It was pretty much assumed that Covid infections would spike again in the Fall. The return of children to school has no doubt contributed to that. IMO we will see another spike when cold weather drives everyone indoors.
I'm concerned - as I was during the cold months early in the outbreak - that forced-air heating has the potential to cause super-spreader events. Social distancing is based upon the assumption of stagnant air; it offers no protection when air is forcefully circulated.
DW & I went to visit one of our sons for his birthday last month. He has children who play freely with all of the neighborhood kids at their homes, and allows them to bring their friends into his house. DW & I spent all of our time there outside. DS said that he isn't going to allow Covid to disrupt their lifestyle, and isn't afraid. I understand that attitude, and if I was younger, might feel the same way. Unfortunately, that also means we won't be spending much time together in the future.
I see signs everywhere that the young - who are least at risk - are beginning to accept that risk as part of life, and move on. To them, Covid is less dangerous than the flu, which we have already accepted culturally regardless of the fact that it kills indiscriminate of age. Such an attitude shift is inevitable, we can't just "stop the world" while waiting for a vaccine which may - or may not - put an end to this.
Wisconsin has turned into "ground zero", we have one of the largest outbreaks in the country right now. My county & the county adjacent are among the highest, with 100+ new cases per day. DW & I had reached the point where we felt comfortable doing weekly shopping, regardless of the increasing number of people we encounter there who refuse to wear masks. We are rethinking that now.
