In order for me to stay home, The CDC would have to indicate that with masking, and being vaccinated, it is unsafe to get on an airplane.
No way, would I stay at any common room albergues. In fact, we have decided not to stay in private rooms at albergues.
Rather, I have picked establishments, hotels, a pension or two, a few rural houses, that all show rooms with large windows and private baths. Ventilation is important. I am hoping that proprietors will require vaccination cards or antigen testing to enter.
Not true. Really.
There are people dying everywhere right now.
And hospitals in places where this are surging are maxing out.
This variant is extremely contagious. And an albergue dorm is a perfect incubator.
If I were out there right now, I'd be under a church porch outside rather than in a communal dorm.
I agree
@VNwalking …the variant is very contagious. Study out of Yale to support your statement!
Delta was a highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus strain that was first identified in India, and also circulated in the United States and other countries. The vaccines have proven to be highly effective against Delta, but anyone who is unvaccinated is at risk for infection by the variant.
www.yalemedicine.org
Here is what is being said now by epidemiologists. .
If your not fully vaccinated, your likely going to catch this variant, unless you really mitigate against it. Wear masks, distance appropriately, etc. But even then, your chances are 50-60 higher of getting it! And the Delta virus is more severe for unvaccinated persons then the original variant.
So with regards to staying in a common room in an albergue:
If you are not vaccinated, you need to do a reality check, “ You are unprotected! The risk factor is quite high! Don’t do it!
If you are vaccinated, the odds are you will not get a serious case of infection, but may be infected and need to remain in quarantine before returning home.
So my advice, do not stay in a common room overnight!