Hello fellow pandemic survivors! How is the bunker life treating you these days? I know many folks may be maxed out on articles on COVID, but let's not lie - season 4 has had some new interesting twists.
First, I came down with the 'VID while at an actuarial conference! I was down for a couple days with fever and flu like symptoms, before recovering. Spent some time quarantining to prevent spread and thankfully the rest of the fam was able to dodge the bug.
Second, little did I know that I would get another chance to experience a catastrophic event a month later. Hurricane Ian plowed over my community in September. You can read about my thoughts on that experience, and how it is a reminder that risk is everywhere, tomorrow is never promised and lessons on resilience and resolve.
Many of the lessons from the hurricane apply to the pandemic as well. How do you alert but not panic the public, how do you save the most lives? How do you respond after the storm hits? How do you dig in for the long haul?
Third, the virus is mutating itself like it is part of the Marvel Universe or something. The VARIANTS even sounds like a new movie in the franchise. Before we go deeper, here's a quick look back at the past 3 seasons.
To recap:
- Season 1 -the sky is falling
- Season 2 - putting humpty dumpty back together again
- Season 3 - same song, new verse, a little bit louder, a little bit worse
