Life as we know it
Have you thought about how life will be after COVID? How would our daily lives look like? Will people be more careful when going out in public? Will supermarkets and restaurants continue to take extra safety precautions, continue to sanitize all carts and baskets, have online menus, continue curbside service? At some point, we may have all thought about what life will be like after COVID. As it is too soon to know what life will look like after the COVID pandemic, we can see that people adjust and continue to move through life as much as they can.
As of February 22, the CDC has released that 44, 138,118 people have already received the first dose of the vaccine and 19,438,495 have received the second dose. As people are patiently waiting for their turn to receive the vaccine, which can be tracked by going to Myturn.ca.gov, precautions are still being followed. Wearing a mask (even double masking) out in public, social distancing, avoiding large gatherings, staying home if they are sick and washing/ sanitizing hands often are the basics to staying healthy during the pandemic. We are slowly seeing the numbers decrease in which we were most hopeful for this new year.
In some states across the U.S., they have already begun to lift the stay-at-home order restrictions, if not entirely. Some states have even allowed organized sports to resume for schools and have also begun in-person classes. Since the numbers of positive cases decreased and vaccines are being distributed, we are hopeful that we can see more changes in the next coming months. If you are curious to see how your community, state, or overall how the numbers are looking, the CDC website can help you track this information. To track how many cases are in your state or county you can visit the CDC COVID Data Tracker. The COVID data tracker in combination with using Myturn.ca.gov will help inform people of where we stand, how many vaccines have been administered, how many have been delivered, how many people have been vaccinated, and what tier level is able to receive the vaccine next.
As we continue to get through the COVID pandemic together, we must remind ourselves that we are making progress. Time will only tell how our communities will be after we get through this, but if we have learned anything during this time is that we must take care of ourselves. We will be more cautious of what we touch, one’s personal space, staying home if we are sick, and be there for one another in the most difficult of times.
We will get through this together, but we must continue to do our part. Stay safe everyone!
