Whatever form the newsletter takes in the future, or if it even continues, know that there are many of us out here who are endlessly grateful to the effort you have put in for all of us over the past year. You may not have been on the front line per se, but you’ve done more heavy lifting than most of us in making the data accessible and easy to understand, and that’s no small feat considering the how regularly our understanding of this virus and its impacts have evolved, not to mention the roadblocks to even getting the data (the correct data!) more often than should be necessary. I feel like I could go on and on, but seriously, you’ve more than earned whatever length of break you decide to take. Sincerely, thank you.
I feel demoralized right along with you. I just got home from a trip to Rome and, besides me, saw only two other mask wearers. I hope everyone else was as vaccinated as I was but it's hard to trust.
You are the doctor, one of them, who has gotten me and my family through to this point in the pandemic. We all have pandemic fatigue as well but know that if the virus might not yet be fatigued with us so we continue to mask and take the precautions those of you in public health that did step into the void, taught us to take. I haven't been sick in over a year, nor has anyone in my family-even my internal medicine doc husband who is always sick in the winter.
Some folks are calling all the hand washing and surface cleaning hygiene theater and it may prove unnecessary for the control of Sars-Co-V2, but it was amazingly successful at preventing the spread of influenza this year. I've learned lots of new and valuable life skills!
I hope you and your family have a wonderful trip and I look forward to learning from you in the future in whatever form you chose to share. Safe travels!
Whatever form the newsletter takes in the future, or if it even continues, know that there are many of us out here who are endlessly grateful to the effort you have put in for all of us over the past year. You may not have been on the front line per se, but you’ve done more heavy lifting than most of us in making the data accessible and easy to understand, and that’s no small feat considering the how regularly our understanding of this virus and its impacts have evolved, not to mention the roadblocks to even getting the data (the correct data!) more often than should be necessary. I feel like I could go on and on, but seriously, you’ve more than earned whatever length of break you decide to take. Sincerely, thank you.
I feel demoralized right along with you. I just got home from a trip to Rome and, besides me, saw only two other mask wearers. I hope everyone else was as vaccinated as I was but it's hard to trust.
You are the doctor, one of them, who has gotten me and my family through to this point in the pandemic. We all have pandemic fatigue as well but know that if the virus might not yet be fatigued with us so we continue to mask and take the precautions those of you in public health that did step into the void, taught us to take. I haven't been sick in over a year, nor has anyone in my family-even my internal medicine doc husband who is always sick in the winter.
Some folks are calling all the hand washing and surface cleaning hygiene theater and it may prove unnecessary for the control of Sars-Co-V2, but it was amazingly successful at preventing the spread of influenza this year. I've learned lots of new and valuable life skills!
I hope you and your family have a wonderful trip and I look forward to learning from you in the future in whatever form you chose to share. Safe travels!