But that said, I'm with you on personal freedoms. I really think we should have left this up to individual businesses. If a supermarket chain wants to require masks, good for them. If they don't, good for them. Everyone can vote with their dollars. Same for restaurants running at full capacity, half capacity or takeout only. We could have done this with 2/3 less meddling from the government.
I had covid, and it was pretty mild for me. Most of the time I could've passed as not sick. I worked 5 days, before realizing I might have it. Then I just happened to be scheduled off and got tested that day. I think the worst symptom was fatigue. I lost the ability to smell too. On day 14 of symptoms, I had trouble breathing. I've had rare bouts of trouble breathing since I was a kid, but now it seems to be happening a lot, especially if I don't sleep enough.
That's honestly what I'm most worried about. People worry about future vaccine damage, I know somebody who is young who is a covid "long hauler". There's all sorts of nasty research about the possibility of it giving you organ damage. Hopefully most is reversible, and I believe strongly in personal freedom, so if people don't want the vaccine, they don't want it. But I want it.
Covid is more serious than the flu.
But that said, I'm with you on personal freedoms. I really think we should have left this up to individual businesses. If a supermarket chain wants to require masks, good for them. If they don't, good for them. Everyone can vote with their dollars. Same for restaurants running at full capacity, half capacity or takeout only. We could have done this with 2/3 less meddling from the government.
I had covid, and it was pretty mild for me. Most of the time I could've passed as not sick. I worked 5 days, before realizing I might have it. Then I just happened to be scheduled off and got tested that day. I think the worst symptom was fatigue. I lost the ability to smell too. On day 14 of symptoms, I had trouble breathing. I've had rare bouts of trouble breathing since I was a kid, but now it seems to be happening a lot, especially if I don't sleep enough.
That's honestly what I'm most worried about. People worry about future vaccine damage, I know somebody who is young who is a covid "long hauler". There's all sorts of nasty research about the possibility of it giving you organ damage. Hopefully most is reversible, and I believe strongly in personal freedom, so if people don't want the vaccine, they don't want it. But I want it.
There is no vaccine. It's an experimental biological agent.