Venting Thread

[VictoryCare]

Its not Bidens fault or Trumps, it is ours. Everybody needs to follow the guidelines religiously, or this will continue to be a vicious cycle, and it will only get worse. This is basic common sense

[VictoryCare]

But, if you look at the places where there are spikes and where they are getting ready to lockdown again it IS because people are NOT following CDC guidelines. When the guidelines are not followed than we, the people, are bringing these problems down upon us ourselves

[VictoryCare]

Annalee, I am so sorry

[VictoryCare]

You are right, it is hard to understand tone or intent through words on a website

[Cat Herder]

I have never disagreed. The issue is terminology, not our goals.

Vaccination is a form of exposure.

Never have I suggested licking COVID patients. I think that is where the issue came in. Vocabulary, only.

I am forced to sit in Pandemic classes annually, for the last 26 years by my employer. I was not arguing the merits of vaccination, I take my flu shot each and every year. I also do not allow non-vaccinated kids into care unless they have an immunocompromising issue documented by their physician.

[Annalee]

I agree with CH about Herd immunity as I have stated before; but I AM growing concerned with the repercussions of this disease.....schools are closing again, sports are being cancelled, etc. It is my fear that Biden (and I do NOT agree) will do something rash and close the country down....he will at least mandate a nationwide mask order which does nothing but cause a war between the do and do nots....but ??? I have always worn my mask; not sure if it helps but it doesn't hurt so???

My job concerns me right now...just do not want to close anymore.. There is only so much an FCC child care program can come back from....I have three openings and cannot buy a kids that is compatible with my program....I do believe covid has something to do with that.......Covid will be first on the agenda immediately after inauguration for Biden I'm afraid. My clients are constantly talking about it and I have NO answers.

How much more can the small business take?

Covid is real and is terrible for the families that have suffered and lost loved ones....two families in my county lost a loved one yesterday....sad all around.

So, covid is horrible for families from many different standpoints.

[VictoryCare]

Exactly! Thank you Cat Herder for reiterating what I have been saying all along, that Herd Immunity IS the goal of an effective VACCINE program, and not that of exposure 😊

[Cat Herder]

Herd Immunity is the GOAL of an effective vaccine program.

Herd Immunity is not a verb.

[VictoryCare]

People need to not let this virus knock on their door and take those they love away before they realize how serious it actually is

[VictoryCare]

The bottom line is, this virus is spreading at a rapid rate and more people are dying everyday because people are not wearing masks, they need to be educated and they need to listen. These lockdowns happen because people are not doing what they are supposed to be doing. This is too important to not be compliant and to not be educating those that need to be

[Blackcat31]

Yes, everyone wears a mask including children over 2, drop off and pick ups are done one at a time, no one enters the house, temps are taken, parents wear masks, hands are washed, children are socially distanced while in care, sanitation done throughout day

I am not able to keep my kiddos 6 ft apart but we do drop offs and pick ups outside.
The kids don’t wear masks either. I don’t think they would be able to all day. I serve kids 1-5 yrs of age.

I wear a mask and limit my interactions with others outside of care. I do what I can but refuse to live in fear.

I don’t fault or blame those that believe differently and won’t spend my time “educating” those that believe differently than I do.

I can’t change others so I do what I can do to feel safe and protect the health of my family.

[VictoryCare]

You are right, its not red or blue, its covid

[VictoryCare]

There should be no fear when there is action. Your right. Its not red or blue, its covid

[VictoryCare]

I totally agree, you have less fear BECAUSE you are being responsible by following the guidelines

[e.j.]

There's actually a 99% survival rate. Yes a lot of people have passed away from the illness in large numbers but there is so many people in this world that sometimes these things are expected. Our time is our time, and living in fear is really not helping the situation.

From what I see on the Johns Hopkins website (https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality), to date there have been 10,737,335 cases of Covid reported. There have been 244,332 deaths as a result of those cases. If I'm doing my math right, that means there is one death for every 43.94 cases of Covid. This means there is one death for approximately every 44 people infected. That's a 2.27% death rate of those infected in the US alone. Percentage wise, the risk sounds minimal but when you put it in terms of 1 out of every 44 infected people in the US will die - and the infection rate is rising, that's potentially a lot of dead people.

During the 911 attacks, almost 3000 were killed and that was appalling to us. Just yesterday, it was reported that there were 181,194 new cases of Covid on that day alone. If 1 out of 44 people die, that's 4,118 people dead. If we could go back in time and prevent the deaths of those people who died in the 911 attacks by doing something so simple as wearing a mask, wouldn't most of us do it? Why wouldn't we do such a simple thing as wear a mask now to save an even greater number of people?

We wouldn't have to have as much fear if more people followed the guidelines...every life lost is one life too many

I'd be lying if I said I'm not fearful of getting Covid or having one of my loved ones get it but there's a difference between being paralyzed by that fear and having a healthy respect for the virus. My family and I are going about our daily lives as we normally would but taking as many precautions as we can while we do. Mask wearing and social distancing are not the equivalent of living in fear. In my mind, it's simply using the tools we've been told will save lives and hopefully keep us from getting sick. To me, it's doing the responsible thing and being thoughtful of those around us who may be at higher risk should they get the virus. It's also one of those things that never should have become so politicized. It's a medical/public health issue. I wish it would be viewed as such. JMO