Just one link in this email:
It’s Time to Hunker Down, by Zeynep Tufekci in The Atlantic
(free COVID coverage)
I recommend the whole article, but Tufekci has two main points:
The end may be near for the pestilence that has haunted the world this year. Good news is arriving on almost every front: treatments, vaccines, and our understanding of this coronavirus.
Yay!
And,
I take no joy in saying this, but all of this means that any gathering outside one’s existing quarantine pod should be avoided for now—especially if it is indoors. Think of it as a postponement and plan to hold it later. Better a late Christmas than an early medical catastrophe. Pods should not expand unless absolutely necessary. Order takeout instead of dining indoors. Make game night virtual. Shop in bulk, so you can do fewer trips to the store. It’s not the right time for wedding receptions or birthday parties.
Sigh.
Stay safe, take precautions. Take extra precautions this winter. Help as many people as you can to stay alive to see many more holiday seasons in the years to come. Stay hunkered down for the next three months, or six months, as needed, until it’s safer again.
We’ve made it this far, let’s get through to the other side.