Our college just announced they're doing virtual commencement in May. Meanwhile our high school is still undecided on prom and graduation, but I don't see how those could possibly happen. I have quickly resigned myself to the notion that when our kid starts college in the fall her first semester will probably be almost the same experience-wise as this spring semester is, with virtual classes whenever possible, many dining venues closed or takeout only, and building/dorm restrictions by keycard access.
The images of
post-COVID lung are frightening, and the fact that even the lung tissue of people who caught it but had no (or minor) symptoms looks worse than a life-long smoker's lungs, really emphasizes how important it is NOT to catch this damn thing, even though the mortality rate is "only" between 1-2%. And I am increasingly resentful of people, even friends and family, who I see behaving like the pandemic is over.