Ask HN: What's the Best Way for a Layperson to Be Informed about Covid-19?
- Viruses are very good at what they do. We can probably expect 100% infection and reduced virulence over time. Most likely COVID will be endemic, we&#x27;ll have to live with it like we do with cold and flu.<p>- Governments are very bad at what they&#x27;re supposed to do. Pandemic diseases are close to certain, but no government was adequately prepared. We got mixed messages and panicked response. On the other hand we got a vaccine in about a year, which is a record short time.<p>- People have different sets of values and interpret information differently. That&#x27;s always the case, we just have to live with that and try to respect each other.<p>- Vaccines are the best protection. Sometimes they have side-effects. They are never 100%. Covering the mouth and nose and avoiding other people can work too -- ancient people figured that out.<p>Almost everyone I know, vaccinated or not, masking and distancing or not, has got infected, myself included. Short of avoiding all human contact we can&#x27;t reduce the risk of infection to zero.<p>Figure out how much risk you can tolerate and act accordingly.