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Some people have described a sense of "pandemic fatigue." Is this something you, or those around you, have talked about or experienced? If so, what has that been like?

<strong> Pandemic fatigue is a real thing.</strong> It feels to me like "enough is enough!" Sometimes I walk out of the house for work without a mask--as if I've forgotten about the pandemic. Now I keep extra masks in my car. <strong> More worrisome for me is the potential for empathy fatigue</strong>. I haven't gotten there yet, but<strong> as a health-care provider it's becoming a looming danger.</strong> I've not experienced burnout in more than 25 years of professional work, but<strong> living through the same emotional turmoil as patients makes it much more difficult to maintain distance and maintain empathy simultaneously.</strong>