Tele-Talk question: What lessons have we learned after two years of COVID?

Call it COVID Year 2. Because of the complete shutdown in the spring of 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was a shock. But the second year, which started in the fall of 2021 after a summer when most of us thought we were through with it, was equally awful but in a different way. Although we’re all tired of wearing masks, some of us became oppositional, and some people turned mask-wearing into a political issue. It was the same with vaccines. Meanwhile, local schools suffered with periodic quarantining and mandatory mask-wearing, while for businesses, some required masks or proof of vaccination, and some didn’t. Testing evolved from a hospital drive-thru to a stop at the liquor store to pick up a rapid test kit. All in all, it was a slog of a year that tested our patience, our faith in science and the strength of our business and personal relationships.

This week’s Tele-Talk: What lessons have we learned after two years of COVID?