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gundysburner

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OSUPsych said:
We can always hope, but you already see it. I took an 8 hour road trip recently and no exaggeration, every rural gas station where we stopped had employees not wearing masks or distancing and 80%+ customers doing the same. Somewhat better in the cities, but they all had restaurants and bars open where no one wore masks even while waiting on food. Those are just a few examples. I'm not optimistic that rising cases or deaths will change behavior much at this point, since that's what we're already seeing. I've just kind of resigned myself to doing my part and accepting that things are probably going to keep getting worse. I'm sure I'll get hated on for saying that.
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Yes, we're going to have to learn to live with the virus present, it's been abundantly clear for months now.

There will be more cases, some even worthy of a posted tweet because so & so has it now, & more deaths. There won't be posts of tweets about anyone recovering, just tweets about new diagnoses.
 
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OSUPsych

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gundysburner said:
Yes, we're going to have to learn to live with the virus present, it's been abundantly clear for months now.

There will be more cases, some even worthy of a posted tweet because so & so has it now, & more deaths. There won't be posts of tweets about anyone recovering, just tweets about new diagnoses.
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If by live with it, you mean do almost nothing, then that's largely what I saw. On the other hand, I would say learning to live with it means accepting that masks and some distancing (limiting indoor contact, avoiding large gatherings) will be with us for several more months because the virus isn't going away.
 
kaboy42

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OSUPsych said:
If by live with it, you mean do almost nothing, then that's largely what I saw. On the other hand, I would say learning to live with it means accepting that masks and some distancing (limiting indoor contact, avoiding large gatherings) will be with us for several more months because the virus isn't going away.
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What if it's with us for 2 or 3 generations (or more)? Like the current flu. Vaccines and herd immunity hasn't done much to it. Every year we still have a flu "season".
 
Binman4OSU

Binman4OSU

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Skiatook High school just announced they are transitioning to distance learning and shutting down the school after multiple students test positive for COVID

https://twitter.com/KTULNews/status/1319722464637816832
 
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