Ageism and COVID

Submitted By: audene.artist@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

My husband and I still have not had COVID. We still wear masks, which must work since medical people have been wearing them to avoid spreading things long before COVID. We still do not gather in groups. We have had all of the vaccines. We still ask people to wear a mask if we need to talk with them face to face for a long time. I have 5 medical conditions that make me more vulnerable to death from COVID, so I won’t take the risk and act as though COVID is gone.

Masking has never been about freedom, it is a choice about caring for yourself and others. I would feel horrible, if through my neglect, I gave someone this disease knowing that it did not have to be. We are all in this together. Being tired of COVID doesn’t make it disappear. We are all tired of it but we all can do more to protect ourselves and others. Please think twice about your decision to not mask up when appropriate.

I am posting the link to a article from CNN because it is informative about COVID and aging.

We are an aging society here on the coast and we need to let the world know that we still have value. A solution is suggested in this article.

Thank you for reading about my take on things. Everyone stay safe and let’s all matter to each other and spread some love! Audene

www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/health/aging-discrimation-kff-partner-wellness/index.html