FYI, telling a disabled person to get out more is not a great look.
That said, the places I do get out to -- medical facilities -- are the places I've been talking about. In the red state I used to live in, I saw tons of unmasked or poorly-masked healthcare workers, many of whom had had covid. In the blue state I now live in, healthcare facilities are understaffed, and it's only getting worse.
I repeat: if the question is about how to profit (or at least not lose) in the upcoming economic climate, one way to do that is to understand that healthcare, transit, education, and other in-person workforces will be severely stressed. I don't know how to make money on that, but at least you have the full picture.
The latest studies show that being vaccinated only reduces the risk of Long Covid by something like 20%. So while the vaccine is good for reducing acute sequelae -- much less hospitalization -- it's not doing that much for the folks who have a seemingly mild case, feel fine after a couple weeks, go back to work....and then 3 months down the line they start feeling awful.
Brain scans of folks with Long Covid are showing brain shrinkage. PET scans are showing many areas of the brain affected.
The only prevention for Long Covid is not getting Covid, and that's still mostly achieved the old-fashioned way with a combination of high-quality masks, ventilation, and air fitration.
The Texas Infectious Disease clinic has been using elastomeric respirators for years with their TB patients -- that's honestly the standard all healthcare workers should be using right now.
You shouldn't apply collective rules for everyone. For most people, covid is no threat. If you are in risk group, I'm sure that you can individually make arrangements about masking, etc.
Btw, long covid could be a consequence of lock-downs and interruption of social contacts that we never had in history. Anxiety, reduction of movement, less working, increased consumption of fear spreading news and amount of time a front of screen... But sure, you can blame virus if you want. Or experimental vaccines.
That said, the places I do get out to -- medical facilities -- are the places I've been talking about. In the red state I used to live in, I saw tons of unmasked or poorly-masked healthcare workers, many of whom had had covid. In the blue state I now live in, healthcare facilities are understaffed, and it's only getting worse.
I repeat: if the question is about how to profit (or at least not lose) in the upcoming economic climate, one way to do that is to understand that healthcare, transit, education, and other in-person workforces will be severely stressed. I don't know how to make money on that, but at least you have the full picture.