Continuing COVID Etiquette

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There are still so many decisions to make every day even at this stage in the pandemic.

 

I had a meeting the other day. I was masked walking in but knew the colleague I was meeting was also fully vaccinated.  Mask on? Mask off?

 

Hug? Shake hands? Fist bump? Wave?

 

Suggest a Zoom or a phone call instead -- because people are Zoomed out?

Should we have coffee together – inside or outside?

 

Would you change seats when you realize the person sitting next to you on the LIRR is asleep with his mask under his chin? [This one happened the other day and hint, I moved.]

 

I admit that sometimes it is all still a little overwhelming.  I am very excited about the prospects of safe in-person get togethers, but will a fist bump suffice when we say hello?

 

Comments

Shelley Simpson

I would certainly have changed seats! Are you finding that you are more sensitive to people being in close proximity? I certainly am. I am looking forward to meeting with Gotham in person - not so excited about being in a room of strangers even though I have been doing more and more. Looks like we have a long way to go to be "post COVID."
Daniel Schwartz

I had the same issues recently when I was at the Orlando Airport on a flight delay. Person across from me in the terminal took his mask off to eat and then left it off. Then proceeded to move a few feet and lie down on the floor to take a nap, unmasked. I moved a few seats a away. Fist bumps are still common. Handshakes are making a return, which I am not a fan of, but understand it.
Corey Bearak

I agree on safe practices but with vaxing I vary my greeting based on the concentric bubbles I find myself within.
Paul Napolitano

I like that you had the word “etiquette“ in the title of the blog. We all must be respectful of other peoples comfort levels and decisions on this matter.

I responded to Ben last week on his blog, basically with that I don’t understand this continued aversion of getting back, roughly, to normal. On the VERY LOW end of estimates, and I have read a bunch, the chances are 1 in 13,000 of a breakthrough case (getting Covid after vaccination) needing hospitalization. If you have no SERIOUS underlying health issues (which would of course affect your decision), your odds would increase greatly from there. This is equal to or better than the seasonal flu. Doesn’t that justify just going out and living your life? Personally, I think that breakthrough cases are EXTREMELY underreported. I believe that in the next couple of years that the majority of vaccinated people will get mild cases of Covid, thereby greatly increasing their immunity. If you have serious underlying health issues, you should of course consult with your doctor, but otherwise go enjoy your life!
Fred Klein

I think COVID will be with us forever and that we will learn to deal with it.
Carol Greenwald

I love being able to see all of a person, and I like the good old handshake. But then I am a body language reader.

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