Editorial: Pandemic isn’t over

Editorial: Pandemic isn’t over

AS 20 MPH.

CHANCE OFPRECIPITATION IS 70%.

NEWRAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESSTHAN A TENTH OF AN INCH,EXCEPT HIGHEAFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, ITCAN FEEL LIKE COVID IS THELAST THING ANYONE WANTS TOTALK ABOUT.

MILLIONS HAVEGOTTEN THE VACCINE,RESTRICTIONS ARE EASINGALL AROUND US, AND MASKSHAVE EVEN STARTED TODISAPPEAR IN SOME PARTS OFTHE METRO.BUT WANTING THE PANDEMIC TOBE OVER DOESN'T MEAN THATTHE PANDEMIC IS OVER.

THEVIRUS IS A DANGEROUS ENEMY,AND IT STILL HAS SOME TRICKSUP ITS SLEEVE.

NEW VARIANTSCONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM.FOR EXAMPLE, THE UK VARIANTIS NOW CONSIDERED THE MOSTPREVALENT IN THE COUNTRY-AVARIANT THAT SPREADSFASTER WITH DEADLIERRESULTS THAN WHAT WE FACEDIN 20-20.

STATES TO OURNORTH, ARE SEEING A SPIKE INCASES AS THESE VARIANTSEMERGE, RESTRICTIONS ARELIFTED, AND HEAVY TRAVELRESUMES.IF 20-20 TAUGHT USANYTHING, IT'S THAT WHENTHESE NEW WAVES START INOTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY,IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIMEBEFORE MISSISSIPPIFOLLOWS SUIT.WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DROP OURGUARD WHEN WE'RE THIS CLOSETO THE FINISH LINE.

AND JUSTBECAUSE OUR STATE OR CITIESRELAX RESTRICTIONSDOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULD.

NOTOUT OF FEAR, BUT OUT OFCOMPASSION, COMMUNITY,AND COMMON SENSE.

SOPLEASE... CONTINUE TO WEARA MASK AND DO NOT SHAME THOSEWHO DO.

AND IF YOU CAN, GETTHE VACCINE.

LET'S BEA