We got vaccinated because it was the right thing to do to get back to a new normal closer to what the old normal was.
Last week, we were able to safely attend a large family gathering for the first time since the beginning of COVID. Last month, we took a trip to Colorado.
Things that used to be normal.
The vaccinations are FREE & SAFE.
COVID isn’t.
Besides the pain, misery, and grief associated with you and/or your family members getting the virus and getting sick,—and possibly being hospitalized and/or dying—for many there are going to be long term financial complications—bills beyond what insurance will pay, lost jobs from being sick so long, inability to work because of lingering COVID complications.
COVID isn’t just about getting sick. It can really put a hurt on the lives and futures of those afflicted and others around them.
We were vaccinated as soon as we could get an appointment after seniors became eligible. We didn’t wait around, so the delta variant wasn’t even a thing yet.
After self-isolating, social distancing, and masks for over a year, the cost for being able to get some normalcy was the just gas it took to drive, twice, to a nearby town—a round-trip distance of about 35 miles. Considering all the gas we didn’t use that year of mostly staying home, the cost of the vaccinations was actually less than nothing.
Free & safe.
The people who are not getting vaccinated are a threat to that. They provide the virus more opportunities for infection. The more people who are infected, the more opportunities for the virus to mutate into strains that the current vaccines may not protect against.
Our state, Arkansas, has been making the COVID headlines nationally—in a less than positive way—in recent days.
- Arkansas reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases for the third straight day on Friday – The Hill
- Arkansas’s death march: The daily COVID-19 roundup – Arkansas Times
- Covid-19 cases surge in state with one of the lowest vaccination rates – CNN Health
- Arkansas, Nevada Among the States With Rising COVID, Delta Variant Cases – Newsweek
Vaccination—it’s the right thing to do.
It’s free.
…and, it’s safe!
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Couldn’t agree more. Everyone in my family and circle of friends has had both the jabs and now are more confident of avoiding the problem.
I ran into a guy I used to work with. He had gotten the vaccination, but only because he had to to be able to go on a cruise in September. Our state has only had about 40% fully vaccinated. Hospitals are at capacity. In Missouri, just to the north of us, in one area hospital beds only become available if someone dies.