

I'm back to wearing a n95 indoors while in public.

Therapy will help

Hopefully.

Exercise too, ideally outdoor and maskless.