Negative thoughts re: covid

[Iamatbrakingpoinyouknow]

Me and DH are in our mid-sixties. We are not due to have our 4th vaccinations until September. I have scarring on my lungs due to several bouts of pneumonia in the past, so I was prioritised for the first vaccine. However, I am really scared of catching covid now, because Glastonbury was a super spreader event and cases are rising in our area, as well as everywhere else. Of course, I am afraid of catching it, but long covid worries me more. My DH likes going to live music venues, which tend to take place in small crowded spaces. I told him I didn't feel happy about going to the next session, and he went on at me for thinking negative thoughts, and if I remained positive I wouldn't get covid.

The past lockdowns did not worry me too much, because there was nowhere to go, and we both took extra care, but now with cases and hospital admissions rising, I can't help feeling like this.

AIBU?

People have got to get on with living.
What’s the point in getting the vaccine if you are going to continue living like that?

I know plenty of positive-thinking people who have come down with covid recently. That idea is just wishful thinking on his part.

Unfortunately we're getting a lot less information nowadays about case rates, hospitalisation rates, who is reacting worst to the latest variants, etc. More information about long covid would be particularly helpful, but I guess that's always going to take longer to filter through anyway.

I don't understand why there are no boosters being offered at the moment - there are now lots of people whose last booster was in the autumn. I guess they're waiting for the new versions to be available, as they may be more effective against the current strains, but for people like you, something might be better than nothing.

"If I remained positive, I wouldn't get COVID"

What fantasy world is your husband living in?

I think your concerns are reasonable based on the known facts of infection transmission. I want to go to gigs & other events so am happy to compromise by wearing an FFP2 mask

He is chomping at the bit to go to this venue. It's fun, but I don't think it's worth risking covid over. I have started wearing a mask again, so maybe I should just go. However, it is easy for others to say that I should just 'get on' with life.

I'm not an overly anxious person, but I don't want either of us to get ill. The other people who attend this venue tend mainly to be 'alternative', 'hippy-ish' types who are probably anti vaxxers. I know that this sounds judgey, but I feel I need to weigh up the risks, and I don't feel great about it.