May 31 2021 - How Many Waves?

 

How many waves does it take to conclude a pandemic? The Globe and Mail today covered the difference between 75% and 90% vaccination rates and a likely fourth wave.  There doesn't seem to be a vaccinate 90% and get out of jail card. And there seems to be an ocean of pandemic waves.  Who would guess that we shouldn't consider the Spanish Influenza three waves to be the definitive story? I went looking for silly phrases associated with the Pandemic.  I've selected these from cheapest.com HERE.  Mask hole - it applies to those folks — or, as Urban Dictionary so bluntly puts it, those "selfish idiots" — who refuse to wear a mask for any number of unenlightened reasons.  Covidiot - a  lot like "maskhole" but less specific: A maskhole can be a covidiot, but so can the person who prematurely hoards grocery store supplies. Same for someone who insists on holding a large indoor gathering. And so on. Moronavirus - It's the same virus as the one that starts with a "c," only this is what it's called when covidiots and maskholes test positive. Sometimes used by foreign media to describe what's happening with COVID-19 cases in the United States.   Fattening the Curve: What happens when you have a bunch of covidiots and maskholes catching the moronavirus.  The 'rona. It's something you'd use, say, after sneezing in front of your neighbors: "Don't worry! It's allergies, not the 'rona!" And I conclude the story with this: Coronapocalypse: A pandemic. Widespread civil unrest. Failing leaders. Covidiots and maskholes catching the moronavirus.    The mystery water feature at Longwood Gardens, a few years ago.     Purchase at: FAA - marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca