Covid

Written early April, 2024.

In a few months it will be four years since Covid hit the shores of Australia. Today I watched a YouTube clip from Mike Downie where he mentioned Covid and his experience in Vancouver. It screwed him up and affected his mental health. It affected R mentally, and I had no clever words or smart phrases to say in reply. 

I recall the early days of such fear, where people like Daniel Bowen crossed a street to avoid a fellow pedestrian, while they both acknowledged each others common decency. I remember when we were out walking and R involuntarily coughed without covering his mouth and the woman walking towards us jumped a metre to the side.

I can dispassionately write about it, but I was up there with being fearful. It was a fear of the unknow in the early Covid times. I kept wearing a mask long after most people stopped. Even now I will use a mask on public transport at times and in medical facilities after observing what the clear policy is of the facility. 

However from Doctor Andrew's expertise, it seems like you have to spend a decent amount of time with a Covid infectious person. You probably won't pick it up from surfaces or passing an infectious person on the street. 

Nevertheless, it is wrong to say post Covid. It is still among us and still killing people, not that the disgraced former British Prime Minister Boris Johnston cared, to quote, "no more fucking lockdowns – let the bodies pile high in their thousands.".

We really do have to remember that Covid is still rife and it kills. We've just had our sixth Covid vaccinations and you too should get the latest serum.