We’re in the final leg of the pandemic marathon – don’t give up now

March 24, 2021
Entertainment

Runners head to the finish line of the 121st Boston Marathon in 2017.

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and COVID-19 vaccines are getting shot into our arms. It’s a beautiful spring day. –

I can’t help but feel this strange, foreign emotion known as hope these days, with a little sprinkling of the equally unfamiliar positivity.

I wrote last week about how as vaccine distribution has ramped up, I have started to see the end of the pandemic, however far off it still may be. That feeling remains, and I’m starting to see it in my friends, my family, in people I see on the street, even behind their masks.

Although as wonderful as our newfound hope is, we can’t let ourselves get false hope that the battle is already over. I’ve never run a marathon, but I have to imagine that oftentimes the last leg can be the hardest, when you’ve already run so far, when the finish line is sight but you still have to keep your tired, sore legs moving some how. I feel that right now as we fight the pandemic. Vaccine eligibility is increasing dramatically, but we haven’t reached herd immunity yet. The nicer weather and our aching hearts make it so tempting to let caution slide, since the pandemic is almost over anyway.

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Today’s reads

Speaking of that post-COVID world we are inching closer towards, what will it be like? And why do we have anxiety about it?
My colleague David Oliver wrote about some ways we’re teaching the next generation about diversity and inclusion.
Krispy Kreme is providing a sweet incentive to encourage vaccinations – free doughnuts through the end of 2021. Good for public health, and your tastebuds!
It’s not just you. The very technology that enables us to work at home during COVID-19 is creating longer, more stressful workdays.
I reviewed Disney+’s latest Marvel show, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” I liked it, but I wanted more from it.

Anthony Mackie (left) and Sebastian Stan star as the respective title superheroes of Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+.

Today’s pet

Meet Oliver the bunny.

“This is my Lionhead bunny, Oliver,” says Mikayla Levesque with help from her grandmother Liz Levesque and mom Nicole Levesque. “I got her when I was 7, and I’ve had her for four years. She loves cuddling with me while I do my online schoolwork.”

I imagine all schoolwork done with Oliver is A+ material.

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