covid choices
Still feeling 'bronchial', but the RapidAntigens (Tuesday, yesterday, today) come back negative. No point in trying to get a PCR until at least Monday, I think.
Then I'm due to head up to a friend's farm in the general region of antivax-Central, Australia, staying for at least a few days, possibly an entire week. Going with friends - all from Sydney, vaxxed, and the friends who own the farm are also vaxxed.
My friends from Sydney are camping outside; I've opted to stay in the house.
Problem is, according to inquiries, around 15% of the people who'll be staying at the farm won't be vaccinated - we're not sure why not; allegedly they're not antivaxxers or medically fragile. HOWEVER, as I said, general region of antivax-Central, Australia. And I am suspecting that most of them will be staying in the house.
I've asked the host about it - particularly about the guy I'm sharing a (long)room (curtain separation) with. I'll have the booster by Monday, but it really takes 2 weeks to kick in with full protection.
And, yes, I can play health roulette; data is suggesting that while you can catch Omicron more easily while vaccinated, vaccination reduces the severity. Still, one would much rather not, thank you very much.
Also: weather indications are that it's going to rain quite heavily while we're up there, which is going to result in a lot of staying inside, rather than roaming outside.
*sigh* Freaking bloody Dominic Perrottet (NSW Premier) finally put health measures back in place (mask wearing, QR codes, venue limits) but it's really a case of too little too late.
Ten days ago, our state COVID cases were in the 600s. Today, it's around 5500. Suburbanites (families, educated, the kind with spare change) who'd usually be spending big at this time of year have cancelled dinners out and are limiting social events. Urbanites (the young and the socialites) have been partying hard. And that was always going to hit the suburbanites.
They predicted 25000 in NSW by end of January, based on spread. But the big concern is ICUs and hospitals and a lack of any kind of follow-up/care advice from NSW Health. Instead, it got offloaded on GPs (local doctors).
This is not the post I wanted to make on Christmas Eve, but it's getting made because I just want to put my thoughts down somewhere and I'm afraid you guys are it.
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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Joyous Yule, and please look after yourselves - physically, emotionally, mentally - in the coming days.
May we all have the best season available to us.
♥
Then I'm due to head up to a friend's farm in the general region of antivax-Central, Australia, staying for at least a few days, possibly an entire week. Going with friends - all from Sydney, vaxxed, and the friends who own the farm are also vaxxed.
My friends from Sydney are camping outside; I've opted to stay in the house.
Problem is, according to inquiries, around 15% of the people who'll be staying at the farm won't be vaccinated - we're not sure why not; allegedly they're not antivaxxers or medically fragile. HOWEVER, as I said, general region of antivax-Central, Australia. And I am suspecting that most of them will be staying in the house.
I've asked the host about it - particularly about the guy I'm sharing a (long)room (curtain separation) with. I'll have the booster by Monday, but it really takes 2 weeks to kick in with full protection.
And, yes, I can play health roulette; data is suggesting that while you can catch Omicron more easily while vaccinated, vaccination reduces the severity. Still, one would much rather not, thank you very much.
Also: weather indications are that it's going to rain quite heavily while we're up there, which is going to result in a lot of staying inside, rather than roaming outside.
*sigh* Freaking bloody Dominic Perrottet (NSW Premier) finally put health measures back in place (mask wearing, QR codes, venue limits) but it's really a case of too little too late.
Ten days ago, our state COVID cases were in the 600s. Today, it's around 5500. Suburbanites (families, educated, the kind with spare change) who'd usually be spending big at this time of year have cancelled dinners out and are limiting social events. Urbanites (the young and the socialites) have been partying hard. And that was always going to hit the suburbanites.
They predicted 25000 in NSW by end of January, based on spread. But the big concern is ICUs and hospitals and a lack of any kind of follow-up/care advice from NSW Health. Instead, it got offloaded on GPs (local doctors).
This is not the post I wanted to make on Christmas Eve, but it's getting made because I just want to put my thoughts down somewhere and I'm afraid you guys are it.
--
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Joyous Yule, and please look after yourselves - physically, emotionally, mentally - in the coming days.
May we all have the best season available to us.
♥