A Plea Against Covid

Laura Jinks
2 min readDec 21, 2021
New York summer 2021

Please wear a mask.

Please get a vaccine.

Please take care of yourself.

Please take care of my kids.

Stop polarizing.

Stop worrying about the “miracle vaccine.”

Just stop.

Save yourselves.

Save your families.

Save us.

Don’t listen to politicians about scientific studies.

Don’t listen to scientists about politics.

Don’t tell me I’m wrong.

Don’t try to think you’re smarter than scientists putting their time and work into saving humanity.

It’s a parent problem.

It’s a family problem.

It’s a problem you can help solve.

It’s a human problem.

Put on a mask, it’s not going to bite you.

Get the vaccine, it’s just a shot and you’re stronger than you think.

Distance from people when you think you’re sick.

Be honest with yourself, it will cost you nothing to do these simple things.

And for God’s sake, wash your hands and cover your mouth.

Take care of yourself.

Take care of your family.

Take care of others in this holiday season.

Tell everyone your gift to them was getting a vaccine.

Listen to the scientists.

Listen to the doctors.

Listen to your brain, telling you this is probably a good choice.

And for God’s sake, take care of yourself so we can get together when we all feel better.

If small kids can work around wearing a mask and still having fun, we can too.

Pumpkin patch 2020
Pumpkin farm 2020

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Laura Jinks

Mother of tiny loud dragons and dog, Widow from Cancer, Writer, Crafting Extraordinaire