Jax and Coronavirus

[Ken_FSU]

Anybody have appointments for the vaccine yet?

Not yet, but I'll be there day one that I'm able to be.

My parents are getting older, my Dad's in poor health, I've got older and immune-compromised neighbors and co-workers.

Not super worried about myself as a relatively young guy in good health, but I cannot wait until the day that I don't have to be constantly worried about being an asympomatic spreader who could potentially hospitilize someone else (or worse).

Hoping we're back to relative normal by summer (with the qualifier that I also predicted the District and Shipyards would be open for business by end of 2020).

[marcuscnelson]

Summer is what I'm expecting too, assuming that most people do take both doses of the vaccine. If people somehow refuse to social distance and wear masks and vaccinate then we could end up stuck for a while.

Not to mention the economic ramifications of continuing to prevent a return to normalcy at this point.

[Charles Hunter]

I am at the low end of the "elderly" cohort that is supposed to be in one of the earlier groups to get the vaccine.  We will be sure to get whichever vaccine is available at the time. Guessing February - March?

[Bativac]

My dad called yesterday, and he has it, and his brother in law, and the brother in law's 13 year old granddaughter. They've all been wearing masks, but also going out to eat, working, etc. Y'all be careful over there.

[Charles Hunter]

The pastor of our small church is in the ICU with it; they are trying to wean him from the ventilator. His wife has it, but is at home. My daughter's mother-in-law has the symptoms but hasn't been tested yet.

[Ken_FSU]

^Sorry to hear it guys.

Thoughts and prayers to you and your loved ones.

Please keep us posted.

[Tacachale]

An old friend passed away on Monday. She had been battling cancer for years and got COVID during a hospital visit. She was 40 and had 4 kids.

[Adam White]

An old friend passed away on Monday. She had been battling cancer for years and got COVID during a hospital visit. She was 40 and had 4 kids.

That's terrible. I hope you're okay - and I hope her family are coping okay. I cannot imagine how they must be feeling right now.

[Ken_FSU]

An old friend passed away on Monday. She had been battling cancer for years and got COVID during a hospital visit. She was 40 and had 4 kids.

This really sucks.

Really sorry to hear it Bill.

Those poor kids too

[Tacachale]

Thanks y'all, it's much appreciated.

[Lunican]

So here we are at the end of 2020. The US is approaching 20 million cases and 340,000 deaths (currently increasing by 3,700 per day).

It's pretty clear most people haven't got the slightest clue on how to avoid catching and spreading this.

[wanderson91]

So here we are at the end of 2020. The US is approaching 20 million cases and 340,000 deaths (currently increasing by 3,700 per day).

It's pretty clear most people haven't got the slightest clue on how to avoid catching and spreading this.

People do know, but there hasn't been a coherent and aggressive response from various levels of government to slow and stop the spread of the virus. Plenty of other countries did it. Placing the blame on individuals for systemic issues is absurd.

[Ken_FSU]

^Plenty of blame to go around for both the system and the individual.

Had a friend start a new job recently.

The CEO falls flatly into the "COVID is just a politicized flu" bucket and insisted on having an in-person, indoor Christmas party with seated dining.

My friend felt like she was too new to the company to decline and went against her better judgement.

Went to the party, was exposed to a positive case, and before she realized she was carrying it, she went to a Sunday dinner at her family's house and infected two grandparents, both of her parents, and two kids.

Grandpa is dead, Grandma is on a ventilator.

Just a colossal failure of common sense by all parties involved that killed at least one bystander for absolutely no good reason other than one individual trying make some stupid political statement.

Can't imagine having to live with something like that :/

Widespread vaccinations can't come soon enough.

[thelakelander]

That is crazy and unfortunate. My dad's 75th birthday is today. Typically, I'd go down and have a birthday steak dinner with my parents at Texas Cattle Company in Lakeland. This is the first time in my life that I skipped celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas and both of their birthday's with them because of the fear of such an outcome. Both are getting up in age and have pre-existing conditions. They plan to get vaccines as soon as they are available down there.

[Lunican]

At the current pace (1 million per week), the US is on target for vaccinations to be complete in 10 years.