I agree with everything Chet & Piney just said.
My Brother Jim died of Covid on Dec 29th. He would have gotten his shots, but they weren't available to him yet.
Me & Mrs Bear got Moderna, and they say they protect 95%, so there's still a slight chance, even without the other new strains. Since I have 9 Comorbidities, we are extra careful. We still haven't gone out to eat, or gotten any Take-out. The only thing I've done so far since being holed up for 14 months was put on a mask, and go to a Doctor, and I left home to get my Vaccinations. Bear Jr still picks up our groceries, but Mrs Bear went to Perkasie & visited her Sister, and she picks up the Tower Corp Mail every other day, down in Macungie.
She still did about 20 of her Income Tax clients Taxes, but she had them drop their papers in a box in our garage, and then pick them up when she was done with them. Most of them are older people, and she puts little stickers on them for where they have to sign, and she preps their envelopes for them.
Nobody has been in our house, other than Me, Mrs Bear, Bear Jr, and his wife, and the latter 2 always wear their masks in our house.
I have to wear a cloth home-made mask, because with My COPD & Emphysema, I don't have the lung power to breath through the ones recommended. I found that out when I wore a good one to get my first shot. I began panting & I was getting light-headed, until I put the cloth mask on.
I'm just glad to see so many SMF members are getting their Vaccinations.
Bear