Unpopular opinion: There is no such thing as a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” That is not how pandemics work.
While the unvaccinated remain at greatest risk for COVID, rising cases renders EVERYONE vulnerable to exposure and disease, including some people who are vaccinated.
While the unvaccinated remain at greatest risk for COVID, rising cases renders EVERYONE vulnerable to exposure and disease, including some people who are vaccinated.
The COVID vaccines are highly effective at preventing COVID infection, complication and spread. But folks who are vaccinated AND immunocompromised or vaccinated AND living/working among those who are largely unvaccinated will also be affected by (and contribute to) surges.
Language that suggests the unvaccinated are the only ones still in a pandemic ignores the reality that people live in households, work in community and traverse public spaces. Our lives are intertwined and as more of the unvaccinated get sick, the more EVERYONE will be affected.
The truth is a sizable number of the unvaccinated are not yet eligible for an authorized vaccine (think of our children under 12) OR don’t have access to one (folks our health system historically underserves and most of the world). That means we need additional ways to stay safe.
1. Wear a mask indoors and when you visit public spaces, regardless of your vaccination status
2. Avoid crowded places
3. Maximize ventilation indoors
4. Everyone who enters a school who is older than age 2, should wear a mask (thanks @AmerAcadPeds for making this clear!)
2. Avoid crowded places
3. Maximize ventilation indoors
4. Everyone who enters a school who is older than age 2, should wear a mask (thanks @AmerAcadPeds for making this clear!)
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