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How do you imagine life will be different when the pandemic is over? Have your thoughts on this changed since the pandemic began?
I think that the trust we have in each other as citizens will have been chipped away even more and that it will take generations to recover.
October 1, 2021
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¿De que manera el coronavirus le está afectando su vida en este momento? Cuéntenos sus experiencias, sensaciones/emociones, y pensamientos.
Ultimamente tenho conseguido retomar as atividades físicas e fazer passeios ao ar livre, ficar observando a natureza... Desde que meus pais e minha namorada foram 100% imunizados contra a covid-19, tenho me sentido mais confortável saindo de casa (com todos os cuidados, claro), embora eu só tenha tomado a primeira dose. Espero que a sensação de segurança aumente cada vez mais com a minha imunização completa e da população como um todo, porque por um tempo isso foi bem difícil. Só saía para suprir as necessidades básicas e, ainda assim, sentia muito medo o tempo todo. Ainda tenho muita insegurança e incerteza quanto ao futuro, mas fico feliz e aliviada de ver que as campanhas negacionistas e de desinformação não foram capazes de tirar a confiança do brasileiro nas vacinas. Isso traz esperança de que a vida comece a melhorar.
October 1, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
As right now the coronavirus is not affecting my life as much as before when it all started that, that everything was shut down, at first I thought that it was just a small virus and I was even happy about the closing schools and all that, but after like 15 days after not getting out of the house and not doing the stuff that we used to do, that’s when it hit me and I started getting sad about no going to school and it was very difficult to me taking classes online, it still is. My opinion is that at the time for me when I got covid it was more mentally than anything because like the pressure that it was coming from all the way, it was on the internet in the tv everybody was talking about it I think that can really affect your mental health.
October 2, 2021
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Do you feel a sense of solidarity with any particular group at this point in the pandemic? If so, which group(s) and why?
I don’t know if solidarity is the right word, but I can definitely relate to the op-eds that are becoming more common: vaccinated people angry at/done being nice to/tired of trying to empathize with people who won’t get vaccinated. I am trying not to think negative things about a while swath of the population that I’ve never met or talked to but it’s so easy to point my rage or frustration or exhaustion at this nameless faceless “THEM” when I’m panicking that my toddler hasn’t seen my parents in nearly two years and for all I know might not see them for another two years, or remember sadly how much she loved to go to restaurants or the grocery store, or when she asks me to come inside at her school and I have to remind her I can’t “because the virus”.
October 4, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Well, we are still staying in a cabin at a camp that is away from most people. This is because of Covid but not because we don't want to be around people but because our lives have changed so much due to Covid. I am still dealing with Long Covid so I have not been able to return to work and so staying out at camp is a nice quiet place to be. Also for our kids the programs they have done in the past either haven't returned or have returned but we are not comfortable having our child indoors with a lot of other kids so we haven't signed them up for those programs. That also gave us the opportunity to stay out here and homeschooling can be done anywhere. My parents were traveling out west this week and my dad had a health emergency. It wasn't covid related but he had to be in the hospital and have emergency surgery at a hospital that was inundated with Covid cases so my mom couldn't be with him and it was difficult to communicate with his doctors. That left us unsure of how he was. That was challenging and reminded me of those who have family members and friends who get covid and can't be with them.
October 4, 2021
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We’re seeing dramatic differences in rates of COVID infection, illness, and death in different places. What do you think about these differences?
I live in a country where the vaccine is mandated among health care workers and I've just been going through cancer treatment for ten months, having to have lots of contact with the medical community, hospitals, other sites...and otherwise we also have a vaccine pass which is required to enter many public settings such as cinemas and restaurants. This all makes me feel relatively safe, and the numbers of cases of infection and hospitalization reflect it. I contrast my situation with that of my parents, who live in Tennessee, which is right now seeing overwhelming numbers in terms of Covid. I'm so sad for them that they still feel in danger whenever they go out because vaccination rates are so low, nobody practices mask wearing or distancing, and their lives are still circumscribed within the narrow bounds of their house. I worry about their mental and physical health.
October 5, 2021
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How do you imagine life will be different when the pandemic is over? Have your thoughts on this changed since the pandemic began?
When this pandemic is over, I suspect that life will contain an element of paranoia that will take years to dissipate. When I speak to others now I find myself mentioning "the next pandemic" once in a while, which elicits groans and eye-rolling. Unfortunately, those of us who have lived through this pandemic will be changed forever.
October 5, 2021
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¿De que manera el coronavirus le está afectando su vida en este momento? Cuéntenos sus experiencias, sensaciones/emociones, y pensamientos.
Esta semana fue normal, cómo si nada hubiera pasado …agradecida.
October 5, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I've spent the last few days updating and repacking our family "Go Bags" in case of disaster. My living room floor is covered with flashlights, tarps, and crank radios, plus a hundred other things we might need if the Big One happens. None of it, though, is useful in our current disaster. How could we have been more prepared? Is it fair to even ask that question? Four members of my family have had COVID. One of them died. Another almost did. The other two were very ill. What could we possibly have done to predict or prevent that? Now we have a vaccine, so dammit people, get your shot. Apart from that, i just don't know.
October 5, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Well I can't believe we are leaving summer behind and fall is well underway. I went to the seawall and walked this past week. I love the ocean. It was windy and there were small waves. It helps me to forget about the pandemic for a brief time. Today I am heading out to White Rock to meet some friends and will again be by the water.. So glad I can socialize more and not be so isolated. Today for the first time i have to use my vaccine passport to go for lunch in a restaurant. It came into effect a week ago and I'm glad … because they are screening for unvaccinated people, it allows the majority to do more things and society doesn't have to shut down now that our case counts are rising. Its a good thing.
October 6, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I am finally an aunt! My brother and sister-in-law just had their new baby on Friday and I haven't been able to meet him yet. They live a little over an hour away, so it's not like I could've really rushed over after work or anything... but I would definitely have gone to see them this weekend if not for the hospital restrictions. Only one visitor is allowed at the hospital, and obviously my sister-in-law's mom has to be that person! They won't be leaving the hospital until Sunday at the earliest because the baby was delivered by C-section. So realistically, I won't get to see the baby until next weekend at the earliest. I also have to find out how they feel about my son visiting, since he is too young to get vaccinated. I am 100% in support of caution with a newborn and don't resent the hospital rules or any decisions my brother and sister-in-law might make about visitors. But it is just a strange way to have my nephew brought into the world and there be such a delay in meeting him. Another effect of Covid-19 that we all just have to get used to.
October 6, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Today, for the second time in just over a year I'm traveling from a country--Spain-- where I've watched people do what they're asked: wear a mask, distance, and this time, get the vaccine, to flatten the curve. When I arrived in Spain in early July they were in their fifth wave, as they call it, cases rising and hospitals filling. Only 30% of the people were vaccinated because they had just started. Now, the last day of September, almost 80% of the population is fully vaxxed. The cases have plummeted. Some regions are fully opening up, although still requiring masks. On the train to Madrid yesterday, everyone wore a mask. No complaints. This picture basically says, "for you and for me" always wear a mask. To me it represents such a cultural difference from the US, where I'm from. It simply says "we're in this together" and people understand that. They might complain about restrictions, but the follow them because they understand that society is a collective endeavor. Today, I'm heading back to the US and dreading it. Back to the country where people think individual freedom includes the right to infect others. Where people are still pouring into emergency rooms with covid and asking for the vaccine. Where people still think covid doesn't exist.
October 6, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I look out my window morning, noon and night and see the Manhattan skyline in all its glory… despite cloudy days or rainy days and better yet on glorious sunny days or brilliant pink and orange sunsets… the city skyline is a majestic sight. This daily testimonial reminds me that the city survived the terrorist attack of the twin towers of the World Trade Center on 09-11. I console myself that although there are now many store front windows boarded up and many small businesses have closed, that New York remains a thriving city with a will to move forward. It helps on days like yesterday when I read that our country has lost 700,000 people to Covid. It helps on days when I read that 100,000 of those 700,000 died after the Covid vaccination was available and many of those deaths could have been prevented if people had chosen to be vaccinated. It is a tragic tale and more tragedy awaits us…but the sight of Freedom Tower lit at night or reflecting the setting of the sun or barely visible on foggy days is a reminder that nothing is over until it is over.
October 8, 2021
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¿Cuál ha sido el tópico más importante en las noticias en la última semana - ya sea en su comunidad, en su país, o en el mundo? Cuéntenos de eso, y porqué es importante.
Lo más importante de lo que se habla en las noticias es el nivel de vacunación en los diferentes estados y de los que están a favor o en contra de que los estudiantes usen cubre bocas. Yo, a favor de la vacunación del público en general y el uso de cubre bocas en las escuelas y lugares públicos sin ventilación.
October 8, 2021
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Are you in touch with family or friends in other parts of the country, or other parts of the world? If so, talk about how the pandemic has been affecting them.
I have a close (American) friend who lives part of the time in Switzerland and part of the time in France. She shared a written "lockdown journal" when living in France in spring 2020. As she later said to a hyper-individualistic conspiracy jockey acquaintance of mine (she did not know his views as she spoke) - "I live in France, where they have a strong national government, and they're not afraid to use it." She was speaking favorably, and my acquaintance heard it as a negative comment. Hilarious! It is largely from her experiences that I've learned first-hand what is a possible - and sensible - response to a severe (sometimes deathly), airborne, contagious, asymptomatically transmitted disease. Since she trusts her government (which she should not do, but that's another story), she has not paid much attention to SARS-CoV-2 news. And she is a nurse. She simply abides by the frequently changing edicts regarding masks, attestations, testing via nasal swabs, transit and travel, vaccines... She has adapted seamlessly to living with the virus, because the vast majority of her compatriots similarly are law-abiding. They seem to "get it" - that circumstances require everyone to do their part, to avoid getting and giving sickness or worse. Meanwhile, in the USA, I spent the first 10 months of the pandemic watching my nation fall apart.
October 8, 2021
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Think about the people closest to you. How has the pandemic affected them lately?
My very close friend of 44 years was just admitted to a hospital as a psychiatric patient. She has had lifelong issues with her mental health. Her daughter brought her to the emergency room of a major hospital in this area this morning. This evening , I finally spoke to her. There are no psychiatric beds available in any psychiatric hospitals in this area. There were 25 other mental health patients in the ER who were there before her. She was finally admitted to a medical floor. At least she will be safe. People will be watching over her. What chance does she have? This is so unfair!! I feel like screaming!! Mental health issues during Covid have multiplied. This is a world crisis.
October 8, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I realize that I won't be going to indoor events with lots of people maybe ever again. This is a frightening thought. When I think about tempting fate and venturing out among lots of people indoors, I get a panicked feeling. It isn't worth it.
October 8, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
It's weird what I am and am not comfortable with. I'm going to weddings and funerals as they happen. But I'm not comfortable eating in a restaurant yet. I guess because the emotions tied to weddings/funerals are enough that I'm willing to make the sacrifice /take the risk to go. But I'm not willing to take risks for Denny's.
October 8, 2021
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10/9/21 Key pandemic skill: fort-building. Also: playing together and entertaining themselves. Pre-pandemic we were well into the playdate stage with our older kiddo (now 9); not quite there yet with our younger one (now 6). In the past year and a half we've done playground meet-ups, back-yard get-togethers, playdates at the community pool, etc. -- but the kids have still had to spend lots of time entertaining themselves and each other, especially since we don't allow much TV/screens. They've gotten pretty good at it.
October 8, 2021
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Talk about your experience keeping this journal. Has it had any impact on your health (including mental health) and well-being?
I've often felt like keeping this journal has made me frame my experience. Instead of just pushing things down all the time or even trying to deceive myself. I've known I needed to consider the pandemic on a personal, political & sociological, even historical, level. I'm glad of that. It's also been a sort of release. I've been comfortable ranting sometimes. I've been surprised at the anger that's inside of me. Somehow it's expanded my perspective. I'm not saying that's particularly made me more hopeful. But oddly I feel like I've earned my vision of this, rather than simply being reactionary. So thank you all, that conceived and worked to make this possible. I'm grateful for you.
October 11, 2021