YES!! THIS!! It is the brightest end to an otherwise difficult year, both for those of us in health care, who largely stayed employed, or could be employed, and those who are not, which was a very mixed bag of what choices and options there were. Some refused to alter their routine, but even they encountered limitations because family and friends might not have agreed with them, and whole states banned their entry. You certainly cannot enter public buildings without a mask in at least the majority of the country. So we all suffered, to a greater or lesser extent. And some died. Others have health consequences that will be with them for a very long time, and for some, the rest of their lives. So when both Pfizer and Moderna received emergency approval for their vaccines, there is a reason to be hopeful for the first time in months. The vaccine is built on a delivery systems that has been used in other areas of medicine but not in vaccines, and we are just all very lucky that we have such innovative scientists in our midst at this crazy time in our global history. The plague did not end until everyone learned to stay at home. Recent events have shown that we have not changed much, despite all the technology and information we have about past pandemics, no we are destined to repeat history, and so the vaccine offers the first glimmer of real hope. Merry Christmas!
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