Originally Posted by
Tom Servo
I keep wondering about how much we need to verify vaccination status. Right now I think we still need to as there just aren't enough vaccinated people, but in a few months, at least in the US?
Was reading an article quoting a few health experts including Fauci and the gist was that in the US due to a combination of vaccination and infection rates, we've hit the "epidemic" stage of the pandemic, and that as this continues, we'll start to hit the "controlled" state. The other main takeaway I got was that there won't be a moment where we declare victory, it'll just be this slow shifting of who's vulnerable and who isn't and how much we have to worry about it.
I figure there will come a point where people like my friend who's allergic to the vaccines will still mask up, and most of us will be vaccinated, and it really will come down to unvaccinated people will keep getting sick and dying and the rest of us will be okay. Similar to how Trump's fascist/populist messaging doesn't work against a virus that doesn't give a shit how much you deny there's a problem - at some point, I think lying about vaccination status will only hurt you, the rest of us will be fine. They're predicting herd immunity here in LA by end of July, at that point I think I'm willing to say "yep, it's your personal choice".
In other news, I was just reading that only 11% of CA appears to be "vaccine hesitant", so we really are still having an issue getting needles into the arms of people who want it. We're just shy of 50% having at least one shot, and about 37% being considered "fully vaccinated". I was a little bit shocked to see that only 41% of my office has submitted proof of vaccination, I'm hoping it's just a matter of people waiting on their second shots or whatever. I know my team have recently been getting theirs, but I can't think of anybody on the team who hasn't at least taken one PPO day to either get the shot or recover from it. My wife and I both got ours before we were technically eligible and she only got her second shot a week ago, so I guess it's not completely crazy.
Speaking of, Jason, how are things with yours?