Over the last few weeks, there has been much discussion in the media about COVID vaccines which are expected to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the coming days. So, there is hope in this news and in these vaccines.
However, vaccine administration will go to high priority groups first, such as healthcare workers. The two shot series means a few weeks after the first shot, each of those individuals will need to receive their second dose. As priority groups are vaccinated, and pharmaceutical companies work on manufacturing the vaccine, it is expected to be several months yet before we have enough to provide it to all who want to be vaccinated.
So, there is hope, but we still need your help by choosing to do the small things we’ve been asking you to do for a very long time now:
• Wear a clean cloth face mask which covers your mouth and nose.
• Wash your hands.
• Maintain at least six feet of distance between yourself and others.
• Avoid gatherings with people not in your immediate household.
• Stay home when you don’t feel well.
These things work best when we are all diligent in following them every day. The vaccines are on the horizon, but for most of us, it’s going to be months before we have the chance to receive that vaccine. Don’t give up now. We still have to do these small things, because if we don’t work together as communities, as families, as individuals, more will get the virus which causes COVID-19, and more will suffer lasting health problems, and yes, more will die.
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