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A Vaccine . . . It’s Not Over !


From the very beginning of Covid in the US, it should have always been about balancing the health issues and the economic issues of this disease. For the last ten months for the most part the health issues have dominated the economic issues with various levels of lockdowns being the prime weapon to combat the extent of the virus. At this point a rational person could be asking our governor, “Hey G-man, how is that working out? 

We are now in the midst of the “surge of all surges” with infections and deaths from Covid reaching all time highs, while at the same time economic casualties continue to pile up. Long ago I lost count of how many times from “those in the know” I have heard the words like, “just wait for the vaccine, and then all will be okay.” But it’s not over. I am here to tell you that the vaccine will not make everything okay . . . it will just bring in a new different set of problems.

Over the last few months I have repeatedly asked, “why are those who have already had Covid and then recovered from Covid still being treated like lepers.” Why should they be forced to continue to quarantine? They no longer have any Covid to spread, and the chance of them contracting the infection again is so small that is approaches zero. As of now those who are in this group make up only a small portion of the populace. But it’s not over.

In addition within months there will be a significant number of individuals who have had both doses of the vaccine, and thus they will also be immune. They will neither be susceptible to catch the virus nor to spread the virus. Should they continue to be under lockdown like those who have already had the virus and are thus immune to reinfection? 

Businesses will be continuing to clamor to reopen. Will it be okay for them to be open only to those who have either had the infection or have received the vaccine? Do “those in the know” have an answer to this coming problem or more important, have they even thought about this coming quandary? Will there be special I.D. cards for those who have had the vaccine? (At this point one might ask if there are I.D. cards for those that have already tested positive for the virus . . . err . . . “No”) Will one need a special “I’ve had the vaccine” picture I.D. to go to a restaurant, while still not needing an I.D to vote? Will there be a black market for these vaccine I.D.’s for the 44% of the population that are not planning on getting the vaccine? 

It’s not over . . . not by a long shot!

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