I have a bunch of errands I was putting off because of the new variant out there - even though there's only been a few cases recorded in a handful of states, it's got to be more prevalent than we realize (just like when the virus initially started cropping up..). I'd been operating under the assumption that whatever things we were doing relatively safely before, like quickly running into a store to pick something up, we should stop doing. But now I'm thinking I should take care of this stuff ASAP - including renewing my library card (which they refuse to let me do online or over the phone, in a pandemic), having blood drawn, and a couple other things.
In preparation for these trips out, I figured I should go run my car yesterday and... the battery was dead again. Luckily I was just at home, and my husband was able to give me a jump 😂 Guess I will have to go for a couple more drives per week. I also just ordered a portable jump starter, in case this happens while I'm away from home!
They expect the new variant to become the dominant strain by March - hopefully we can keep ahead of it with vaccines and other precautions that will be encouraged from the top down, as they should be 😕 I really don't want to get this disease. Even asymptomatic people who "recover just fine" have major lasting lung damage. I wonder what long-term effects this will have on the overall health of the population - will we see a ton of people on oxygen tanks just as a normal part of life in the coming years?
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