Somehow this has turned into a vaccination thread.
Going back to the original post, there is a sense of relief, of hope, of excitement now that the CDC has provided reassuring information about the safety of congregating provided those congregating have been vaccinated. Many, including ourselves, are coming out from the bunker--or at least the "bunker mentality"--and it feels great. Some of us have lost friends --some deaths from COVID, others from more prosaic causes--and perhaps this adds a sense of urgency towards living life while we have life to live.