Nurse's Notes: Bubbles...and overlapping Bubbles...what does this mean in a Covid world??

Bubbles...and overlapping Bubbles...what does this mean in a Covid world??

By now, we have all heard of the term “bubbles” to refer to our own personal pods of household members or close friends whom we consider to be “safe” to interact within close quarters. 

But here’s the thing about Covid Bubbles...We all have multiple bubbles, and they can overlap with each other.  Think about this: Adults have a home bubble, a social bubble, and maybe a work bubble, even a gym bubble.  Kids have a home, social, and school bubble.  Maybe some kids from school are also in their home/social bubble, but there are other kids in that bubble who are NOT in the school bubble.  Same with the grown-ups.  

The other thing is that, like real bubbles, Covid bubbles are penetrable.  They can “pop” easily. And all it takes is one overlapping bubble to pop a multitude of other bubbles.  This is what we see right now happening in our community.  And it does pose a threat to our ability to maintain a Covid free campus at VIMSIA.  

Holiday time in a Covid world is proving to be tough to navigate.  Nobody wants to miss visiting our loved ones or missing out on celebrating an event.  It is our human nature to desire to gather together and socialize.  Parents, teachers, students are all being forced to consider their actions within the community, knowing the consequences that could arise and affect others in their various bubbles.  At VIMSIA, we care for our entire community's wellbeing but have a special obligation to our “School Bubble.”  It takes commitment from ALL of us to prevent our school bubble from being “popped.”

So please - do your part, play your role in protecting ALL of your Bubbles.  Comply with mask-wearing, sanitizing, social distancing, and don’t get lax, even if you think you are safe.  Because as we are finding out, Covid-19 knows how to break all the rules.  We are all going through many disappointments this year. As someone said to me today, “There is nothing about Covid that doesn’t suck”!  Let’s support each other to get through these times to continue to provide on-campus learning, stay healthy, and be together next year for the celebrations that we all love.

Yours in Health, 

Nurse Sally

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