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Can’t help feeling really excited about this.
Me too.
My grandma is 90, is in the mid-stages of dementia and lives alone. She's going downhill and needs to move into care in order to get the level of support and interaction she needs to have a good quality of life. Until she's vaccinated, there's no way we would risk moving her into a care facility until vaccines are done but the longer that goes on, the more of her we lose.
Hoping this means we can take action early in the new year.
Also, with a 4 month old, the ability to go out and do things, to see family etc and travel is vital. Being restricted has definitely affected my wife and I's mental health.
Soul-
Similar. My Dad has MS and is nearly 70. While he doesn't do much anyway, he is avoiding the hospital appointments he desperately needs (if he can get them) to help prevent the progression of the disease. Plus it means I can hopefully go and see them with less worry of bringing something with me. I haven't seen them (which means they haven't seen their 18mo granddaughter) since last Christmas.
ms_com's mother is a teacher in a special needs school and has a 15yo son going to a not very well managed (from a C19 perspective) school so is worried to death of catching it. So even though she lives 4 miles from us, we've seen her about 5 times in the last year always in a very tense, outdoor setting.
I'm not kidding myself that the vaccine is going to fix anything in a short space of time. But it's something in the right direction.
Also, some upcoming work changes would mean that fairly regular travel from London to Belfast would be super handy.
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To unfairly play devils advocate, my grandmother is actually safer in the home (also mid stage dementia) - their protocols are amazing, and while she does say she feels 'locked in', she has far more social interactions (that are managed to the best possible safety levels) than if she were still in her own place. She improved massively once she moved into the home. We may just be very lucky with where she is though.
My other half's gran, who still lives at home, is ignoring all advice to be cautious - we know this because she left us a voicemail asking for a taxi...
stevo_com
lookitsluke
Can’t help feeling really excited about this. I think the anti-vaxers won’t gain a foothold since it is inevitable that some form of vaccination certificate is going to be required to get on planes, ships and I’m pretty sure countries will need a certificate or test and isolate protocol for visitors. So if people want to do stuff they are going to have to be vaccinated.