DAYTON — With the mentality of moving forward and living life with COVID-19 some of the most restrictive states are getting rid of or adjusting their protective policies.
As the pandemic has dragged on for over two years, a lot of people have said they only felt comfortable in their own homes. But many have said now that they would like to feel comfortable in more spots and are ready to move forward, accepting the virus as part of their lives.
Matthew Brown, of Dayton, told News Center 7′s Mike Campbell that he is tired of Covid, but he does not think there is any way to escape the virus.
“I did get vaccinated. I did get Covid after that,” Brown said. “I didn’t even notice anything.”
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Other Dayton residents, like Darrilyn Madison, said they were just living with it.
Madison said while she is vaccinated, she thinks everyone should take their personal precautions and protect themselves. She also thought we should work to resume more normal ways of living.
“I think everyone should keep living on. Don’t go crazy over it,” Madison said.
Even though people have said they are tired of Covid, pandemic restrictions were spotted around the Miami Valley, continuing to require masks and and other restrictions.
News Center 7 reached out to Dayton city officials to see if they were moving toward dropping their indoor mask mandate.
“The City Manager is in conversations with Public Health to determine what the appropriate timing and changes to consider,” a city spokesperson said in a statement.
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A spokesperson for Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County said they have the same recommendations at this point.
“Although numbers have been going down recently, we still have a very high number of cases and too many people being hospitalized,” a Public Health spokesperson said.
Dr. Joseph Allen, Regional Director at Premier Health, said that even when regulatory changes are made, the more than two year-long pandemic may make psychological and behavioral changes slow at first.
“Our cultural movement will be slower than the virus’ movement, but I would expect some sort of steady state hopefully in the next year or so,” Allen said.
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