But what is interesting is that the Singapore government is simply telling us to make sure our vaccinations is current, and that we should just go on with life and be socially responsible as we do so. This includes maintaining good personal hygiene, don a mask if we are unwell, do our ART before interacting with elders and people whose immunity are compromised, and so on. Of cos, there is a caveat - should the capacities of public health facilities be overwhelmed, public safe measures like restricting crowds might be done. Otherwise, we should learn to live with the virus and just go on with our lives as normally as possible. This, I believe, is the right approach.
We must accept that the virus is not going away anytime soon, will continue to mutate and more of us will get re-infected as we live with the virus. Objectively, getting reinfected may not necessary be a bad thing. It helps our immunity get updated with the latest strain of the virus. And the next time when a new, and possibly, a more lethal strain appears, we will be better protected. As for why regional governments are asking their citizens to don the masks and minimise going out, I can only suspect their vaccinated/ boosted rate is a lot a lot lower than Singapore and many may have lost their immunity to the virus.
Well, whatever the case, please keep well, keep calm and…
Live on.
5 doses, last one in December, still masking but now at home with covid. Thankfully mild. But annoying all the same....
ReplyDeleteThe Singapore government doesn't even demand isolation now... just be masked practise social distancing and avoid the vulnerable. That is easier said than done.
Keep safe, keep well!
Darren
It’s a hassle, but positively (pun intended) your immunity is updated! Yeah… but jokes aside, I had my 5th in Dec too. Expecting myself to get infected again soon… just had a flu. An inconvenience nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteKeep well and stay hydrated Darren.
Covid is now practically considered like the flu here....not such a big deal. Three years ago people were in the ICU struggling to breathe, and many of them stopped breathing. Not hearing that any more. RSV has become the new problem disease. Not sure how covid went from deadly to not such a big deal.
ReplyDeleteIndeed Rob. It’s the same here.
ReplyDeleteAnd let’s hope when the immunity wanes over time, we do not see an uptick in the fatalities. Hopefully by then the virus have mutated to one that is no longer life-threatening.
Please keep well!
Jeffrey