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Title (Dublin Core)
Shifting Back
Description (Dublin Core)
My family was certainly filled with hope and a bit of relief when our county’s numbers began to steady at 30 cases a day with a positivity rate below 0.5 by June. However, we didn’t let down our guard. My husband’s best friend since childhood is an MD with the county and in May told us the Delta variant is here. We asked what that means and he said “well, outdoors you should be okay, but wear a mask indoors and don’t let anyone breathe on you.” He said this knowing we’re vaccinated and that our two kids, one being his goddaughter, are not old enough to get the vaccine. Numerous times since summer started I ruefully told my husband and mom “enjoy it while we can” because I think we all knew a spike would come once California lifted its COVID restrictions on June 15. It’s taken only a few weeks for LA to return to 1000 cases per day, and where we live in OC, daily cases have jumped from 30 a day to 150 a day in two weeks. Yesterday, the case count was 250 for one day. The variant is here. LA is taking swift action. Effective today, LA’s mask mandate is back in place for unvaccinated and vaccinated alike. It was immediately noticeable when we picked up dinner at King’s Hawaiian. The outdoor tent is up for to go orders pick up and mask mandate signs are posted. Honestly, if people just accepted the practice of wearing masks, I really do think it could help us return to pre June 15 levels. The report I read this week indicated that 100% (which sounds crazy, but it was cited) of the COVID hospitalizations in LA county are unvaccinated. It’s so strange to me that it is the unvaccinated who are so against wearing masks. I’m honestly wearing my mask to protect them, statistics seem to indicate if I get Delta, it should be mild. I just wish my kids could get the vaccine. Oh well, here’s to hoping the mask mandate comes back in the OC, too.
Date (Dublin Core)
July 18, 2021
Creator (Dublin Core)
Kathryn Jue
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Kathryn Jue
Type (Dublin Core)
Photograph
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Health & Wellness
English
Healthcare
English
Food & Drink
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
Delta
vaccinated
unvaccinated
doctor
California
Los Angeles
King's Hawaiian
tent
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
Delta
surge
case
rate
Los Angeles
mask
mandate
food
dining
Collection (Dublin Core)
Foodways
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
08/12/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
09/12/2021
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This item was submitted on August 12, 2021 by Kathryn Jue using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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