I don’t think things will ever be the same as before the pandemic but we are slowly adapting to the “new normal”. Although the hard restrictions have largely faded, there is, in general, a better understanding of airborne infections and I think that either consciously or subconsciously affects things we do in our daily lives. Along with better knowledge comes better infection control in many business and social settings. ( spacing, barriers, sanitizing stations, hepa filters, etc). Covid is unfortunately here to stay and there will undoubtedly be other( likely worse) infections leading to future pandemics. There were mistakes, oversights, over-reactions and omissions with the Covid pandemic, however, I think a lot was also learned and that knowledge can hopefully be put to good use should we encounter another highly contagious pathogen. One lesson I hope we learned is that we need to develope our own capability to create, manufacture and distribute vaccines in this country. Without getting political, we need to become less dependent on the USA and other countries for virology research and development along with many other business sectors.
Very nicely said, agree!
I found those plastic barriers everywhere while necessary created a big issue for those with a slight hearing problem. That and wearing masks was a problem as you couldn't read lips to help with your hearing. My dental office still has those barriers up and I don't know why really.
Most day to day things are back to normal but there has been a fracturing or polarization of society that has not gone away. It got worse. Maybe that would have happened anyway but the pandemic accelerated it for sure.
OMG enough already. We have measles because we brought in millions of people from the 3rd world. Many of whom were not vaccinated with MMR.
Much of the misinformation was being fed to us by government and health officials. They pushed 'vaccines' that had not been properly tested for safety. I have lost a lot of respect for our medical community because of this.
I remember going vegan during the pandemic. The immediate reaction (and I tried to be discreet about my diet, if it wasn’t for people asking when they noticed I slimmed down) was that I wasn’t getting enough vitamin B12 if I wasn’t eating meat. The idea that they don’t trust science when it comes to B12 supplements is another argument regarding anti-science rhetoric. Either science is valid for developing BOTH vaccines and nutritional supplements or neither. One can’t just cherry pick.
I don't find clothing has doubled in price.
