The Covid years

Remember the years from 2020 to 2022. The Covid years. The time we spent wearing face masks, remaining in lockdown in our homes, getting vaccinated multiple times? 

If a horror novel writer had penned such a story, we would have laughed at the silly scenario. Who would believe such a storyline? And yet, this was a reality we all faced. Almost no country escaped the fury of this pandemic. The confirmed deaths numbered in the millions. 

Now that it is all hopefully behind us, shall we try to assess how it impacted our lives?

Firstly, to date, we do not have a clear answer as to how it all started. No one knows or tells us if it was a biological experiment gone wrong or a fluke of nature. We have no clear answers if the vaccines were required. If required, why were there deaths of even those who were vaccinated? Did the masks help? Is anything being done to prevent such occurrences in the future? 

Most probably we will never know the answers. All that we can do as loyal, tax-paying citizens is to pay our dues listen to those who rule, and toe the party line. 

The thing we all know is that pharma companies made billions. Some who did not get vaccinated like a famous tennis star, happen to be alive and playing. By the way, he did contract Covid twice but remains unvaccinated. Maybe his high level of physical fitness keeps him safe which might not be the case for the unfit millions.

For the rest of us, the learning remains to avoid crowded places, wash our hands when we can, maintain an exercise routine, eat healthily, and hope we do not catch the next bug that springs loose.