Well, we have entered a new, third wave of quarantine.
As acquaintances and colleagues rightly point out, only we ourselves are to blame for this.
Not an evil government, not propaganda, not personally President Vladimir Putin, not Bill Gates with his chipping, and not even Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
We are to blame for everything.
Our infantility and unwillingness to vaccinate, a low level of education and endless "maybe it will carry", "I'm not red" and "go put yourself this chemistry" led to what they led to - to the next restrictions, queues from ambulances to hospitals , increased medical capacity and deaths.
Russians always consider themselves the best in everything.
Only here, with the observance of safety measures and vaccination, we obviously got it right.
All civilized countries were able to provide their populations with high-quality and affordable drugs for vaccination against coronavirus, and Russia is no exception in this sense.
The exception is the population itself, people who, on a platter, have been given a way to save themselves and save their own people, refuse this salvation.
In the USA, 50% are vaccinated, in the UK - about 60%.
Almost everyone in Israel is vaccinated.
In Russia, only 12%.
Many people still do not believe that covid is something serious. The contagion that has mowed down a lot of people, depriving many families of loved ones, for (Lord, how sad it is to say) the vast majority still seems to be something that will not affect them. After all, it is easier to bathe in disposable masks and gloves, bathing your fingers in glove juice, than to put on "Sputnik" or "EpiVacCorona". Especially ridiculous all this outfit looks on elderly people, who would have had to be vaccinated for a long time, so that at least on the street you would not have to scare everyone who sneezes and coughs.
Last year, the behavior of my acquaintances became indicative for me, who said with an absolutely cold heart that the death of my grandmother from the consequences caused by covid is a completely predictable story that does not at all cause them to want to somehow follow the restrictions.
Grandmother did not have time to live to see the vaccine, she was just a little short, literally a month, she had no choice.
But we have a choice, but we do not use it to the fullest.
“We’ll get over everything,” that was the motto of the dissidents.
A year ago I had to sift through, filter out my social circle.
Apparently, now we will have to do the same.
And vice versa, I rejoice, sincerely rejoice when acquaintances, friends, friends choose, like me, a conscious way to combat the spread of coronavirus.
It is not at all difficult to maintain social distance, because it is really not just about how not to infect and not get infected, but about how to respect other people's boundaries.
Stay at arm's length, that's okay.
It is also normal to respect each other and not get together with big companies, creating a threat of the spread of the virus.
It is perfectly normal to be vaccinated, because this gives not only antibodies and safety of movement without the risk of becoming infected in a severe form, but also the hope that soon we will heal normally, well, without anxiety and fear of imminent restrictions, without fear of loss.
Vaccinations - and nothing else will speed up the process of opening food courts, nurseries, clubs and bars and borders.
It is absolutely right for a business to encourage compliance with safety measures and vaccinations of employees, as well as work remotely, because this gives us all the opportunity to work and earn money.
Oh, how I want to go without a mask again.
Getting ready for the trip, without calculating who from the company has already been ill, and who has been vaccinated.
And it is you who are depriving me of this pleasure.
The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.