First summer of the pandemic

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First summer of the pandemic

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Question 1: What are your current feelings about the COVID-19 pandemic?
Scared that it could be many years before it is safe to move around again. Scared that there are so many stupid people not wearing masks. Sad and bored - I miss playing music with my friends. Terrified that the Canada/US border might reopen and bring a flood of infected people into Canada.

Question 2: Have your opinions about the virus changed over the past twelve weeks? How?
I'm more informed about coronaviruses in general now. I'm not going to eat indoors in restaurants or do any indoor activities, even with physical distancing in place - the risk is too high of catching this deadly virus.

Question 3: As stores and public places have started to open up, does this make you relieved or more fearful? Why?
I wear a mask and face shield, sometimes gloves when I shop. I think it's too soon to allow crowds to congregate indoors. Until there's a vaccine widely available in Canada, we need to stay isolated.

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?
I have risk factors, so Isolation is #1, followed by masks, face shield (or safety goggles), gloves, hand sanitizer always available in my purse, and only socializing with responsible people (online-only with careless friends).

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, but not first person in line for one. I would wait for enough people to get it that the scientists can sort out what kind of side effects the vaccine has.

Question 6: Have you been tested for COVID-19? How was that experience?
No.

Question 7: How much longer are you ready to live with regulations and limitations? When should things get back to "normal"?
As long as it takes to have an effective vaccine (or a cure). I'm expecting a couple of years minimum.

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?
I will probably avoid indoor events with large crowds, or any events with close quarters and prolonged exposure to others. I may not travel by air ever again.

Date

August 4, 2020

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Niagara Falls

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This item was submitted on August 4, 2020 by [anonymous user] 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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