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KosAbility: Who else is among the 1 in 20 Americans who've dodged COVID (so far)? [1]
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Date: 2022-11-27
A combination of luck and perseverance has kept me safe from COVID-19 infection during the past 33 months, a status I consider both comforting and disturbing. I’m relieved that my safety measures have been effective while aware that I can’t count on luck to be consistently good. As I’ve watched my county’s rate going from 1 in 10,000 infected, down to 1 in 100, and now to single digits over the last year, I’m constantly reminded that COVID-19 is omnipresent. Each time I ponder reducing my safety measures, something happens to snap me back, most recently it was my daughter getting COVID from her coworker (she’s fine now). A new study I read yesterday found that we who have avoided infection are, by far, in the minority.
If you have persisted in your efforts to avoid COVID for nearly three years, you likely have very good reasons to continue, such as immunocompromised, elderly, or other high risk factor. While everything I see around me locally says “the pandemic is over,” it really is not. People are still getting infected and reinfected, some are dying, hospital rates are increasing, and 1 in 20 infected people will stay sick with long covid.
What about you? In the poll at the end, tell us how well you’ve dodged infection and if you plan to continue your safety measures.
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