Ignore It All You Like, But COVID's Still Here

 From the New York Post: COVID-19 hospitalizations jump 30%: ‘Virus is still very much with us’ 

"In the rush of holiday activities, you may have forgotten about COVID-19 — but it hasn’t forgotten about us.

"New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal that as of November 25, there were almost 20,000 weekly hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, a jump of nearly 30% in just four weeks.

"The rates of hospitalization — typically a sign of severe, life-threatening infection — have been highest among seniors ages 65 and older. Adults ages 50 to 64 were also hospitalized at rising rates, as were infants and children younger than four years old.

"'COVID has not disappeared, although it may have gone from many people’s minds,' Dr. William Schaffner, professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told ABC News. 'I’m afraid the COVID virus is still very much with us.'

"One reason hospitalizations have jumped in recent weeks is because fewer people are getting vaccinated this year." 

How anyone can possibly forget about COVID-19 is beyond me, unless they are completely self-absorbed. But I doubt the elderly have forgotten.

So get your shot, and act like a mensch for once!