Poll: As winter COVID surge begins, 74
percent of Americans say their lives have
returned to 'normal'
Yahoo News,
by
Andrew Romano
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
11/22/2021 7:33:12 PM
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, nearly three-quarters of Americans (74 percent) now say their lives have returned to “normal,” according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. It’s a number that underscores both the progress made possible by safe and effective vaccines and the challenges ahead as the holidays approach and yet another winter wave gets underway in the United States. The survey of 1,696 adults, which was conducted from Nov. 17 to 19, found that only 15 percent say that things “never stopped being normal” for them — a reminder of just how profoundly the virus
Reply 1 - Posted by:
EQKimball 11/22/2021 7:42:21 PM (No. 985956)
Normal begins when store clerks stop reminding customers to wear a mask, and children are not mandatorialy vaccinated for something that has only the remotest chance of affecting them.
42 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
Marzon 11/22/2021 7:45:41 PM (No. 985957)
Its not normal when I am told I am out of job if I don't prove I've had the jab by December 8th!
49 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
DVC 11/22/2021 7:46:09 PM (No. 985958)
We never let them turn our lives upside down. Initially, six weeks closed restaurants. Then open and we went back to two to three times a week eating out with friends. That has continued for about 18 months. We picked up some ivermectin and doxycycline and other drugs for early treatment recommended by a friendly, sane doctor, so far held in reserve. My sister is hiding under her bed, and that's where the family has gathered for Thanksgiving in recent years....she cancelled. Turkey day at our cabin in Colorado mountains this year, just watched a herd of elk graze by.
We travel in the USA where we want to, when we want to, had to cancel a vacation in England and Scotland last year, couldn't reschedule this year, either, so to hell with those fools.
Travel inside the USA, has some minor inconveniences like a lot of restaurants and fast food have no dine in or short hours, we insist on sit down dining, will NOT take out and eat in our laps. We call ahead, and
work things out.
Just thinking about an old sign my father had in the 1950s. "Illegitimi non carborundum"........faux Latin for "don't let the bastards grind you down". We take it to heart.
Scroom. Can't fire me, I'm retired, can't make me get The Shot. Just drop dead, all you idiots.
58 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
downnout 11/22/2021 8:20:07 PM (No. 985978)
#3, I had that sign hanging behind my desk for many years. Thanks for reminding me of it….
15 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Bluefindad 11/22/2021 8:52:11 PM (No. 985991)
People who lost their jobs because of vaccine mandates are not returning to normal.
25 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
Chiritwo 11/22/2021 8:53:35 PM (No. 985992)
What happened to the surge from all the unmasked football fans. Fauci, you fraud, you pushed a lot of people too far so you have discredited yourself. The damage you have caused the future generations is horrendous. Why this fixation on vaccines (the shot isn’t even a vaccine). You’re a certifiable quack.
34 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 11/22/2021 10:00:22 PM (No. 986031)
I live in a state where it's pretty much normal. Recently traveled to PA where I saw people wearing masks into a coffee shop, take them off to eat, then dutifully put them back on to leave Just kind of jarring to me that people are still doing that because I don't see it where I live.
Everyone I talked to was vaxxed but they have a problem with the mandated part. These include Trumpian patriots.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
crashnburn 11/22/2021 10:10:21 PM (No. 986041)
The vaccine is neither safe nor effective! More people are dying from the clot shot than the Wuhan flu. Also, vaccinated people are more likely to get infected than unvaccinated.
22 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Catherine 11/22/2021 10:34:10 PM (No. 986062)
I've never worn a mask. Most people around here slowly stopped using them. Then Fauci said the flu was starting to come back and boom, saw lots of masked people again. I honestly think some people like wearing them. As for the shot, law suits are the way to go. No one can force someone else to take a shot that is not properly tested and obviously not working. I also think the sudden boom in flu cases are the hundreds of thousands who are here illegally and untested.
18 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
dickiedeeb 11/22/2021 11:28:56 PM (No. 986084)
The fake pandemic of a fake virus did not affect anything what did and does is the compliance obedience and submission of the brainwashed to the greatest hoax in history planned for decades as a medical psyop is the easiest to sell Much easier than climate change which is what the virus fraud is seamlessly merging into And if the entire population is tied into the control grid of permanent genetic code injections resistance becomes impossible Its not a mystery they have published their intentions for many years And it proceeds exactly to plan Thanks brainwashed fearful submissives couldnt have 1984 2.0 without you
20 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Rather Read 11/23/2021 2:34:00 AM (No. 986135)
I'll consider it normal when I don't have to wear the damned mask at work. Otherwise, for me It's business as usual.
9 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Strike3 11/23/2021 3:29:50 AM (No. 986143)
I'm with the 15%. I may have cooked at home more often and spent more time with the dog than some of my overly cautious friends but I consider that a good thing.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
BirdsNest 11/23/2021 5:45:47 AM (No. 986180)
Around here Blacks wear masks everywhere, even in their cars driving alone. Why? Several stores have a sign "Masks required to shop here", I go in unmasked, no one says a word. Saw an acquaintance in WalMart, wearing a mask. She asked how I have been doing, Fine I say. She said "You're not wearing a mask, are you vaccinated?" No I say and I plan to stay that way. "And you're healthy?" Never better, I say. Some people drink the Kool-Aid.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
DCGIRL 11/23/2021 5:49:05 AM (No. 986181)
Plans to travel to Dominican Republic in early December with hubby. COVID surge is nothing more than the flu season. What was so surprising, the flu actually disappeared.....what a miracle!!!!
14 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
homefry 11/23/2021 7:29:37 AM (No. 986246)
Here in NC, no ne is paying much attention to it anymore. Even businesses that have signs saying masks required, the clerks arent wearing them.
12 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Catfur27 11/23/2021 7:59:02 AM (No. 986278)
...here in Buffalo, NY the County Executive...who was elected to basically maintain the roads and parks ...has become a power-mad petty dictator.....and declared that as of today...ALL public places in Erie County ...ie - bars , restaurants, stores, govt buildings ...are required to enforce wearing of masks !!
...those businesses that refuse to become his enforcement agents will be fined and /or shut down....He also said he is " looking into " fining individual citizens who do not comply.
..for almost two years now the Govt/media cabal has been WRONG on EVERY action they have "mandated" to control our lives......HOW much longer will the citizens put up with this insanity??
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
PeterWolosin 11/23/2021 8:29:54 AM (No. 986312)
Live in fear and in total obedience to authoritarians, or live free and use common sense based on your risk factors. Seems like an easy choice. Carpe diem.
5 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
franq 11/23/2021 8:36:32 AM (No. 986318)
Re: football fans. I see the packed stadiums, both college and pro, and can't believe every single person is vaxxed.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
NamVet70 11/23/2021 9:26:09 AM (No. 986362)
I guess that with the right testing protocols, all flu cases can now be classified as Covid.
8 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 11/23/2021 9:27:42 AM (No. 986363)
The poll is another bad sign for the Rats who want to continually oppress us with their neverending COVID protocols and mandates.
4 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 11/23/2021 9:49:25 AM (No. 986390)
Old and retired is the way we are. When this all started my wife did all the grocery shopping, I was cripple at home waiting for surgery which was backlogged by covid so I was immobile. The biggest inconvenience was shortage of goods in the grocery store. We stayed home, cooked outside and stayed on our patio. Simple life plus we didn't travel in the cars so gasoline prices weren't a problem while I feel bad for people like my children that have to work and travel. Let's just say we are continuing social distancing and will enjoy our quaint, quiet Thanksgiving like all our meals have been. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone stay strong and un-vaxxed, resist.
12 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
Strike3 11/23/2021 10:27:09 AM (No. 986443)
I have a friend who I have known since high school and we stay in touch via e-mail. She has had all of the shots plus boosters and is constantly hinting to the point of annoyance that I take the poison as well. She is the one lying in a hospital bed with heart and blood maladies while I live like it was 2019.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Zigrid 11/23/2021 10:38:40 AM (No. 986458)
Normal is what YOU decide it can be...I live a very happy life..celebrating thanksgiving and looking forward to Christmas ...I don't wear a mask unless I have a doctor's appointment and at Mass because my priest says...render unto caesar what is caesar's and unto God what is God's...a good system to follow...until WE can replacement Washington DC with true Americans WE must bid our time...WE shall overcome...thank you Dr. Martin Luther King...
4 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
columba 11/23/2021 11:04:38 AM (No. 986485)
This propaganda is frm Yahoo News, which is not worth reading.
4 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
NotaBene 11/23/2021 11:12:10 AM (No. 986494)
They are imposing permanent Global Government through 1) a genetically engineered virus funded by NIH, 2) Weather hysteria, 3) international banks and cashless society, 4) cyber control. Communism is winning. We will have to fight this Masonic new world religion by keeping our civil Western Civilization.
5 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw 11/23/2021 11:18:56 AM (No. 986500)
Sorry I don't buy that this is the new normal. There are many things that are not normal.
8 people like this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
mariboo72 11/23/2021 11:23:22 AM (No. 986504)
#8 Your comment is hyperbole, not factual.
My husband and I are retired. We've had the vaccines (no side effects) but we are against mandates. We believe each person should have the freedom to do what is right for themselves. We are cautious but not fearful, going out for meals and continuing to do the things we've always done. Things had pretty much gone back to normal, but now our state has the highest rate of infections, so we have gone back to wearing masks on occasion. When it comes to COVID, we all just need to give each other the freedom and grace to follow our own hearts, without mockery or criticism.
3 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
dman 11/23/2021 1:23:19 PM (No. 986619)
".. until you run out of other people's money" as Margret Thatcher warned.
The numbers will change drastically, once stagflation hits their pocketbook ..
.. "bigly".
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 11/23/2021 3:33:09 PM (No. 986737)
I don't find this believable. Millions of people were forced to take the vaccine against their will or face losing their job. They will be facing that choice again with the booster. It will probably happen again many times in the future if the pharmaceuticals cannot get their act together. The fear mongering will continue. The shortages will continue because they are indirectly related to the kneejerk reactions our government is taking. it is probably indirectly connected to inflation as well since there are shortages.
This is far from over.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 11/23/2021 10:59:40 PM (No. 987084)
Each one of us will have different experiences to any COVID confrontation as different as our fingerprints. Why expect ''cookie-cutter'' effects for something so personal? To my last breath, I will always believe it was meant as population control biological warfare. The known facts cannot dissuade that idea.
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Unless you or a close family member is sick, it should be life-as-normal. The article goes on to warn about a return to nornal.