Is anyone confident going back to normal life despite claims to the contrary without feeling the need to read and evaluate each new study on Long COVID? Why? What logic / heuristics inform that assessment?
Yes. At this point I am basically not taking any precautions. I have been to a concert in an auditorium of about 2000 people (only half of whom wore masks, despite a notional government requirement at the time). I routinely go to other concerts and to cafes. On the other hand, apart from the events mentioned, my daily life in normal times does not involve much face-to-face with people anyway, and I don’t routinely eat in restaurants or frequent pubs. I’ve never had flu, I rarely get colds, I’ve had my three Covid vaccinations, and I’ve not had Covid despite my lackadaisical attitude. I do see people wearing masks, but it’s only a minority now, and no-one requires it, except maybe in healthcare settings. (I am in the UK.)
I haven’t attempted to put any numbers to it, but I’m reckoning on that basis that it’s not going to happen. I see enough Covid news, here and elsewhere, to be aware if some drastic new thing comes along.
I usually go to a sci-fi convention of about 1000 people at Easter every year, but I skipped this year’s because they required masks to be worn in convention areas. I don’t want to go to a three-day event where I have to put on a mask every time I step out of my hotel room. Of course, this means that when I do go to such an event, it will be because neither the con committee, nor the venue, nor the government think masks are needed, which may well mean that they aren’t.
Yes. At this point I am basically not taking any precautions. I have been to a concert in an auditorium of about 2000 people (only half of whom wore masks, despite a notional government requirement at the time). I routinely go to other concerts and to cafes. On the other hand, apart from the events mentioned, my daily life in normal times does not involve much face-to-face with people anyway, and I don’t routinely eat in restaurants or frequent pubs. I’ve never had flu, I rarely get colds, I’ve had my three Covid vaccinations, and I’ve not had Covid despite my lackadaisical attitude. I do see people wearing masks, but it’s only a minority now, and no-one requires it, except maybe in healthcare settings. (I am in the UK.)
I haven’t attempted to put any numbers to it, but I’m reckoning on that basis that it’s not going to happen. I see enough Covid news, here and elsewhere, to be aware if some drastic new thing comes along.
I usually go to a sci-fi convention of about 1000 people at Easter every year, but I skipped this year’s because they required masks to be worn in convention areas. I don’t want to go to a three-day event where I have to put on a mask every time I step out of my hotel room. Of course, this means that when I do go to such an event, it will be because neither the con committee, nor the venue, nor the government think masks are needed, which may well mean that they aren’t.