We are following an interview between CNN’s Katia Hetter, and Dr. Leana Wen Milken of Institute School of Public Health. In our previous post they compared vaccines with raincoats that work well in drizzles, but not in cloudbursts. Now we move on to contemplate her observation a COVID risk attaches to nearly all activities.
Deciding Which Risks We Are Comfortable With
Dr. Leana Wen believes the pandemic reached a phase where all activities have a measure of risk. We need to decide the level of risk we can tolerate, before we send invites for a dinner party for example. Two factors will come into play in reaching this decision:
1… The health of household members and how vulnerable they are.
2… How important the activity is to us in the greater order of things
However, we can probably increase our risk threshold if everybody in the household is in good health, and have vaccinations. That’s because, as Dr. Leana Wen explains any breakthrough infections ‘would probably be mild’. However, we might want to reconsider if we have unvaccinated children, or immuno-compromised family members.
Mitigating the COVID Risk Attached to Nearly All Activities
The COVID spread is largely in the hands of unvaccinated people. CNN’s Katia Hettler believes those of us with vaccines are not a threat to public health. And we ‘should be able to exercise their own judgment about what activities are safe enough for us’.
However, we should also remain mindful of Dr. Leana Wen’s observation of a COVID risk attaching to nearly all activities. This suggests we should still maintain a safe distance from other people, and shelter if we suspect we may have a breakthrough infection.
We’ll explore Dr. Leana Wen’s advice further in the next post, including her take on restaurant dining. We all want the freedom our vaccinations brought. But we still need to be sensible about managing risks.
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