Live life normally but take precautions

If one is unvaccinated against Covid-19, he or she is 14 times higher at risk of getting severe infection compared to vaccinated people.

If one is 80 years old or older, catching Covid-19 is a serious incident whether one is vaccinated or not. Home Recovery Programme is not for these people.

Could life be back to normal, pre-pandemic time?

I belong to the senior group (ie 60 years old or older) of the society. Though vaccinated and waiting for booster jab, I still fear catching the virus. In the past, I felt that age is just a number. But with the pandemic, I feel suddenly OLD. I am now categorised as a vulnerable group. In matter of a year plus, my physical body may not survive a Covid infection.

I check that my face mask is worn properly before going out. I choose places, time of day, and day of week to avoid encountering crowds. We buy take-away food for past two weeks and eat at home. I do not go out on a whim. It is only for essential purposes, such as to get to a supermarket. We do not go out to shopping centres for browsing among shops. We do not go to attractions or nature reserves. We avoid public transport and only walk to our destinations that are within walking distance.

This is not normal.

Have I got a choice? The daily infection cases were still above 2,000 or 3,000. The only choice I have is to take precautions. When will I feel safe? When will daily infections crest and then come down to be just in the hundreds?

Only time will tell.