My anxiety is off the charts. Always is, always has been, this is just the new trigger for me. But I'm trying to take inspiration from my parents who are pushing 90. Other than age, they're in good health, but still likely candidates for complications from this thing. While they're not brushing it off and are taking some precautions, they're not fearful, either, and are still going to the grocery, pharmacy, and visiting a small group of friends. I asked my mom about it and got basically this answer:
"We lived through measles outbreaks and polio outbreaks before there were vaccines, plus things like scarlet fever, rubella, mumps and whatever else. Yes, we saw friends and family die from these things, but there's always something out there. Plus we survived WWII and were raised by parents who survived WWI, the Great Depression, and the Spanish flu. Not to mention natural disasters, asbestos in the workplace, exposure to chemicals that are banned today, industrial accidents before OSHA, and all kinds of injuries and illnesses that didn't have proper treatments. Honey, a long life gives you perspective that there's always something terrible that can get you, but life just goes on. There's no protective bubble, nothing that makes you or anyone else special when it comes to avoiding bad things and to think there is is a fool's game. Whatever happens happens and since most of it is out of your control, you just have to soldier on."
I'm trying to take some comfort from their pragmatism and experience.