It Ain’t Over Till the Fat Lady Sings

COVID-19 is not over. Though numbers of cases are as low as last March 2020, they have begin to rise 10% over the last week. Part of the reason is that the vaccine roll out has slowed and there is a new variant from India now called the Beta variant which is 60% more transmissible.  The World Health Organization has asked that vaccinated individuals should continue to wear masks to help stop the spread of the virus. Fully vaccinated individuals are 75% to 90% less likely to get infected. However there are breakthrough cases which are less severe than getting infected with no vaccination.

The CDC in America however has not changed it’s no mask recommendation for vaccinated individuals in America. Should someone have a breakthrough case, they might be a symptomatic and have a mild case, however any unvaccinated people they might meet could get a far worse case of the virus and die.

It ain’t over till the fat lady sings. I am going back to wearing my mask indoors. The Beta variant is 60% more transmissible that previous strains of COVID. It has been known to infect people crowded into stadiums and outdoor concerts.