Jimdamick
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I'll answer that question for myself and I believe that it ain't happening, (normalcy) in my lifetime. Just look around, there too many dummies, especially here in the US, who won't get vaccinated.Rural areas were losing population before the pandemic. Early on last year, it seemed that the epidemic reversed that trend. But maybe not.
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural America
Rural people have been left out of the vast majority of research on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, our evidence-based understanding of the pandemic in the United States is incomplete, and rural recovery policies risk being informed by anecdotal or urban-centric information. We...www.pnas.org
we find that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural populations have been severe, with significant negative impacts on unemployment, overall life satisfaction, mental health, and economic outlook. Further, we find that these impacts have been generally consistent across age, ethnicity, education, and sex. We discuss how these findings constitute the beginning of a much larger interdisciplinary COVID-19 research effort that integrates rural areas and pushes beyond the predominant focus on cities and nation-states.
What do you thnk, injunji? Is your area going to return to pre-pandemic times?
But we shall soon see whether or not we can conquer the Delta variant or the next variant ( you know there's going to be another one and it's a long alphabet, right?)
But you know someone or someplace will say fiddlesticks, we have this under control.
I seems that man is British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who announced the move on Monday, noting that the government is planning to end all restrictions on July 19. He also stated that the first step of removing restrictions would include getting rid of formal mandates including wearing masks and working from home.
Under the proposed new plans, social distancing will no longer be enforced, capacity limits will end and night clubs will be reopened, the news service noted.
Oh yea?
I'll check back in 6 months, and if your still standing, I might consider removing my mask.
Until then, I'm wearing a mask, at least until Delta is under control.
I'm following the Jew's lead (they are noted for their intelligence )
Israel may have to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions this week as the Delta variant drives a rise in new cases (yahoo.com)
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