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I have spent most of this year staying home. I’ve been lucky to be able to keep working and get a paycheque but not everyone has. I won’t be able to do this for another year. I have to physically return to the archives in January at least three days a week to process the backlog.
I thought we would get this pandemic under control by now if everyone followed public health rules like staying home as much as possible, social distancing, wearing masks, washing hands. But it’s gotten worse than ever, and the vaccine seems far in the future for me.
I am quite frankly entering the new year terrified. I now believe I will have to risk my life to continue to make a living. There is another outbreak at my place of work. There are now over 2,000 cases a day in my province. And now it appears SARS-COV2 will be endemic.
I have three underlying conditions that put me at increased risk in case of infection. I am angry that so few elected leaders have taken action to slow transmission while supporting people to survive. If there was ever a time to lockdown and for universal basic income it is now.
I am weary and disillusioned with people who have not followed public health rules and continued to live their lives as if we are not in the midst of a pandemic. All these actions have meant that a year later, people like me are no safer, but must now face greater risk.
