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Originally Posted by haertig
The way to stop most diseases is to not go anywhere near people who have those diseases. I don't think it takes expensive research or studies to uncover that bit of common sense.
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The problem with common sense is that it is so uncommon. I have one otherwise quite sensible sounding neighbour who still insists that Covid-19 is not a serious disease and the government should not impose lockdowns and other measures to control what is no worse than a common cold. She also insists that most people listed as Covid-19 deaths are being mis-diagnosed or mis-reported. If she was American, she'd likely be a staunch supported of Trump.
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Originally Posted by haertig
This last year, we were basically forced to not go near other people. But that can't go on forever, the population will not tolerate it. People will accept an increase in disease transmission to maintain social contact with others. I think the more frequent hand washing has a chance of persisting. Mask wearing, not so much. But you will see it sporadically. Social distancing to a limited extent: e.g., "6 feet" won't last, but maybe "3 feet" will become the new acceptable distance. I certainly hope that people will have learned that dragging yourself into work when you're sick is not a virtue or a symbol of your dedication to your employer. It is more a sign of selfishness. And a lot of people/employers have found that working from home is much more viable than they originally thought. Hard to say what behaviors will stay or revert over the long term.
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As you saind, around here dragging yourself into work when you are feeling sick is being seen as less of a sign of a dedicated employee and more as showing that someone does not care about their fellow employees. For my workplace, most employees now have working from home as a viable alternative for those who do not have sick days to use or would prefer not to use them.
It's going to be interesting to see how much of our behaviour will revert to pre-pandemic over the next year or so. I suspect the handwashing is likely to have become more of a habit so will continue. Mask wearing is likely to be more popular than pre-pandemic. I will continue to wear a mask when outdoors during pollen season to see if it was just an off year for my allergies or if the mask did help.
"May you live in interesting times..."