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From Dr. Abdu Sharkawy,
Infectious diseases, University of Toronto.
So here’s thing. Viruses don't really care what you call them. And they don't care what you call your strategies for managing them. Viruses care about one thing and one thing alone: viruses.
So when you change your "bubble" into a "circle", the viral kinetics don't magically change along with that. The virus will not cower in fear or shame and become any less threatening to its host.
However, when that circle means you can now hug and kiss and pretty much do whatever you please by whatever standards you see fit (Disney/HBO/Vegas), the virus might just decide that Christmas has arrived early and start vacationing in new hosts however it damn well pleases. Imagine having an all expenses paid trip to multiple destinations and never once having to check in at an airport, pack a bag or board a plane. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, getting together and clustering intimately in the middle of a pandemic is pretty much the equivalent of this for Virus Vacations. It's a deal too good to pass up.
I get that you're sick of the isolation and you miss your friends and your kids are driving you crazy not being allowed to have playdates and you miss your parents and grandparents and you could use a daycare like it's a life raft on the Titanic and you want to interact with something other than a screen and have a real conversation where you can see someone unpixellated and, and, and… I care about all of that. Really, I do. But guess who doesn't? You guessed it, the virus. Viruses are by nature, opportunistic. They prey on their hosts under the most optimal of circumstances. The more there are, the closer they are together, the more time they spend together, the better the buffet. Please don't be that buffet.
When you consider whomever you want to spend time with, remember that you are not just spending time with them but with EVERYONE they spend time with too. There's an old STD joke that goes something like "You thought you were in a monogamous relationship with someone until you found out that they were in a monogamous relationship with a bunch of other people too"
The number of people in your bubble is not nearly as important as the origins of those people and the safety of activity within that bubble. And the greater the diversity, the greater the risk.
6 people from 6 different households (some of which might contain elderly or immune compromised individuals) is a far riskier bubble than 10 people from 2 different households, especially if intimate contact is involved. And no, it doesn't need to be contact with a "viewer discretion advised" disclaimer. Talking within less than 6 feet for 10 minutes is enough to do it. Yelling or shouting for 5 minutes or less might do it. Hugging? Who knows? But if you can touch someone's hair or smell their breath, you're probably close enough to push that envelope even further. Don't.
Probably the most common question I'm asked is "when do you think we might get a second wave"? I find this unsettling considering that we (in Ontario) are nowhere near the end of the first wave. We are barely riding the crest of this wave and wondering where we will land. It could be on the smooth end of a shoreline or it could be right on top of jagged rock, flush on our ass, only to be swept up before we can say the words "new normal". The only new normal will be the new lockdown we will be forced to live with because of our hastiness and naivete.
Those of you who say you are confident you can make a social contract of sorts that is grounded in responsible and thoughtful decision-making about WHO and HOW MANY and HOW you will interact, I will say this. Good luck. The virus doesn't give a damn what your intentions are and how confident you are. It only takes what it sees and if you set a placemat for it, you can bet it will take more than it's share. You will be left a gracious and generous host. Not the kind of dinner party I'm interested in. I'll pass.
Be smart. Be patient. Don't give in to apathy, frustration or a false sense of security. Your best defense is your common sense. Use it. Or the virus will make you a common fool.

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