Another day - another friend testing positive for Covid. Sicker than the last time (so much for herd immunity eh?)

There was a small glimmer of hope when they admitted that they had become really lax on precautions and were sick and tired of being sick and tired.

When someone says this to you - do you take the opportunity to gently encourage them to resume masking? I try and re-affirm how effective a good quality respirator is - as well as nasal sprays and mouth washes for an extra layer.

What I’ve noticed though is that people seem really interested in mitigations when they’re acutely ill… and may even mask for a few weeks after… but then the peer pressure to eat indoors, go without the mask and “get back to normal” always wins out. Until the next time they get sick. Rinse and repeat.

It’s heartbreaking to watch since we know each covid infection is a roll of the dice with respect to ending up disabled by Long Covid - and we don’t fully know the long term effects of multiple infections. What we DO know isn’t encouraging.

How can we convince people to not only re-start mitigations - but not give up on them? How can we keep them from retreating into the denial bubble so many are firmly stuck in?

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