04-23-2021, 03:10 PM
(04-23-2021, 02:29 PM)ac3r Wrote:(04-23-2021, 01:07 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: That being said, I do hope we have some social changes as a result. Wearing masks should be more normalized. More emphasis on ventilation, sick days, etc. And regular vaccinations should be more normal. Even without the pandemic, from the flu alone these would have been reasonable changes we should have made, but the pandemic has shone a light on this...even for me, I probably wouldn't have held this position a year ago.
Wearing masks should be normalized as it is elsewhere in the world...but I don't think that would ever happen here. In countries where it is - even for a small cold - I imagine it took decades for that to become normalized.
A whole lot of things have been accelerated during the pandemic, though.
Mask usage will surely drop once the regulations no longer require them, but I think people wearing them will no longer be viewed as weirdos. Hand sanitizer in stores may well stay (as little as it actually achieves in fighting COVID-19). Some people will surely continue to do social distancing where practical. Better air filtration will be expected.
Overall, I'm confident that it won't be quite the same as before. Especially since the virus won't disappear altogether.