And she's pregnant. If I am an asymptomatic carrier and gave it to her I would be devastated. People who have been vaccinated possibly can carry it with no symptoms and not know it, so yes, I'm going to be abundantly cautious.
We tried to talk her out of coming, but her mother is throwing a big baby shower party for her with over 100 guests. We were invited, I won't be going, even though it is outside. My husband probably will go, I think he shouldn't. I already sent our gift to Texas last month. There won't be gifts at the party, she doesn't have a way to get them back to Texas. I think the party is pointless, other than a way to spread germs. A lot of kids will be there and likely other unvaccinated adults besides her and her fiance. People are crazy.
That falls under the "My House, My Rules" dictate.
It does have advantages, in some fields of operation.
It was quite the battle, honestly. I've known that they were coming for about a month now, and I was very clear and very firm about my decision that no unvaccinated people would be in our house early on. Hubby would occasionally make offhand comments about how her fiance and I would be cooking together (he is a pretty good cook) and I quickly shot that down each time. Then a couple of days ago he tried to give me "this is my house and what I say goes" speech and I told him I could go live in my cousin's guest house if that's how it was going to be. He relented and said he thought I was being silly and overly cautious but okay. I explained this isn't a forever thing, I just don't want to rush into being too lax too soon. He says that the science indicates it's safe for us to be around them indoors without anyone wearing masks, I say it's too soon for anyone to know for sure and it won't hurt to take baby steps and go slow. And honestly, both my husband and her fiance smoke, we will be grilling outside, the weather in Ohio this time of year is gorgeous, and I am sick of being cooped up in the house anyway. Let's enjoy the fresh outdoor air and moderate temperatures while we can.That falls under the "My House, My Rules" dictate.
Really? How much longer do you think it should be? I don't disagree with you. I've heard varying opinions about it. It's not really an issue for me since I don't work outside the home but I know many people are excited for the restrictions to be lifted.
They are tossing around the idea of Vax Passports. We would have to carry them to prove we've been vaccinated. The problem is people are already selling forged ones. The UK is rolling out their passport program in the next few days. That should give us some idea on how to approach it here.
How was it for you? My caregiver did fine after the first one but was down for 4 days after the second one. She got Moderna.
Has Will ever heard of the invention of a thing they make out of trees...a notebook? I'm glad you got cleared to WAH.So far, most businesses here in Ohio (meaning retail and corporate) seem to be requiring masks for the near future, anyway.
My company is allowing voluntary return to the office starting 14 June, but to do that, we have to have our temps checked, wear masks at all times, no in-person meetings, and socially distance. They said over time, they'll relax that a bit, with the idea of eventually returning to normal, as long as the situation warrants it.
I did confirm with my manager that I'm cleared to work from home full time. That was a funny bit of touch-and-go. I had my annual review in early March, and I talked to my manager (Andrew) then, and he said not to worry about it, he'd clear it with the next higher manager (Will).
Then Andrew left two weeks later. I asked him again if he'd cleared that with Will, and he said yep, it's a done deal, you're good.
So for the time-being, Will is my manager, but we've hired a new guy to replace Andrew, and corporate as started talking about a return to the office, so I thought it prudent to check with Will directly, because he's legendary for his extremely poor memory. He's also come down on the side of "there's value to being in the office..." even though he works from home full time.
"Hey, when I had my review two months ago, Andrew ok'd me working from home full time going forward, and when he left two weeks later, he said he cleared it with you. With all the changes, I just want to confirm that."
"He might have, I don't really remember, if he did or not."
<Oh boy, here we go...>
"So is that going to be a problem?"
"I guess not. I imagine everyone is going to want to work from home now."
Our vaccination 'passports' are on the NHS app which you can use to access health services and see your records, so you just show your app when travelling to another country. There are no plans to use a proof of vaccination record to gain access to pubs, restaurants, theatres etc. This goes with the 'we're all in it together' approach I mentioned earlier, and our restaurants are opening because it's safe for everyone to visit them, not just those lucky enough to be at the front of the queue for the needle.
So, you ONLY need it for international travel? I like that idea better than having to show any employee of a retailer or restaurant the information.
