How much are you planning on doing once you get the vaccine?

[Keywork]

Will you see family and friends you haven't in person since last March once they are vaccinated as well? Will you dine at a restaurant or go to a bar? Will you take a chance and travel once more of the public has the vaccine, so after the later summer? Will you feel better about going to a sporting event or concert, once those start up again?

EDIT: I meant to originally have in this post that the vaccine does not automatically make you immune to the virus. You can still catch it, though you won't run the risk of ending up in the hospital or die like how it is without the vaccine, and even if you are asymptomatic you could still transmit it. So what will you be doing within reason and what you feel safe with as the vaccine gets distributed this summer.

 

[Musubi]

Honestly my life will not change and it really hasn't since COVID started either. I go to work come home stare at my computer screen for a few hours go to bed and repeat. I don't really go anywhere or do anything anyways.

 

[jdmc13]

I'm probably in one of the last groups that is going to be vaccinated (34, no comorbidities, non-essential), so it will probably be toward the end, but even still, I'm waiting until they get through everyone's required shots plus at least a week if not 2 before attempting to have like a party or something.

 

[the magical kitsune]

I haven't seen my SO in over a year, so that will likely be my top priority once traveling is safe again.

 

[Lmo2017]

Vacation and the Movies.

 

[Knight613]

Not much since a vaccine won't mean everything is suddenly allowed again.

 

[Poltergust]

Going to a movie theater or eating out at restaurants would be nice to experience again.

 

[Wrexis]

Short term: Nothing, because vaccines won't solve everything overnight.
Medium term: So many movies at the cinema. Retro nights, blockbusters, even shitty VOD titles.

 

[Cousin From Boston]

Get my second shot in a couple weeks, but the rest of my family haven't been vaccinated yet. Not doing anything that could put them at risk, so I'll be going to work, getting curbside everything, and generally staying distanced until we're all good to go.

 

[Keywork]

Not much since a vaccine won't mean everything is suddenly allowed again.

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Short term: Nothing, because vaccines won't solve everything overnight.
Medium term: So many movies at the cinema. Retro nights, blockbusters, even shitty VOD titles.

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My first draft of the thread did ask "within reason". I'm probably still going to mask in places like the grocery store, mall, or anywhere else social distancing hasn't been possible depending on when you go as the vaccine doesn't prevent you even getting the virus, it will just not send you to the hospital or kill you. Not to mention I have a lung disease as is, so even a mild case can make me have a bad time (luckily not many in my disease population have had to go to the hospital, even less have become serious or died, and we've really been able to recover at home.)

 

[Squarehard]

If being vaccinated also allows to bypass restrictions, travel.

 

[Ashdroid]

My parents are ""waiting"" to get vaccinated, and my partner lives on the other side of the currently-closed US/Canadian border. So, even when I get vaccinated, nothing would change for me.

 

[Okabe]

I'll let you know closer to next November.

 

[Coen]

I haven't seen my SO in over a year, so that will likely be my top priority once traveling is safe again.

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That's just tragical, I hope you get to see your partner real soon.

Personally all I really want is to see my closest friends and family again. My sister and several of my friends have had babies I haven't even seen yet, let alone hold them or show them the support we received when our daughter was born (we had a rough first three months). It just feels really shitty to not be able to do the same.

Going to concerts and festivals used to be something we enjoyed, but I honestly haven't really missed that as much as I expected.

 

[Mcfrank]

I plan on living my life normally but with mask wearing. So sick of being home.

 

[Deleted member 21709]

The vaccine doesn't prevent you from carrying/spreading it, at least from what we know. So I won't be going out to party anytime soon after I get vaccinated. Let the world catch up first, I can wait.

 

[Kamek]

I'm fully vaccinated and it doesn't mean shit to me until my family and friends get vaccinated. As far as I know, it's inconclusive as to whether you'll still be a carrier or not, and last I heard you can be. So I got both my shots, but I'm still wearing a mask and distancing because I'm not trying to get my family, friends, fiance, etc sick.

 

[Ryuelli]

I desperately want to travel again. I'm usually a very optimistic person, probably to a fault, but not being able to travel over the past year and having to cancel two trips I was really looking forward to (one to Iceland, another a road trip across the South West US) had me feeling down for quite awhile.

I'm a teacher, and I'm hoping I can get vaccinated before summer. Being in Texas though, I'm very skeptical that that will actually happen.

 

[louiedog]

Vaccinated now. No change until my SO gets it. Even then I have to think about people who I will interact with at work.

 

[hitme]

First shot in two weeks. After my 2nd shot I'll be planning a week long road trip with my SO to get away for a bit.

 

[Kitsunebaby]

When all my friends and family are vaccinated I'm definitely gonna hang out and visit all of them. When numbers drop drastically I assume we'll go to restaurants. Several of them are quite desperate to do so. And depending on how things go, I know a ton of us want to go to conventions again. It's Katsucon weekend right now, and a lot of us are reminiscing about last year, as it's the last time most of us saw each other and got to hang out.

 

[BasilZero]

There's just not enough information and there's so many aspects you gotta worry about - even if you are vaccinated, you could still be a carrier, there could be a strain that could cause issues despite having some immunity, etc

The fact that some vaccines arent 100%

Regardless, I dont think my life will be any different than it is now, I'm likely gonna be wearing a mask still.

 

[pikachief]

No difference because I didnt do anything or go anywhere before the pandemic anyways.

 

[sfedai0]

I never really went to many public events before this but will likely never go to one again. Will stay out of restaurants and traveling for this year at a minimum. I might consider seeing family towards the end of the year.

 

[adj_noun]

I'll be watching how all the I CAN'T WAIT TO DO STUFF AGAIN :D people fare before I risk my own personal posterior.

 

[meowdi gras]

Honestly my life will not change and it really hasn't since COVID started either. I go to work come home stare at my computer screen for a few hours go to bed and repeat. I don't really go anywhere or do anything anyways.

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^, minus the going to work part. (I/m disabled.)

Admittedly, though, this routine would change quite a bit if I can ever manage to get it through to my state that I am indeed disabled and am in desperate need of the help that comes with approval. Always hopeful, ever cynical.

 

[RiOrius]

The vaccine isn't a free pass. It protects you, but it's unknown whether it prevents infection or just symptoms; if the latter, you can still be an asymptomatic carrier, meaning you can still spread the pandemic. And since it's unknown, you need to err on the side of caution. You still need to take all the same precautions: wear a mask, social distance, no unnecessary travel or gatherings.

Wait for the numbers to go down before changing your behavior, y'all.

 

[Deleted member 33533]

Gonna exchange some of my anxiety for some peace of mind.

 

[VariantX]

Nothing different until the restrictions are lowered for everyone. I've given myself a greater level of protection but not immunity, but only I know that and I would just be a complete asshole to go around strangers not wearing a mask and disrespecting social distancing policies.

 

[Host Samurai]

Won't change my life much short term tbh. Entertainment and hospitality activities are still closed and masks are a must. The only thing it changes for me is that I won't have to worry about catching the virus. Don't think life will get back to 2019 levels till next year.

 

[keenerz]

Vaccinated now. No change until my SO gets it. Even then I have to think about people who I will interact with at work.

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pretty much this. I got vaccinated and just waiting for the SO until then just business as usual

 

[NetMapel]

We are entering a most dangerous time in this covid pandemics. As more people get vaccine, they will feel less responsibility to act more careful. They will become more reckless and party and potentially spread the virus as asymptomatic carriers. People who are in the back of the line for the vaccine must stay vigilant because nobody else will care about your wellbeing. They will not understand why you do not want to hang out because they got the vaccine and you have not yet.

 

[I am a Bird]

I'm gonna get a haircut.

 

[TheMadTitan]

Depends on whether or not I've gotten over my covid induced neurological malaise by then.

 

[Oliver James]

I'd still be careful because some of the people I know won't be getting vaccinated. Some by choice, some not.

 

[Einchy]

Nothing really, much like before COVID happened.

Hopefully be in a full theater and not be dread, I guess. I just wanna see a big blockbuster film with a bunch of nerds.

 

[I_D]

It's important to recognize that having the vaccine doesn't make you immortal. You can still catch COVID if you've been vaccinated (though it's way less likely). So don't go hanging around people with confirmed cases.

It also doesn't mean you can't carry the virus. It can easily be on your hands, on your clothes, in your nasal cavities, etc. That means you can still spread the virus, even if you're vaccinated.


That being said... I'm on my first phase of the vaccine. I'll get round two in a few weeks.

Honestly, I don't plan on changing my lifestyle much. Until the majority of the population is vaccinated, there's not much point in branching out, because of the above-mentioned stipulations.

 

[SelfCon]

I'm fully vaccinated and still taking the same precautions as before. Hoping to travel, dine out, and see movies again sometime in 2022.

 

[Anth0ny]

RAVES

MOVIES


RAVE MOVIES

 

[kyorii]

Not much will change until other countries will open, but at least I'll be ready.

 

[Deleted member 17990]

Nothing will be different.

 

[Guts Of Thor]

I'm going to go to a lot more concerts and try to hang out with friends more. I took all of it for granted before COVID.

 

[Goddo Hando]

my 2nd shot is on the 19th and my wife's 2nd is in March.

we have two unvaccinated kids in the house under the age of 7, so pretty much nothing will change until there's more science on how we're gonna handle the kid situation and this thing

 

[ElephantShell]

I'll likely not be getting it until September by which point hopefully a lot of people have it already. My parents definitely will because of their age so I'll be happy to be able to go over there and just hang out.

 

[deimosmasque]

Not be terrified to go to work in a retail job.

Visit my parents.

Visit my in-laws.

Visit my friends.

Play board games with friends.

Get a tabletop RPG group together.

Go to Universal Studios.

Go to Sea World.

Go to Busch Gardens.

Go to a Water Park.

Walk in my apartment complex grounds without being terrified.

Go to the grocery store without being terrified.

Eat inside a restaurant.

Etc

Etc.

 

[M. Wallace]

You can still get sick, right? Just not hospital sick.

 

[atomsk eater]

I would love to go see my mom and sister down in Georgia, assuming they're able to get the vaccine and/or are ok with us just quarantining and not really going anywhere while we visit. And visit my wife's side of the family as well, they've suffered loses (not Covid related) and weren't able to have proper funerals and sendoffs due to wanting to be safe. I'd also like to finally get some surgery that should make it so I stop almost dying of anemia during periods, that would be really nice. In fact there's a lot of medical stuff we've been putting off, eye exams, dental visits etc. Don't know when people in our age group will be up for vaccines, last I checked they were scheduled to do people in early 60s at this time so we're about 30 years off there.

 

[Aztechnology]

You can still get sick, right? Just not hospital sick.

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You can also get other people sick who have not been vaccinated. Until we have saturation people don't get to just go back to normal life like nothing has happened. That would be wildly irresponsible.

 

[M. Wallace]

You can also get other people sick who have not been vaccinated. Until we have saturation people don't get to just go back to normal life like nothing has happened.

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Didn't think so. So sometime at the end of 2021, maybe?

 

[nekkid]

That's not how this works.