How do you feel about attending indoor parties?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now that masks and vaccines can’t protect you from covid. We have two New Years parties, a ski trip and 3 birthday parties in the next 3 weeks.

I told DH I think we should skip the new year parties. These will be 100% unmasked. I was looking forward to socializing but it just seems like a bad idea.

I also just reserved an indoor party space for my unvaccinated preschooler’s birthday. Not sure if we should go ahead or cancel.

Congrats for spreading anti-vaxxer talking points, OP!

[Anonymous]

Cancel them all. I’m not Uber-COVID cautious, but I also have zero desire to be isolated for 10 days and for my kids to miss still more school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that masks and vaccines can’t protect you from covid. We have two New Years parties, a ski trip and 3 birthday parties in the next 3 weeks.

I told DH I think we should skip the new year parties. These will be 100% unmasked. I was looking forward to socializing but it just seems like a bad idea.

I also just reserved an indoor party space for my unvaccinated preschooler’s birthday. Not sure if we should go ahead or cancel.

Congrats for spreading anti-vaxxer talking points, OP!

NP. This isn't exactly anti-vax. Reports this week indicate that cloth masks are nearly worthless against omicron, and the vast majority of children wear cloth masks. Trying to find legit KF94 or KN95 masks for my very petite 5yo has been nearly impossible, much as I wish that wasn't the case.
As to the vaccines...they are fantastic and highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, but you are kidding yourself if you think they prevent infection with omicron. Look, my DH and I are both vaxxed and booster (I am high risk), our 5yo is fully vaccinated, and our 1yo will be as soon as she is eligivle... but I,am not naive enough to think that is going to keep us from getting sick. And mild or not, a case of covid in our house means our toddler is out of daycare for 14 days, 5yo home from K for 10 days, and DH and I are both home from work for 10 days. I dont want to risk that, so no indoor parties or events for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that masks and vaccines can’t protect you from covid. We have two New Years parties, a ski trip and 3 birthday parties in the next 3 weeks.

I told DH I think we should skip the new year parties. These will be 100% unmasked. I was looking forward to socializing but it just seems like a bad idea.

I also just reserved an indoor party space for my unvaccinated preschooler’s birthday. Not sure if we should go ahead or cancel.

Congrats for spreading anti-vaxxer talking points, OP!

Op here. I am not an anti vaxxer. DH and I both have gotten boosters and 2 of my 3 children are fully vaccinated. My youngest is 4 and too young to be vaccinated. We are good maskers.

All these places with 80% vaccination rates are still surging with covid cases.

I’m the one who wants to go to parties and throw parties. I’m not spreading any misinformation.

I’m wondering if other people are just saying f it and going on with life.

I was looking forward to life back to normal. For a few months, it felt normal. Now cases are higher than ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally fine with it. Covid is such a tiny risk to people’s health now that we have vaccines and effective treatments. I’ve been following the data closely and omicron’s hospitalization and death rates are negligible.

Must be nice that 10 days of isolation wouldn’t be a massive inconvenience.

Oh but they've been "following the data". Lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m boosted and just got my younger two kids vaccinated. I’m going ahead with parties now - that’s why we got vaccinated - so we could do these things.

Exactly. If we get it now, it’s so mild and we might as well get it now and get it over with since we will all get it eventually.

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This isn't the chicken pox. It not a one and done thing. Very uneducated and frankly silly to keep preaching the "we're all going to get it, let's get it over with" line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally fine with it. Covid is such a tiny risk to people’s health now that we have vaccines and effective treatments. I’ve been following the data closely and omicron’s hospitalization and death rates are negligible.

This is me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m boosted and just got my younger two kids vaccinated. I’m going ahead with parties now - that’s why we got vaccinated - so we could do these things.

Exactly. If we get it now, it’s so mild and we might as well get it now and get it over with since we will all get it eventually.

.
This isn't the chicken pox. It not a one and done thing. Very uneducated and frankly silly to keep preaching the "we're all going to get it, let's get it over with" line.

Well the medical professionals say vaccinated people with no high risk conditions can decide that their risk of serious illness is low and if they feel comfortable- they can do what they want. You’re uneducated if you aren’t aware of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally fine with it. Covid is such a tiny risk to people’s health now that we have vaccines and effective treatments. I’ve been following the data closely and omicron’s hospitalization and death rates are negligible.

This is me.

plus 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m boosted and just got my younger two kids vaccinated. I’m going ahead with parties now - that’s why we got vaccinated - so we could do these things.

Exactly. If we get it now, it’s so mild and we might as well get it now and get it over with since we will all get it eventually.

.
This isn't the chicken pox. It not a one and done thing. Very uneducated and frankly silly to keep preaching the "we're all going to get it, let's get it over with" line.

Well the medical professionals say vaccinated people with no high risk conditions can decide that their risk of serious illness is low and if they feel comfortable- they can do what they want. You’re uneducated if you aren’t aware of that.

Exactly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that masks and vaccines can’t protect you from covid. We have two New Years parties, a ski trip and 3 birthday parties in the next 3 weeks.

I told DH I think we should skip the new year parties. These will be 100% unmasked. I was looking forward to socializing but it just seems like a bad idea.

I also just reserved an indoor party space for my unvaccinated preschooler’s birthday. Not sure if we should go ahead or cancel.

Congrats for spreading anti-vaxxer talking points, OP!

NP. This isn't exactly anti-vax. Reports this week indicate that cloth masks are nearly worthless against omicron, and the vast majority of children wear cloth masks. Trying to find legit KF94 or KN95 masks for my very petite 5yo has been nearly impossible, much as I wish that wasn't the case.
As to the vaccines...they are fantastic and highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, but you are kidding yourself if you think they prevent infection with omicron. Look, my DH and I are both vaxxed and booster (I am high risk), our 5yo is fully vaccinated, and our 1yo will be as soon as she is eligivle... but I,am not naive enough to think that is going to keep us from getting sick. And mild or not, a case of covid in our house means our toddler is out of daycare for 14 days, 5yo home from K for 10 days, and DH and I are both home from work for 10 days. I dont want to risk that, so no indoor parties or events for us.

If you stay home when you feel sick but don’t test for covid, you don’t have to stay home for all that time. Just while you are having symptoms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that masks and vaccines can’t protect you from covid. We have two New Years parties, a ski trip and 3 birthday parties in the next 3 weeks.

I told DH I think we should skip the new year parties. These will be 100% unmasked. I was looking forward to socializing but it just seems like a bad idea.

I also just reserved an indoor party space for my unvaccinated preschooler’s birthday. Not sure if we should go ahead or cancel.

Congrats for spreading anti-vaxxer talking points, OP!

NP. This isn't exactly anti-vax. Reports this week indicate that cloth masks are nearly worthless against omicron, and the vast majority of children wear cloth masks. Trying to find legit KF94 or KN95 masks for my very petite 5yo has been nearly impossible, much as I wish that wasn't the case.
As to the vaccines...they are fantastic and highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, but you are kidding yourself if you think they prevent infection with omicron. Look, my DH and I are both vaxxed and booster (I am high risk), our 5yo is fully vaccinated, and our 1yo will be as soon as she is eligivle... but I,am not naive enough to think that is going to keep us from getting sick. And mild or not, a case of covid in our house means our toddler is out of daycare for 14 days, 5yo home from K for 10 days, and DH and I are both home from work for 10 days. I dont want to risk that, so no indoor parties or events for us.

If you stay home when you feel sick but don’t test for covid, you don’t have to stay home for all that time. Just while you are having symptoms.

This depends on what your school/daycare/place of employment wants upon return. Some are asking for proof of negative covid test for any illness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that masks and vaccines can’t protect you from covid. We have two New Years parties, a ski trip and 3 birthday parties in the next 3 weeks.

I told DH I think we should skip the new year parties. These will be 100% unmasked. I was looking forward to socializing but it just seems like a bad idea.

I also just reserved an indoor party space for my unvaccinated preschooler’s birthday. Not sure if we should go ahead or cancel.

Congrats for spreading anti-vaxxer talking points, OP!

Op here. I am not an anti vaxxer. DH and I both have gotten boosters and 2 of my 3 children are fully vaccinated. My youngest is 4 and too young to be vaccinated. We are good maskers.

All these places with 80% vaccination rates are still surging with covid cases.

I’m the one who wants to go to parties and throw parties. I’m not spreading any misinformation.

I’m wondering if other people are just saying f it and going on with life.

I was looking forward to life back to normal. For a few months, it felt normal. Now cases are higher than ever.

People are saying f it and going ok with life. They are also getting covid. From the people
I know who currently have it, which is a lot, some say it’s nothing and some are pretty sick. If you are ok with being one of the pretty sick ones them by all
Means mingle indoors with like minded people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that masks and vaccines can’t protect you from covid. We have two New Years parties, a ski trip and 3 birthday parties in the next 3 weeks.

I told DH I think we should skip the new year parties. These will be 100% unmasked. I was looking forward to socializing but it just seems like a bad idea.

I also just reserved an indoor party space for my unvaccinated preschooler’s birthday. Not sure if we should go ahead or cancel.

Congrats for spreading anti-vaxxer talking points, OP!

Totally. The masquerade isn't fooling anyone.

[Anonymous]

We aren’t doing anything in public indoor spaces with our unvaccinated preschooler do we would not attend your party. Outside stuff is great.