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Question 1: What are your current feelings about the COVID-19 pandemic?
It's an ongoing challenge, and while annoying, the lockdown is needed.
It's an ongoing challenge, and while annoying, the lockdown is needed.
Question 2: Have your opinions about the virus changed over the past twelve weeks? How?
As more information has come out, I've had less fear, with more confidence about it all.
As more information has come out, I've had less fear, with more confidence about it all.
Question 3: As stores and public places have started to open up, does this make you relieved or more fearful? Why?
Frustrated. The opening hasn't been completely logical, and it's been poorly explained why things were included/excluded.
Frustrated. The opening hasn't been completely logical, and it's been poorly explained why things were included/excluded.
Question 4: What have been the primary ways that you have protected yourself from COVID-19? Isolation? Masks? Gloves? Hand sanitizer? How did you decide?
Distancing, and masks, primarily. I also use hand sanitizer more, but I don't bring any with me when I go shopping. Mostly it's been about cost and benefit. The masks and distancing were a no brainer, as we owned cloth masks before the pandemic, and distance is always the best prevention measure. At the same time, I go to work because mental health is important and the sense of "normal" is needed.
Distancing, and masks, primarily. I also use hand sanitizer more, but I don't bring any with me when I go shopping. Mostly it's been about cost and benefit. The masks and distancing were a no brainer, as we owned cloth masks before the pandemic, and distance is always the best prevention measure. At the same time, I go to work because mental health is important and the sense of "normal" is needed.
Question 5: If an effective vaccine is developed within the next year and becomes widely available, would you get the vaccine? Why or why not?
Yes. It wouldn't be made widely available without reasonable scientific support for it to be safe, and a vaccine is the most effective preventative measure, next to isolation.
Yes. It wouldn't be made widely available without reasonable scientific support for it to be safe, and a vaccine is the most effective preventative measure, next to isolation.
Question 6: Have you been tested for COVID-19? How was that experience?
No.
No.
Question 7: How much longer are you ready to live with regulations and limitations? When should things get back to "normal"?
If it takes a full year, I'd be ok with regulations and limitations. I think some loosening might be in order of some limits, but until there's basically no spread, or there's a vaccine available, we need some protections in place.
If it takes a full year, I'd be ok with regulations and limitations. I think some loosening might be in order of some limits, but until there's basically no spread, or there's a vaccine available, we need some protections in place.
Question 8: Have you thought about how you will interact in the community once the pandemic has passed? What will you do the same or different day to day?
When things shut down, my life barely changed, so when they all reopen, my life will barely change again.
When things shut down, my life barely changed, so when they all reopen, my life will barely change again.
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Ken Burch
Date
11 Jun 2020
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Welland
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This item was submitted on June 11, 2020 by Ken Burch (ken@burch.ca) using the form “Questions and Answers 2” on the site “Documenting COVID-19 in Niagara”: https://exhibits.library.brocku.ca/s/COVID-Niagara
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